Media empire under threat

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Series Details Vol.7, No.9, 1.3.01, p23
Publication Date 01/03/2001
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Date: 01/03/01

ITALY this week moved closer to passing a law which could threaten opposition leader Silvio Berlusconi by preventing a high-level public official from holding a stake worth over €7 billion in a business. If adopted before the general election, expected in May, the law could force the media mogul to sell off a huge piece of his empire.

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