Premier Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of
Italy (FdI) part has filed a bill aimed at banning the use of
foreign words and terms in Italian, an increasingly common
occurrence which was recently stigmatized by former premier and
ex-European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi.
The bill presented by FdI's House Deputy Speaker Fabio Rampelli
would institute fines ranging from 5,000 to 100,000 euros for
public employees using foreign instead of Italian words in any
public communication, for firms that employ foreign terms for
job titles, and for schools and universities using non-Italian
expressions, unless this is justified by the presence of foreign
students.
"The use of Italian will be obligatory for using all goods and
services, and in all other walks of life, where non-Italian
terms have become rife leaving many people baffled," said
Rampelli.
Draghi last year chided people for using foreign terms to try to
sound more important, saying Italian was a beautiful and
expressive tongue that needed nos substitute and observing that
many people who do not know English, the main culprit, are left
in the dark.
The left-leaning opposition 5-Star Movement (M5S) accused the
FdI of inconsistency since the industry ministry has been
renamed 'Made in Italy Ministry', saying "does Rampelli want to
disown his colleague Adolfo Urso, the business and made in Italy
minister.
photo: Rampelli
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