European far-right defends Sarkozy’s Roma policy
Lawmakers from the far-right were the only ones to defend French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s tough policies towards the Roma during a debate in the European Parliament yesterday (2 September).
A discussion on France’s Roma expulsions, held in the Parliament’s committee on civil liberties, justice and home affairs (LIBE), saw the European far-right take the floor in defence of Sarkozy.
Due to time constraints, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, the chair of the committee, gave only one minute for each MEP to react to a Commission presentation on France’s controversial policy.
Françoise Le Bail, the Commission’s new director-general for justice, explained that the EU executive had not yet finalised its assessment of the conformity of the measures by the French government with EU legislation.
