EU lawmakers scold Italy for Gypsy fingerprinting
The Associated Press
Monday, July 7, 2008; 6:13 PM
STRASBOURG, France -- European Union lawmakers on Monday condemned Italian plans to fingerprint tens of thousands of Gypsy adults and children, calling it a discriminatory action that smacked of Nazi Germany.
Legislators called for an EU-wide policy that would help integrate Gypsies into mainstream society.
Italian Interior Minister Roberto Maroni, a member of the anti-immigrant Northern League party, said last week that fingerprinting was needed to fight crime and identify illegal immigrants for expulsion. Italian officials have been blaming Gypsies for rising crime.
Members of the European Parliament said the plan smacked of Nazi methods.
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Monday, July 7, 2008; 6:13 PM
STRASBOURG, France -- European Union lawmakers on Monday condemned Italian plans to fingerprint tens of thousands of Gypsy adults and children, calling it a discriminatory action that smacked of Nazi Germany.
Legislators called for an EU-wide policy that would help integrate Gypsies into mainstream society.
Italian Interior Minister Roberto Maroni, a member of the anti-immigrant Northern League party, said last week that fingerprinting was needed to fight crime and identify illegal immigrants for expulsion. Italian officials have been blaming Gypsies for rising crime.
Members of the European Parliament said the plan smacked of Nazi methods.
(MORE)
Labels: Gypsy, Gypsy Discrimination, Gypsy Prejudice, Italy, Racism
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