Rome, July 5 (LaPresse) – “Our position has always been the same. We submitted a bill called Ius Italiae to make citizenship an even more serious matter than it has been in recent years. Part of our proposal has already become law. The government adopted the section on ius sanguinis. What remains now is the part concerning young people who have successfully completed 10 years of compulsory education. We believe they should be allowed to apply for Italian citizenship. This is a way to truly make them Italian.
Today, unfortunately, the law grants citizenship even to people who don’t speak our language. We need to do more,” said Deputy Prime Minister and Forza Italia leader Antonio Tajani on the sidelines of a party event in Tolfa, commenting on the centre-right proposal on Ius Scholae.
“As Article 6 of our electoral program states,” he continued, “we must integrate legal migrants from both an economic and social point of view. Therefore, our proposal is fully in line with the centre-right program.
This debate should take place in Parliament — it has nothing to do with the government. We’ll discuss it. In the past, even Brothers of Italy supported this position, during the last legislature. But right now, we must complete the justice reform, which is the top priority.”
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