Is there any way that the EU can "come to the rescue" of Italy, should his abuses and violations become excessive? (I am only half-serious -- but only half-joking, too.) A language is a dialect with an army and navy.
Last week Italy was condemned for not having made laws concerning waste in accordance with the EU directives. This does not concern the Campania for which legal action is pending before European Courts.
In the case of the Diaz School torture during the Genova G8 summit in 2001, the victims have decided to take the case before European courts. Although a first sentence is expected soon in the most barbarous violation of human rights within the European Union in recent time, the victims do not expect proper redress in Italy.
In his previous tenure, Berlusconi systematically attacked and blocked European initiatives and institutes. In the case of EuroJust he managed to hamper and delay progress in the integration of European judiciary and investigative systems.
As for Berlusconi, lucky bastard: I guess punishing the actual perpetrator of the wrongdoings rather than penalize the state of which s/he is head would be infringing on the sovereignty of that state, correct?
What incentive(s) can the EU otherwise give the Italian people to keep him out of office? 400,000 euros of their collective tax money does not really seem like much of an incentive. A language is a dialect with an army and navy.
That's a good line! Where is it from? *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
