Prime Minister Matteo Renzi called for a "radical and immediate change" in recession-hit Italy as he outlined his new government's reform agenda before winning a crucial confidence vote in the Senate.
People who go through an economic recession at the peak of their working life suffer a risk of cognitive decline in later years, a study suggested on Wednesday.
Karim Massimov warned MPs that deterioration of the situation in the world economy is inevitable and Parliament will be required to act courageously and decisively.
