World watching Pompeii, says minister

P(ANSA) – Rome, April 15 – With the world’s attention focused on restoration work at Pompeii, the pressure is on to not only repair structures but also improve transparency and accountability in financial affairs, Culture Minister Dario Franceschini said Tuesday.BRSpeaking to the Lower House committee on Cultural Heritage, Franceschini said that funding was not a concern at the moment as work proceeds at the international archaeological site.BRInstead, he said the challenge is to ensure that procurement rules are in place and working – even if different rules are used by different organizations and must be better coordinated, said Franceschini.BRManagement of the Great Pompeii Project and the Italian superintendent responsible for Pompeii and Herculaneum each use different methods of procurement contracting, he noted. “My intention is not to question the organizational structure (of the two bodies),” Franceschini told the committee.BR”I’m working for a total integration of these two (agencies)…Pompeii now has the world spotlight focused on it,” he added. Pompeii has been plagued for decades by accusations of mismanagement, neglect and even infiltration by the local Camorra mafia.BR/P
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