Loading ...The European Commission said on Tuesday it took several measures in order to guarantee that all the European Union citizens, including the Romanian nationals, fully enjoy all the rights given by the EU laws. Brussels thus answered a written question put in February by Romanian Social Democrat MEPs Daciana Sarbu, Ioan Mircea Pascu, Corina Cretu and Alin Antochi asking the European officials to cite the moves the European Commission (EC) plans to make in order to prevent the Romanians in Italy from being discriminated against.
The answer given by European Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security Jacques Barrot says the EC 'has taken several measures in order to guarantee that all the European Union citizens, including the Romanian nationals, fully enjoy all the rights given by the EU laws.'
'On Dec. 10, 2008, the Commission adopted a report on the enforcement of Directive 2004/ 38/EC. The report provides a detailed evaluation of the implementation of the directive by the member states and underscores the measures that are to be taken in order to transpose and enforce it in an appropriate manner', the answer from Brussels says.
With respect to the identification of the persons living in the so-called nomadic camps, following the Commission's intervention the Italian government published a set of guidelines regarding the ways of identification so as to observe the EU norms on data protection, the document says.
The Commission Vice-President responsible for justice, freedom and security addressed a letter to the Italian authorities by which it took note of that information, especially of the fact that the guidelines did not allow the collection of data on ethnic or religious membership, as well as of the fact that fingerprinting was subject to strict conditions, the answer says.
The Commission says it received a report from the Italian authorities on Feb. 25, 2009 regarding the conclusions following an identification operation, the subsequent actions taken on the basis of the identification as well as the means of the data collection in the camps on the outskirts of Rome. 'The report is currently being analysed by the Commission', Barrot says.
With respect to the 'automatic expulsion of the EU citizens and their illegal stay being considered an aggravating circumstance, the Italian Parliament is currently examining some modifications that are likely to again align the Italian and EU legislation on these matters'.
The Commission will make sure that the legislation adopted by the member states does not infringe on the rights given the European citizens by the EU legislation, including the right to free movement and stay as set in Directive 2004/ 38 and on the fundamental rights.
The authorities in the member states should make sure that the enforcement of the international obligations and of the internal laws of those states, an area in which the European Union has no power, contributes to combating racism and xenophobia, the Commission's answer says.
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