Elton John concert in Naples: the EU wants back € 720 000
upheld the complaint by the League Borghezio: the City did not have to use development funds for the cachet
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| Naples Mayor Rosa Russo Iervolino Democratic Party |
NAPLES - Settecentoventimila €. It is the figure that the European Union has asked the town of Naples as reimbursement for the Elton John concert last September 11. The decision was announced by the spokesman of the Commissioner for Regional Policy, Johannes Hahn.
THE CITY OF NAPLES - should be successful, therefore, the complaint by the League Mario Borghezio, a few weeks ago asked the Commission to verify whether any part of the artist's compensation came from European funds. According to the Commission the Elton John concert in Piazza Plebiscito Piedigrotta for 2009 "project was a short-term and ephemeral that it was not the EU Operational Programme which is aimed at long-term investment." Naples City Council is therefore invited to deduct from 2.25 million € of the regional development fund the € 720 000 used for the cachet of the British.
Montagnola (LEAGUE): PAY local politicians - "It's a shame that EU funding to regional development of Campania have been used by local administrators of the time for the concert by Elton John. It is fitting then that is their own pockets to pay the reimbursement sought by the EU. " It is the commentary of Alessandro Montagnoli, deputy chairman of the Members of the Northern League.
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