Remarks by Ms Mussolini angered the Romanian delegation
The European parliament's far-right bloc faces collapse after Romanian MEPs said they would quit over an Italian colleague's "xenophobic" remarks.
Italian MEP Alessandra Mussolini, the grand-daughter of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, reportedly described Romanians as "habitual law-breakers".
Five Romanian MEPs have threatened to quit over the "sacrilegious" remarks.
Italy recently expelled dozens of Romanian migrants suspected of criminal offences, following a murder in Rome.
The Romanian MEPs' move would take the far-right bloc's membership below the minimum required for a grouping in the parliament.
The Identity, Tradition and Sovereignty (ITS) grouping was created in January, after the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU boosted the number of far-right MEPs in the European parliament.
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