Beppe Grillo, the leader of the
Euroskeptic, anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S), said
Tuesday that the European Union should stop giving money to the
Italy because it goes to the mafia.
"I'm here to say don't give funding to Italy," Grillo told
a news conference at the European Parliament.
"The funding disappears in three regions, Calabria, Sicily
and Campania and therefore goes to the Mafia, 'Ndrangheta and
Camorra (crime syndicates)".
Grillo was at the parliament after the M5S won 17 seats by
capturing around 20% of the vote at last month's European
elections.
The M5S has formed an alliance in the parliament with
Britain's UKIP, which wants the United Kingdom to leave the EU.
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