The Wall Street Journal. Fiat SpA Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne is expected to meet senior German government officials in Berlin on Monday, according to people familiar with the matter, in an attempt to get their support for a potential alliance between the Italian auto maker and General Motors Corp.'s German unit Opel. (Read the article)

The New York Times. THE Italian port city of Naples might be knee-high in trash. And, sure, it has had its share of negative press, from bloody Mafia wars to political corruption. But there’s real vibrancy, and even a little beauty, in all that chaos.  (Read the article by Jill Santopietro)

BBC.  The wife of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has confirmed that she will file for divorce. Veronica Lario reportedly said she could not be with a man who "consorted with minors" after her husband attended a female friend's 18th birthday party.  (Read the article)

Corriere della Sera. Controversy surrounds the by-law passed by the Lombardy regional council last Tuesday to impose restrictions on retail businesses involved in the direct sale of foodstuffs, such as kebab shops, pastry shops, ice cream shops, rotisseries, takeaway pizza shops and delicatessens in general.  (Read the article)

The New York Times. Fiat quietly ended its effort to market cars in the United States a quarter-century ago when the last of its vehicles to carry the Fiat nameplate, the 1983 Brava sedan, drove off a dealer lot. They had stylish exteriors and responsive handling, but Fiats were notoriously unreliable. (Read the article by Nelson D. Schwartz)

The New York Times.  Less than a week after writing an open letter criticizing her husband for cavorting with much younger women, the wife of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said she wants to file for divorce. (Read the article by Rachel Donadio)