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- February 2011: Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is indicted for allegedly hiring an under-age prostitute.
- January 2011: Fiat workers approve a new employment contract proposed by CEO Sergio Marchionne.
- December 2010: Silvio Berlusconi narrowly wins a no confidence vote in the Chamber of Deputies.
- June 2010: The national football team are eliminated in the first round of the 2010 World Cup after winning the 2006 tournament.
- April 2009: An earthquake in L'Aquila, Abruzzo kills 308 people, injures 15,000, and renders over 60,000 homeless.
- April 2008: Former premier Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom party leads a centre-right coalition to win a majority in Parliament, making Berlusconi Prime Minister for a third time.