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Interior Minister and Deputy
Premier Matteo Salvini on Tuesday said he wondered whether
European Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici will
come out against France for allegedly trying to push minors
across the border with Italy.
He linked the incident to the case of the Italian city of
Lodi, where migrant children for a period were unable to benefit
for discounts on school meals for low-earning families after the
local authority requested they provide documentation of their
assets in their home countries for the means-testing process.
Moscovici, a Frenchman, said he was shocked by that case.
"Who knows if Moscovici will be also shocked about France's
attempt to expel foreign minors or whether the European
commissioner only troubles himself for a just battle like the
one by the mayor of Lodi," said Salvini, the leader of the
League party.
"What is emerging at Claviere confirms that no one can allow
themselves to give lessons to Italy, including on the issue of
human rights".
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