The expulsion of criminal Romanian Roma from Italy

According to Michael Braun the climate of hate against the Roma has reached fever pitch in Italy. "A hatred that was first created and then fanned by the media is spreading throughout the country. Whenever a Romanian citizen has been involved in a crime over the past few months, the media coverage has turned into a political campaign. And politicians, particularly those on the right, have taken advantage of this. But now, following the latest murder case in Rome, Walter Veltroni has taken matters into his own hands. He has sounded the battle cry against the 'Romanian emergency'. After all, he's warming himself up for the role of Romano Prodi's successor and therefore thinks he can't afford an open flank on the right. But his strategy won't work, because a policy that purports to take fears seriously by declaring a state of emergency is hardly likely to reinforce a sense of security."

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