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Originally Posted by Gordon Booth

Interestingly someone(BBC,newspaper?) contacted the Romanian Embassy for a comment-the comment was 'These are not Romanians- they are Roma, no comment'.

It's not all the EUs fault, its the way our own PC brigade in Government, Civil Service and Local Government apply these rules.
As mobertol says, Italy doesn't allow it and the European Court doesn't jump on them.

I'm pretty certain Spain doesn't allow It either in fact If you have nowhere to live and no means of supporting you're self you are out the door.