Just in case you have 2,5 million euro lying around...Sorry the article is in Dutch...no time to translate it but I'm sure Mr Google will oblige :)http://
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11 July 2011 Eurozone ministers meeting to discuss debt concerns Herman Van Rompuy's spokesman said the meeting was simply to aid co-ordination Senior European Union officials are meeting later to discuss the eurozone's continuing debt woes.
Mon, 07/11/2011 - 06:34
17 April 2011 Last updated at 15:30 GMT France blocks Italian trains carrying migrants
Sun, 04/17/2011 - 13:35
When we travelled down to Liguria at the end of April, there were long queues at the Gotthard tunnel, which added 2 hours to our journey. We experienced the same last August.
Sun, 05/30/2010 - 11:03
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Mon, 03/29/2010 - 06:18
The Italian government has signed a deal with Google to put the contents of two national libraries on the internet. Up to one million antiquarian books - including works by Dante, Machiavelli and Galileo - will be scanned and made available free
Thu, 03/11/2010 - 04:57
Following the problems in the sub-prime lending market in America and the run on Northern Rock Building Society in the UK, uncertainty has now hit Japan.
Fri, 07/24/2009 - 17:35
Wee Scottish Tale A man is cupping his hand to scoop water from a Highland burn. A Gamekeeper shouts, 'Dinnae drink tha waaater!
Wed, 07/01/2009 - 17:07
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Thanks for all the info everyone. Is the Swiss vignette still CHF40 at the border?
For all who regularly use a certain budget airline…I love it, so true!
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Thanks very much for the updated info everyone
We are driving down at the end of May…seems we have the most expensive petrol in Europe @ €1.63 per litre 
Gosh, I never realised that it rains so much in that region.
Hope you are all re-connected and back to ‘normal’ again.
You could consider an overnight stop in Mulhouse. Easy access to motorways and many reasonably priced hotels. http://www.booking.com
That makes us feel better
When we were at our place in Liguria a fortnight ago, I popped into the commune to ask about the water bill. We bought our apartment in 2008 and we have never received a water bill. The very helpful woman told me that I was in luck, as I can now pay 2008! She told me to come back in June when 2009 & 2010 bills will be ready for payment. We found the annual refuse bill very high considering we are only there a maximum of six weeks a year. Apparently, you can ask for a discount if you are a non-resident. Has anyone had any luck with this?
Keep checking back here Caroline
Member alanh is good with route planning
Oops well we know what the word assume means: to make an ass-out of –u & me
Italy sounds no different to any other so called democratic government. We are talking politicians here…people who couldn’t make it in the ‘real world’.
Having said that, Berlusconi could just be the exception to that rule...
Perhaps they should have used Berlusconi’s lawyers
He must be doing something right, otherwise why would the Italians keep voting him back in?