Silvio Berlusconi: Najkontroverzniji europski političar

FILE - In this on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011 file photo, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gestures during a roundtable meeting of eurozone members at an EU summit in Brussels. Pressure built on Italy's embattled Premier Silvio Berlusconi as he struggled Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011, to muster support for an emergency growth plan, which the EU wants within hours and which could cost the tenacious leader his job. Berlusconi has survived scandals, court cases and dozens of confidence votes, but experts say this economic plan will be one of the most critical tests yet of is grasp of the country's leadership. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File)

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi attends the "Cavalieri del Lavoro" (Knights of the Italian Order of Work and Industry) ceremony in Rome, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Roberto Monaldo, Lapresse) ITALY OUT

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi sits in the lower chamber to attend a confidence vote, in Rome, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. Italy's Parliament has begun debating before a confidence vote that will determine the political future of Premier Silvio Berlusconi. The vote will be held later Friday. If Berlusconi loses, he has to resign. With an electorate weary of the scandals engulfing the premier and worried about Italy's economy, Berlusconi is facing repeated calls for his resignation from his political rivals, labor unions and parts of the business community that once considered him their savior. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi gestures in the Lower Chamber, in Rome, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. Berlusconi faced a confidence vote in Parliament Friday that is seen as the most serious threat to his political survival since the billionaire media baron was swept into power nearly two decades ago. Berlusconi said he felt certain he would win the vote, which is expected at midday, as frantic counting of lawmakers was under way in Parliament. The vote was expected to go down to the wire. "What matters is that we win," Berlusconi told reporters. "I'm serene." (AP Photo/Mauro Scrobogna, Lapresse) ITALY OUT

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi speaks during a media conference at a G20 summit in Cannes, France on Friday, Nov. 4, 2011. Leaders from within troubled Europe and far beyond are working Friday on ways the International Monetary Fund could do more to calm Europe's debt crisis. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi pauses before speaking during a media conference at a G20 summit in Cannes, France on Friday, Nov. 4, 2011. Leaders from within troubled Europe and far beyond are working Friday on ways the International Monetary Fund could do more to calm Europe's debt crisis. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, right, and Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner wait for a group photo at a G20 summit in Cannes, France on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011. French President Nicolas Sarkozy will welcome Barack Obama of the U.S., Hu Jintao of China as well as the leaders of India, Brazil, Russia and the other members of the Group of 20 leading world economies in the city made famous by its annual film festival, but the event is far from the star turn the unpopular French leader had hoped to make six months before he faces a tough re-election vote. (AP Photo/Yves Herman, Pool)

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi speaks during a media conference at a G20 summit in Cannes, France on Friday, Nov. 4, 2011. Leaders from within troubled Europe and far beyond are working Friday on ways the International Monetary Fund could do more to calm Europe's debt crisis. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, left, wipes his eye as he speaks with Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban during a round table at an EU summit in Brussels on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. Chancellor Angela Merkel won the support of German lawmakers to increase the firepower of the eurozone's bailout fund Wednesday and indicated that private investors like banks should take losses of at least 50 percent on their Greek debt holdings. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gestures during a roundtable meeting of eurozone members at an EU summit in Brussels on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011. Greece's prime minister is pleading with European leaders in Brussels to act decisively to solve the continent's debt crisis. At a summit Sunday, the leaders are expected to ask banks to accept huge losses on Greek bonds to ease the pressure on the country, and to raise billions more in capital to weather those losses. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi arrives for a meeting ahead of an EU summit in Brussels, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011. Eurozone finance ministers said Saturday they have agreed that banks should accept substantially bigger losses on their Greek bonds, with a new report suggesting that writedowns of up to 60 percent may be necessary. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, center, sits between Environment Minister Stefania Prestigiacomo, right, and Tourism Minister Michela Vittoria Brambilla, at the Lower Chamber, in Rome, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi appealed for his political survival Thursday, telling parliament that his government is the only credible alternative to help guide the country through the growing sovereign debt crisis. Berlusconi's 3 1/2-year-old government faces a confidence vote Friday that will test if the premier retains a majority in Parliament. If the vote fails, Berlusconi must step down. (AP Photo/Mauro Scrobogna, Lapresse) ITALY OUT

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi listens to a question during a press conference on November 4, 2011 on the last day of the G20 Summit of Heads of State and Government in Cannes. World economic powers will attempt to kickstart the global economy on November 4 by boosting funds to fight the debt crisis and encouraging consumers to spend their way out of a threatened recession. AFP PHOTO / PASCAL GUYOT

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi smiles while giving a press conference on November 4, 2011 on the last day of the G20 Summit of Heads of State and Government in Cannes. World economic powers will attempt to kickstart the global economy on November 4 by boosting funds to fight the debt crisis and encouraging consumers to spend their way out of a threatened recession. AFP PHOTO / PASCAL GUYOT

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi smiles while giving a press conference on November 4, 2011 on the last day of the G20 Summit of Heads of State and Government in Cannes. World economic powers will attempt to kickstart the global economy on November 4 by boosting funds to fight the debt crisis and encouraging consumers to spend their way out of a threatened recession. AFP PHOTO / PASCAL GUYOT

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi talks during a press conference on November 4, 2011 on the last day of the G20 Summit of Heads of State and Government in Cannes. World economic powers will attempt to kickstart the global economy on November 4 by boosting funds to fight the debt crisis and encouraging consumers to spend their way out of a threatened recession. AFP PHOTO / PASCAL GUYOT

This file photo taken on June 21, 2011 in Rome shows Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi looking on at the Senate in Rome. Berlusconi struggled to come to an agreement with his coalition partners on October 25, 2011 over disputed structural reforms ahead of a key European summit, sparking talk that the government could fall. AFP PHOTO/ ALBERTO PIZZOLI

ItalianPrime Minister Silvio Berlusconi grimaces during the meeting of Heads of State or Government of the Euro area as part of an European Council at the Justus Lipsius building, EU headquarters in Brussels on October 23, 2011. AFP PHOTO/ GEORGES GOBET

ItalianPrime Minister Silvio Berlusconi phones prior to an European Council at the Justus Lipsius building, EU headquarters in Brussels on October 23, 2011. Europe aimed to nail down a solution to the worst economic crisis in its history, as the spotlight at an emergency meeting of EU leaders fell on Italy amid contagion fears in the eurozone. The two key players, Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, hailed "progress" in fighting the crisis as finance ministers thrashed out a framework to protect banks after a marathon session of talks. AFP PHOTO/ ERIC FEFERBERG

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi waves as he arrives at the Chamber of Deputies, in Rome, on October 14, 2011 prior to the start of a confidence vote session. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi faces a crucial confidence vote amid infighting in his ruling coalition as well as growing criticism over his handling of the economy and mounting legal scandals. AFP PHOTO/ ANDREAS SOLARO