Italy highest court says Berlusconi company must pay huge fine September 17, 2013 - 19:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Italy’s highest court has upheld a ruling that Silvio Berlusconi’s family investment company must pay a huge fine for corruption, but gave it a slight discount on the half a billion euro judgment, the Associated Press reported. The Court of Cassation on Tuesday, Sept 17, rejected most of Fininvest’s objections to lower courts’ rulings against it for corruption in the purchase of the Mondadori publishing house, a key step in the creation of Berlusconi’s media empire in the 1990s. An appeals court had awarded a rival media company 564 million euros — down from an initial 750 million euros. But the high court lowered damages to 541 million euros ($722 million). Berlusconi is fighting efforts in the Senate to remove him from office after his tax fraud conviction, threatening the stability of Italy’s uneasy coalition government.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh  The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”.U.S. doesn’t see Russia as contributing to peace in Caucasus Patel made the remarks when asked about the implications of Russia’s withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh.Up to 1% cashback when shopping on Wildberries with IDBank cards IDBank is launching an exclusive campaign on Wildberries for online shopping enthusiasts. |
