"Help!" reads a banner unveiled by a man perched on the dome of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.<br/> <br />But he doesn't need assistance getting down.<br/> <br />He climbed the 137 metre high dome to protest against the policies of Prime Minister Mario Monti and the European Union.<br/> <br />The rest of the sign reads "Enough Monti! Enough Europe! Enough Multinationals".<br/> <br />Onlookers said acts like these showed Italy was going through difficult times.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) ROME RESIDENT MASSIMO CERRI:<br/> <br />"I don't think this is a gesture that is normal, it is a gesture born out of desperation. I hope desperation doesn't begin to become the norm for people."<br/> <br />The demonstrator has been identified as Marcello Di Finizio - a beach bar owner who rents out parasols and lounge chairs to sunbathers.<br/> <br />He is said to be angry at a EU directive and Italian government plan to see licenses to operate on patches of seafront auctioned off from 2016 - a move likely to favour multinational companies.<br/> <br />A friend of Di Finizio says he will not come down until a delegation sits down with ministers to improve the government's plan.
