The Italians want to exclude Romanian immigrants

The Italian authorities plan to adopt a tougher stance against Romanian immigrants. In future Romanians will need a visa to enter the country and will have to prove they have a monthly income of at least 970 euros. Eliza Francu criticises the measures: "The Italians apparently approve of these measures but they contravene European norms. They violate the EU regulations on freedom of movement. Normally this would be a case for the European executive to deal with. ... When it joined the EU, Romania was assured that it wouldn't be a second-class member. Now the rights of this country are being ignored. The other members of the EU clearly want to keep Romanians as far as possible from their job markets."

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