The EU is slowly realizing that it has a major social problem on its hands. Denied opportunities in the East, many Roma have moved to Western Europe, fueling a new wave of hostility. In Italy, the Berlusconi government’s treatment of Roma settlements – destroying homes and fingerprinting Roma based solely on their ethnicity – blatantly violated human rights.
欧盟正慢慢意识到这一重大的社会问题。由于在东欧得不到机会，许多罗姆人已经向西欧移民，并由此点燃了新一轮敌对浪潮。意大利贝卢斯科尼政府对待罗姆人定居点的手段 —— 拆毁他们的住房，只因为他们是罗姆族裔就要求其留下指纹 —— 公然践踏了人权。这促使欧盟设立了一个基本权利专员的新职位，任命听证会将于明年 1 月召开，但与此同时，违反人权的行为仍然有增无减。