text: concerning racial discrimination. He also explained to the Committee why there were delays in the legislative process. They were due, inter alia, to political and constitutional factors. He pointed out that immigrant workers who were not nationals of countries of the European Economic Community (EEC) enjoyed the same rights as Italian workers once they had regularised their situation and he descx-ibed the relevant legislation in detail. It was very difficult to compile detailed statistics of Italy's German-speaking population. However, the German-speaking minority in Alto Adige" as had been stated in an article in Her Spiecrel some years before, was "the best protected minority in Europe" and the -68- -- solution adopted in order tc preserve its linguistic and cultural identity had often been held up as an example, in particular at the Copenhagen Conference. He also provided the Committee with Statistics that had been requested relating to the number of foreigners officially established in Italy, by category, and said that they now totalled 860,000. Regarding the nomadic groups, he said that a disturbing increase in delinquency had been observed and that had resulted in a negative reaction on the part of the sedentary pOpUlatiOn- The only solution to that Situation appeared to be the gradual assimilation of those groups, through education in particular. 295. With regard to the implementation of article 3 of the Convention, the representative of the State party said that Italy was applying strictly all the SanCtiOns decided upon by EEC and by the United Nations, and would continue to do SO as long as there was no,genuine improvement in the situation in South Africa. 296. With reference to the implementation of article 4 of the Convention, the representative of Italy said ihat, since 1987, Italian courts had had to deal with a number of cases involving racial.discrimination. Thus, in Florence, criminal 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing issues related to immigration, racial discrimination, and human rights in Italy. The representative of Italy is providing information to a committee about the country's policies and practices regarding immigrant workers, the German-speaking minority, and nomadic groups. The text also mentions the implementation of articles from the Convention, which suggests a focus on human rights and international law.