STRASBOURG, France: A European Parliament debate yesterday on Switzerland’s controversial decision to curb immigration erupted into a barrage of bitter exchanges and insults between right and left-wing lawmakers.
Brandishing a Swiss flag, Italian deputy Mario Borghezio, a member of the populist, anti-immigration Northern League, interrupted the debate by shouting: “Yes to the referendum! Yes to the people’s freedom! “Enough of European dictatorship over the people!” he added in Italian and French. AFP
