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Italian politics: The prime minister quits, but battles to remain

30/01/2021 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Italian politics: The prime minister quits, but battles to remain

Italy's PM quits, but fights to stay in office; the squabble over COVID-19 vaccines

Why the prime minister of Italy is fighting to keep his job even though he resigned just four days ago.

Also, the vaccine wars heat up as the WHO criticises countries for squabbling, but the EU says it is merely enforcing contracts.

And the German member of the European Parliament who thinks the European Commission has presided over a disaster.

Joining Celia Hatton to discuss these and other issues are Loretta Napoleoni, Italian-born author and economist; and Robert Lawrence Kuhn, a corporate strategist, investment banker, and commentator on China based in the US.

(Picture: Caretaker Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte in Rome. Credit: EPA)

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