Pod pritiskom ostalih zemalja EU i finansijskih tržišta, italijanski premijer Silvio Berlusconi "pozvao" je MMF da prati, uz Evropsku komisiju, napredak njegove zemlje u provedbi dugo odlaganih socijalnih i ekonomskih reformi.
Under pressure from other EU nations and financial markets, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi "invited" the IMF to monitor, along with the European Commission, his country's progress in implementing long delayed social and economic reforms.