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Viviane Reding says she has no hesitation in going after 'big countries' (Photo: European Community, 2006)

France not off the hook on Roma, Brussels says

Faced with an avalanche of criticism from MEPs, EU fundamental rights commissioner Viviane Reding said she would not hesitate to challenge France in court if there is "solid proof" that it violated EU law when deporting Roma to Romania and Bulgaria.

"Our legal services continue to analyse what are the facts on the ground. We can't just go there and declare war on a member state," Ms Reding defended herself in front of furious MEPs who deemed her initial speech "scandalous" for not sayin...

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Viviane Reding says she has no hesitation in going after 'big countries' (Photo: European Community, 2006)

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