HONOR MAHONY
Italy has said it intends to expel citizens from other EU states if they are not able to support themselves, in a move apparently inspired by France’s current crackdown on Roma.
Interior Minister Roberto Maroni told daily newspaper Corriere della Sera on Saturday (21 August) that French president Nicolas Sarkozy – whose recent actions include closing down Roma camps and deporting around 200 Roma to date – is „right.“
The minister, from the anti-immigrant Northern League Party, said that „if anything, it’s time to go a step further“ and referred to the mandatory expulsion of EU citizens who do not meet certain criteria. (more on euobserver.com)
