Silvio Berlusconi's 10 most memorable moments

Remembering Silvio Berlusconi without mentioning his gaffes is almost impossible. Irony, whether good or bad, was the man's trademark. 

As tributes pour in after his death, Euronews selected some of his most infamous statements.

The food row with the Finns

It's 2001 and the EU is deciding whether it should place its new food agency in Helsinki or in the Italian town of Parma. Berlusconi has no doubts: "Parma is synonymous with good cuisine. The Finns don't even know what prosciutto is."

Finland's response was just as memorable. The Helsingin Sanomat newspaper went out with an entire page reading: "Prosciutto is ham. Now over 1,200,000 Finns know it. Satisfied, Mr. Berlusconi?"

The EU eventually assigned the agency to Italy, but Berlusconi managed to anger the Finns further by saying that in order to persuade the Finnish PM Tarja Halonen into giving up the bid, he had to "use all his playboy tactics." Finland summoned Italy's ambassador.

The bandana

In August 2004 Berlusconi is joined by UK Prime Minister Tony Blair in the Sardinian resort of Porto Rotondo. He welcomes him by sporting an all-white outfit which included a print bandana. Allegedly, he used it to cover a recent hair transplant. It remains one of Berlusconi's most memorable looks.

Nazi jibe outrage

2003 was possibly the worst start ever to an EU rotating presidency. Berlusconi addresses the EU parliament in Strasbourg and leaves everyone speechless by comparing German MEP Martin Schulz to a "kapo", a Nazi concentration camp guard. 

Schulz had dared to question him about a conflict of interest.

The 'tanned Obama' gaffe and the picture with Michelle

In 2008, Barack Obama became the first black president of the United States. Speaking in a press conference,