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Meloni's party looks to shield Italian language from foreign contamination

FILE PHOTO: Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attends a question time at the lower house of parliament in Rome, Italy March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's party has proposed imposing fines of up to 100,000 euros ($108,750) on public and private entities which use foreign terms, most notably English, instead of Italian in official communications.

"It is not just a matter of fashion, as fashions pass, but Anglomania (has) repercussions for society as a whole," said the text of the draft bill, calling for the Italian language to be protected and nurtured.

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