For the bill to become law, both houses of parliament must pass it. But it is indicated that this cannot be implemented immediately. The draft bill, which calls for the protection and nurturing of the Italian language, says the English insult and denigrate the Italian people and therefore requires all public and private institutions to use the Italian language, Reuters reported, citing party sources.
All job applications must be written in Italian, including names and abbreviations. The draft bill also specifies that foreign words should be allowed only if they are impossible to translate. The bill argues that the widespread use of the English language in Europe is ironic given Britain’s exit from the European Union. A number of similar measures have been taken since the far-right came to power in Italy last year for the first time since World War II. Recently, the use of lab-grown food was banned to preserve the country’s agri-food heritage.
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