Prodi to receive French Legion of Honour

(ANSA) – Bologna, December 10 – Former Italian Premier Romano Prodi is to be awarded the French Legion of Honour in January. “I’m very honored,” said Prodi Tuesday at a conference devoted to Mali at the local Alliance francaise offices in his hometown of Bologna. The two-time centre-left premier also served as the European Commission chief from 1999 to 2004. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED