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14 May 2019
Freeports or free crime? An opinion by L. Todd in the Washington Times
The Washington Times published an opinion by L. Todd on how tax-exempt warehouses contribute to some $899 billion laundered each year globally.
07 May 2019
First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis 2019
Four institutions are organizing this year’s course on First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis. The course will take place in Rome from Nοvember 11th to December 5th. Deadline to apply: 31. May 2019
24 Apr 2019
More than 30 000 ancient artefacts seized in crime bust to be returned to Bulgaria from Spain
More than 30 000 illegally exported ancient artefacts seized in a bust of an organised crime group in Spain and Bulgaria are to be returned to Bulgaria, the Prosecutor’s Office said on April 18. At a co-ordination meeting of investigators held on April 11 2019 at Eurojust headquarters in The Hague, it was agreed that the trial would be in Spain, where most of the suspects were held.
12 Apr 2019
EU adopts new rules on cultural heritage imports
The European Council yesterday adopted new rules to clamp down on the illicit trafficking in cultural goods, including a requirement for import licences on artefacts more than 250 years old.
05 Apr 2019
Lawsuit concerning ownership of a Matisse rejected by Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court declined to hear a case that worked its way up through the US justice system concerning the legal ownership of a painting by Henri Matisse. Portrait of Greta Moll, made in 1908, resides in the stores at London’s National Gallery.
Article: www.art-critique.com