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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 21. July | 84 comments (84 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Italy to generalise fingerprints - EUobserver

Rome has decided that all Italians' fingerprints will be taken and figure on their ID cards starting from 2010, in order to respond to EU criticism about taking the fingerprints of Roma living in Italy, Le Figaro reports. Additionally, tougher measures against illegal immigrants have been adopted.

by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Jul 20th, 2008 at 03:02:49 PM EST
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Re: Europe (4.00 / 2)

Hot air that's designed to calm down local opinion after the EU reprimand. It will never go through. Sheer blabber.

by de Gondi (publiobestia aaaatttthotmaildaughtusual) on Sun Jul 20th, 2008 at 06:47:17 PM EST
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Re: Europe (none / 1)

In what situations are you currently required to show your ID card? Is it like a driver's license, which you're only required to show when stopped for a traffic violation? Or can an official ask for it at any time?

by asdf on Sun Jul 20th, 2008 at 11:26:20 PM EST
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Re: Europe (4.00 / 2)

Probably if you are Roma

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Mon Jul 21st, 2008 at 04:57:02 AM EST
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Re: Europe (none / 1)

One of the principal objections to ID cards in the UK is the extent to which it will be a burden on non-whites who will find their freedoms regularly interrupted by the police asking for ID. In a country like the UK with a considerable non-white population that's an awful lot of people to alienate pointlessly.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Mon Jul 21st, 2008 at 05:43:58 AM EST
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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 21. July | 84 comments (84 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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