Ilaria Salis was brought to court in chains and was denied house arrest. The use of chains and handcuffs "is not a good way," says Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani.

"It is not acceptable that an Italian citizen is treated like this in Hungary", writes IV leader Matteo Renzi. "Hungary must be placed outside of Europe," writes the national co-spokesperson of Green Europe and deputy of the Green Alliance and Sinistra, Angelo Bonelli. "We need an intervention from our government," says CGIL leader Maurizio Landini.