Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi takes place for the RAI 1 television programme “Porta a Porta” with a portrait of the current Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti in the background on December 18, 2012 in Rome. Silvio Berlusconi the day before said a German-dominated Europe had imposed austerity on Italy as the three-time prime minister prepares for his sixth election campaign in two decades in politics. Screen in the background reads “After Monti, it is again my turn”. AFP PHOTO / FILIPPO MONTEFORTE (Photo credit should read FILIPPO MONTEFORTE,FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images)