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A beggar on the streets of Venice. The Italian remarks come hot on the heels of Roma expulsions in France (Photo: .craig)

Italy to raise EU citizen expulsion policy at September meeting

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, sai...

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A beggar on the streets of Venice. The Italian remarks come hot on the heels of Roma expulsions in France (Photo: .craig)

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