Furious France hits back at EU's "Nazi" allusion to Roma deportations...

France has responded furiously to European Union criticism which linked its treatment of gipsies to the Nazi era.

President Nicolas Sarkozy’s office chose strong diplomatic language to denounce European Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding’s claim that France had broken EU law and should face legal action.

Up to 1,000 Roma gypsies have been deported from France in recent weeks, mostly to Romania and Bulgaria. Critics say the expulsions are racially motivated. More...

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