Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi attends a news conference at Chigi Palace in Rome

Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi attends a news conference at Chigi Palace in Rome August 5, 2011. Berlusconi pledged on Friday to bring forward austerity measures and bring Italy’s budget into balance by 2013, a year ahead of the original plan, in a bid to stem rising turmoil on world markets. REUTERS/Tony Gentile (ITALY – Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY PROFILE)