Politics
Economicsarchive
Spain debates new legislation that attempts to induce sponsorship of the arts with tax cuts
If the law is passed, sponsors will be granted legal provisions so they might better circumvent obstacles that complicate art funding
Italyarchive
Milan to be Italy's candidate for the European Agency for the Environment
Plans to replace Milan with Venice as a candidate have been scrapped
Iranarchive
Iran imposes capital punishment for illicit exportation of antiquities
This legislation may come to late, as several archaeological sites have already been looted, and their content distributed throughout the international market