X-Nico

6 unusual facts about Romano Prodi


2006 Franco–Italian–Spanish Middle East Peace Plan

Later on, the plan was introduced to Romano Prodi, Italy's prime minister who gave his full support to the plan.

Alfa Romeo Arna

By 1986, Alfa Romeo's parent company, the Italian-government owned Istituto per la Ricostruzione Industriale was suffering from heavy losses, and IRI president Romano Prodi put Alfa Romeo up for sale, with Fiat ultimately emerging as the new owner of Alfa.

Castello Estense

The itinerary of the restoration of the castle has gone through important steps to remember: the exhibition "The Triumph of Bacchus" inaugurated in 2002 by the President of the Italian Republic Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and the art exposition "The Este in Ferrara" opened on 14 March 2004 by the President of the European Commission Romano Prodi.

Galileo affair

La Sapienza's rector, Renato Guarini, has been quoted as stating that the cancellation was a "defeat for the freedom of expression"; former Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi echoed such concerns.

UNITECH International Society

At this occasion, under the Patronage of Mr Romano Prodi Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission, the first UNITECH graduates received their diploma.

World Values Survey

Romano Prodi, former Prime Minister of Italy and the tenth President of European Commission said about the WVS work: “The growing globalization of the world makes it increasingly important to understand ... diversity. People with varying beliefs and values can live together and work together productively, but for this to happen it is crucial to understand and appreciate their distinctive worldviews”.


2004 enlargement of the European Union

President Romano Prodi took part in celebrations on the Italian-Slovenian border at the divided town of Gorizia/Nova Gorica, at the German-Polish border, the EU flag was raised and Ode to Joy was sung and there was a laser show in Malta among the various other celebrations.

Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio

He served as Minister of Agriculture in the second cabinet of Giuliano Amato and as Minister of Environment in the second cabinet of Romano Prodi.

Ivan Scalfarotto

The primaries are held 16 October 2005 with seven candidates: Scalfarotto placed sixth, collecting 26,912 votes (0.6% of the vote), behind Romano Prodi, who received the investiture of the candidate for Prime Minister of the coalition, Fausto Bertinotti, Clemente Mastella, Antonio Di Pietro and Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio.

Nerio Nesi

In 1998, however, broke away from the party of Fausto Bertinotti, as opposed to the distrust that the PRC gave to Romano Prodi and joined the Party of Italian Communists.


see also

Gerard Batten

Batten told the European Parliament that Litvinenko had been warned by FSB deputy chief General Anatoly Trofimov that there were numerous KGB agents among Italian politicians, and that "Romano Prodi is our man in Italy".