Italian Govt Enacts New Expulsion Decree

The Italian government approved in its Friday meeting the new decree that allows the expulsion of European citizens both out of safety reasons as well as for preventing acts of terrorism, La Repubblica newspaper informs.

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The decree comes to replace the measure enacted on November 1, 2007, that reacted to the murder of an Italian woman in Rome, allegedly by a Romanian national of Rroma origin, Nicolae Romulus Mailat.

Italian president Giorgio Napolitano signaled a series of “errors” in the final form of the document, passed by the Italian senate on December 6.

The article contested by the head of state regards severe punishments for people instigating discrimination on gender, race, ethnicity, religion, disability, age or sexual orientation. The article had been introduced in the decree following pressure from the far left.

As it needs the approval of both parliament chambers by December 31, which leaves no time for amendments, Italy’s center-left government decided to repeal the decree.

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