Vanity Fair that he downloads music illegally and thinks music should be "free and accessible to all". He added that authors should still be able to stop their work from being widely distributed on the Internet. Maroni said his confession was intended to spark a discussion in Parliament about changing Italy's copyright laws, which are among the strictest in Europe. Basic income On 12 May 2015, Maroni announced that his intention to introduce a basic income, as a pilot project, "to ensure all families in the region have enough money to be able to pay for basic necessities". He also said that the plan was to use 220 million euros from the European Social Fund (ESF) for the initiative. Terrorism Shortly after the 2016 Normandy church attack, Maroni called on the Pope to "immediately proclaim" Jacques Hamel "St Jacques." Electoral history First-past-the-post elections References 1955 births 2022 deaths Presidents of Lombardy Italian politicians convicted of crimes Italian Ministers of the Interior Politicians from Varese Lega Nord politicians University of Milan alumni 20th-century Italian lawyers 21st-century Italian lawyers Italian Roman Catholics Italian Ministers of Labour Deputy Prime Ministers of Italy Deputies of Legislature XI of Italy Deputies of Legislature XII of Italy Deputies of Legislature XIII of Italy Deputies of Legislature XIV of Italy Deputies of Legislature XV of Italy Deputies of Legislature XVI of Italy