The European Parliament has criticised EU commissioner Franco Frattini for comments on Italy's crackdown on crime by Romanian Roma migrants, while urging the bloc's member states to avoid collective punishments on migrant groups such as Roma.
In a resolution passed by MEPs on Thursday (15 November), the EU assembly reacted to the mounting debate on restrictions of Europe's freedom of movement principle for public security reasons.
The freedom of movement principle came under the s...
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