ArchiveVenice
Drilling will make Venice sink twelve inches, warn experts
This month Italian government reaches decision on national oil company’s plan to extract gas from Adriatic
ArchiveRussia
Russian Parliament nationalises art taken from Germany
But negotiations continue between Chancellor Kohl and President Yeltsin
ArchiveRestitution
Agreement reached on EEC exports and restitution
The Regulation to enter into force by the end of March, the Directive in October
ArchiveRestitution
Unidroit lawyers meet for international agreement on restitution of stolen works of art
Stumbling blocks: attempts to define “national treasure” and abolition of passage of title in “good faith” purchases
ArchiveBills & Reforms
Senator presents bill in Parliament to liberalise circulation of Italian archaeological items
The proposal is greeted by suspicion and political posturing within the Italian art and archaeology world and even the Ministry of Culture.
ArchiveRestitution
Ministers for the Arts meet to discuss art exports under new EEC regulations
Dondelinger proposes uniform controls on external borders and a restitution system
ArchiveEuropean Commission
Art export law: DGIII still has the upper hand to the relief of the British
But the technocrats of DGXXI, the Customs and Indirect Taxation Department, are drawing up the next set of proposals. To find out what this means, read on