Exclusive: Gergiev’s return is being funded by the EU

A Vice-President of the European Parliament, Pina Picierno, has issued a protest over a planned concert by the Putin-ally conductor at a forthcoming festival in Campana.

It turns out that the concert, first reported on slippedisc.com, is being financed by ‘Cohesion Fund 2021-2027’, an EU initiative to reduce economic disparities between regions.

The concert organiser, Scabec, is ‘a company owned by the Campania region of Italy that manages and promotes the region’s cultural heritage, often utilizing European cohesion funds to finance projects.’

So Brussels is paying for the return of a maestro allied to a war criminal.

Pina Picierno (pictured) writes: ‘It is unacceptable that European funds are being used to finance the performance of a Kremlin supporter, Valery Gergiev, in the “Un’Estate da RE” festival.

‘Even after three and a half years of war, some still fail to grasp that supporting Putin’s regime, even through cultural initiatives like this, serves to legitimize his abhorrent imperialism and poses a serious concern.

‘In the meantime, it is my duty and that of EU institutions to call on the Director of the festival and the President of the Campania Region, @VincenzoDeLuca, to take immediate action to prevent Valery Gergiev’s participation and ensure that taxpayers’ money does not end up in the pockets of a supporter of a criminal regime.’

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