ROME , ITALY – NOVEMBER 16: Newly appointed Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti (L) poses with his predecessor Silvio Berlusconi at Chigi Palace on November 16, 2011 in Rome, Italy.. Mario Monti receives the silver bell from his predecessor Silvio Berlusconi, to signify the start of his first cabinet meeting. Monti formed a new technocrat government in Italy to tackle a major debt crisis threatening the entire euro zone. (Photo by 2430/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)