16/10/2007 
                                
                                    
                                
                                    
                                        Once upon a time it was enough to say that a foreigner was someone who was not an Italian citizen. This definition – to be clear – is still valid. Except that Article 17 of the EC Treaty institutes a citizenship of the European Union which is attributed to anyone who is a citizen of a Member State.
						
				
		
		
				
						
								Belonging to the European Union brings with it various consequences, some of which are very important, like the prohibition on