With regard to reports in the press about the “removal” of the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels, Federiga Bindi, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed that the Director’s term in office would have expired in due course on March 9. It further noted that the relationship of trust with the Ministry had suffered also following the joint inspection by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Economic Affairs and the claims levelled by the inspectors themselves against the director for grievous administrative and accounting irregularities. The matter is currently under investigation by supervisory authorities.
Given the situation, Minister Bonino has decided to not renew the expiring appointment, believing that the obligation of administrative and accounting propriety is as important as the cultural responsibility, which will certainly continue with the current director’s successor.