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11

2007

Romanian Roma’s Swiss Eldorado: One Step Away from Closure

In a few months’ time, Geneva has become the new Romanian Roma Eldorado. Taking advantage of the new cantonal penal law of 27 January 2007 that legalises beggary, some 200 Roma – 77% of whom are Romanian – have hit the road and filled Geneva’s Chanel-flagranced streets.

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11

2007

Freedom of movement inside the EU endangered by the Italian fascist spirit

Freedom of movement inside the EU of European citizens is no longer guarenteed as Italian Government issued legislation contrary to this fundamental principle on which the European Union is built. According to this new law, the Italian authorities have already deported tens of Romanian citizens living in the peninsula, even though they enjoy the rights guarenteed by the European citizenship. The action came as a reaction against the Romanian minority living in Italy fallowing the killing of an Italian women by a Romanian immigrant.

Altare della Patria: the symbol of the reviving fascist spirit in Italy

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