Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's political party, the Brothers of Italy, has proposed a draft bill aimed at promoting and protecting the Italian language by imposing fines of up to €100,000 (Rs 89.3 lakh) on public and private entities that use foreign languages, particularly English. in official communications.

• The proposal comes amid concerns that the increasing use of foreign languages in Italy undermines the country's cultural identity and damages its economy.
• The bill, which has yet to be approved by parliament, argues that the spread of English demeans and mortifies the Italian language and has negative repercussions for society as a whole.
• It calls for the Italian language to be protected and nurtured.