Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti looks on during a session at the Senate in Rome on December 22, 2011. Italian senators headed to give final approval to austerity tax increases and pension reforms in a bid to avoid bankruptcy for the eurozone’s third-biggest economy as recession looms. Monti’s government was holding a confidence vote on the package in the Senate to ensure that the unpopular measures go through before Christmas to shore up sagging confidence in Italy on the financial markets. AFP PHOTO / ANDREAS SOLARO (Photo credit should read ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images)
