Lilli Gruber
Biography
Dietlinde "Lilli" Gruber (born 19 April 1957) is one of the most prominent and influential journalists in Italy, with a career spanning more than three decades. Born in the German-speaking minority province of South Tyrol, she is bilingual in German and Italian. From 1987, she worked as anchorwoman on the main evening news and foreign correspondent for the state channels, covering many seminal events.
In 2004, she resigned in protest against the increased influence on state controlled media by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
After a brief period (2004-2008) as deputy in [The European Parliament], where she was close to the Social Democrat faction, she in 2008 went back to journalism. She then took charge over the influential news talk show Otto e mezzo on the private TV-network La7. At that time, La7 was 77% owned by the Telecom Italia group, of which fellow Bilderberger Franco Bernabè was president. The network was going to be sold, with new owners not yet determined, and Gruber was probably employed to ensure political editorial continuity.
 Lilli Gruber    (journalist, politician) | |
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| Born | Dietlinde Gruber 1957-04-19 Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy |
| Alma mater | University of Venice |
| Spouse | Jacques Charmelot |
| Party | The Daisy |
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/2012 | 31 May 2012 | 3 June 2012 | US Virginia Chantilly | The 58th Bilderberg, in Chantilly, Virginia. Unusually just 4 years after an earlier Bilderberg meeting there. |
| Bilderberg/2013 | 6 June 2013 | 9 June 2013 | Watford UK | The 2013 Bilderberg group meeting. |
| Bilderberg/2015 | 11 June 2015 | 14 June 2015 | Austria Telfs-Buchen | The 63rd meeting, 128 Bilderbergers met in Austria |
| Bilderberg/2016 | 9 June 2016 | 12 June 2016 | Germany Dresden | The 2016 Bilderberg meeting took place in Dresden, Germany. |
| Bilderberg/2017 | 1 June 2017 | 4 June 2017 | US Virginia Chantilly | The 65th Bilderberg Meeting |
| Bilderberg/2018 | 7 June 2018 | 10 June 2018 | Italy Turin Hotel Torino Lingotto Congress | The 66th Bilderberg Meeting, in Turin, Italy, known for months in advance after an unprecedented leak by the Serbian government. |
| Bilderberg/2019 | 30 May 2019 | 2 June 2019 | Switzerland Montreux | The 67th Bilderberg Meeting |
| Bilderberg/2023 | 18 May 2023 | 21 May 2023 | Portugal Lisbon Pestana Palace Hotel | The 69th Bilderberg Meeting, held in Lisbon, with 128 guests on the official list. The earliest in the year since 2009. |
| Bilderberg/2024 | 30 May 2024 | 2 June 2024 | Spain Madrid | The 70th Bilderberg Meeting |
