BRESCIA - Enigmatic architect, Lanfranco Cirillo, socialised within the Russian elite, had 141 million euros worth of assets confiscated on Aug 3. The decision was sanctioned by the judge for preliminary investigations (G.I.P.), warranted by the astonishing discoveries uncovered by the Guardia di Finanza in a search conducted in his property in February 2021, reported the newspaper Il Giornale di Brescia. 

 ROME – The Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ettore Sequi met the Ambassador of Poland to Italy, Anna Maria Anders on Thursday at the ministry to talk about the communication between countries required in the coming months.

 The discussion concerned the need for close coordination between EU countries and NATO allies after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

 Ettore Sequi and Anna Maria Anders also stressed the priority of supporting Kiev in humanitarian aid and food security "by acting together in a timely, efficient and effective manner."

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 PESARO – ETC Italy 2022, one of the largest board game competitions is set to take place from Aug. 3 to 7 at the PalaD di Campanara arena in Marche.

 The competition will specifically involve strategy games which simulate warfare.

 Initially the tournament was established as a European Team Championship but in 2008 it opened to all nations involving hundreds of players and it is now the largest tournament of its kind in the world.

 ROME – There is a critical risk of more deaths in the central Mediterranean this summer in the absence of European state led search and rescue operations the NGOs SOS Méditerranée, Médecins Sans Frontières and Sea-Watch have reported.

 They have urgently called for the provision of European state-led search and rescue maritime assets in the central Mediterranean to prevent more deaths.