Franco Frattini

144px|thumb|right|The free circulation of citizens, which is sacrosanct, cannot become the free circulation of criminals. Franco Frattini (14 March 1957 – 24 December 2022) was an Italian politician. He was Italy's Foreign Minister, 2008–11, and before that was European Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security. Sourced The free circulation of citizens, which is sacrosanct, cannot become the free circulation of criminals. Interview by La Stampa, (23 April 2008) [for indicted foreigners] simple expulsion is not enough (...) they must be arrested immediately, tried using a fast-track procedure, and then expelled to serve their sentences in the countries they came from, (...) it isn’t right that foreign criminals are being housed in our [Italian] jails. Interview by Il Giornale (28 April 2008) Italy as you know is the closest neighbour of both Tunisia and Libya so we are extremely concerned about the repercussions on the migratory situation in the southern Mediterranean. EU Observer (21 February 2011) [per rispondere al problema sicurezza] Quello che si deve fare è semplice: si va in un campo nomadi a Roma, ad esempio sulla Cristoforo Colombo, e a chi sta lì si chiede "tu di che vivi?". Se quello risponde "non lo so", lo si prende e lo si rimanda in Romania. Così funziona la direttiva europea: semplice e senza scampo. [to answer the security issue] What you have to do is simple: you go to a nomad camp in Rome, for example on the Christopher Columbus, and the person standing there is asked "what do you live on?". If that one says "I don't know," you take it and send it back to Romania. This is how the European directive works: simple and without escape. (UE approva la risoluzione contro Frattini, Corriere della sera, 15 November 2007.Noi per ora vogliamo difendere il diritto a tenere il crocifisso nelle nostre classi, poi vediamo se si può fare di più. [...] Ci sono nove Paesi europei che hanno il crocifisso nella loro bandiera, è una proposta [quella di Roberto Castelli per un emendamento costituzionale che inserisca una croce all'interno della bandiera d'Italia] assolutamente normale.For now, we want to defend the right to keep the crucifix in our classrooms, then we'll see if more can be done. [...] There are nine European countries that have the crucifix in their flag, it is a proposal [that of Roberto Castelli for a constitutional amendment that inserts a cross inside the flag of Italy] absolutely normal. Croce sulla bandiera, no di La Russa, La Stampa, 30 November 2009. External links Category:1957 births Category:2022 deaths Category:Government ministers Category:Politicians from Italy Category:People from Rome Category:Forza Italia politicians Category:Foreign ministers Category:European Commissioners Category:Justice ministers