The Liberal, Socialist, Green and Communist groups in the EU parliament blast Sarkozy's Roma policy.

[pampango]

http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/European+slam+France+over+deportation+Romas/3495348/story.html

Euro-MPs slammed France on Tuesday over President Nicolas Sarkozy's decision to deport Roma migrants overstaying their welcome, but the European Commission stayed out of the fray. But as some MEPs dubbed the policy "unacceptable", Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Justice, stood up to say she was satisfied by France's justifications of the move.

Socialist Austrian Hannes Swoboda and Romanian Liberal Renate Weber both dubbed the Commission's stand "unacceptable", warning it could encourage countries such as Italy and Hungary to follow suit by also sending Gypsies home.

The Liberal, Socialist, Green and Communist political groups presented draft resolutions to condemn Roma expulsions by France, with a vote due Thursday.

In Milan meanwhile, Italian police said they had evacuated and dismantled a Roma camp near the northern city of Milan as demolitions and transfers into "legal" camps were also under way in Rome.

[blondeatlast]

1. Keep up the hate, sarkozy. At some point, it will come back to bite you squarely in your own

precious ass--and I'd buy a ticket to see it.

[pampango]

2. It seems to be what conservatives do to fire up the base. Stoke fear of others. n/t

[kentuck]

3. They are set for a nationwide strike..

because he wants to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62, also.