A reprimand from the Council of Europe

In a report published on Tuesday the human rights commissioner of the Council of Europe Thomas Hammarberg called on the Italian government to abandon its rigid immigration policy. La Repubblica agrees: "[According to the report] the new Italian immigration measures do not take account of human rights and have stirred up a new wave of xenophobia. ... These are not just arbitrary words. ... The criticism of the European parliament has now been followed by criticism from the Council of Europe as well. But the only organ that can call Italy to account is the EU Commission, which is still waiting for the information promised by [Italian] Interior Minister Roberto Maroni on the package of security measures. ... The indictment [proves] the government's inability to deal with immigration (not a new problem), which could actually be coped with using existing laws."

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