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Protestor wrapped in a rainbow flag, which is now will no longer be used in a small village of Valencia (Photo: Brett Sayles - Pexels)

Far right in Italy and Spain target rainbow families and flags

Italy is debating a crackdown on surrogate parents, seen as an attack on LGBTI families, while Spain's far-right party goes after the rainbow flag.

Italian MPs are debating a law that would make it illegal for Italian citizens to engage a surrogate mother in another country, with prison terms of up to three years and fines of up to €1m.

A 2004 law already banned surrogacy in Italy.

The new surrogacy regime is backed by prime minister Georgia Meloni and adds to fears in I...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

Protestor wrapped in a rainbow flag, which is now will no longer be used in a small village of Valencia (Photo: Brett Sayles - Pexels)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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