Italy Watch: Spain slams Berlusconi for misogynist comments, Italy attacks Roma population

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The Spanish and Italian governments are at diplomatic war tonight over Rome's tough policy on illegal immigrants.

It follows comments by Spain's Deputy Prime Minister Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega, already stung by Silvio Berlusconi's recent remark that Spain's government had too many women in it: "The Spanish government rejects violence, racism, and xenophobia, and for these reasons we cannot condone what's happening in Italy."

The row has made the front pages in both countries, but in Rome the president and his ministers held a ceremonial review of the country's security services.

Also, today the European security organisation OSCE has expressed concern at the violent attacks on Roma camps. It called on Rome to ensure their protection, and crack down on anti-Roma rhetoric in the media.

http://www.euronews.net/index.php?page=info&article=487493&lng=1

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1. kick - more power to Spain

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