The new Culture Minister Alessandro
Giuli told the Lower House on Wednesday that he does "not feel
in the least offended by the choices" made by his predecessor
Gennaro Sangiuliano regarding the recent appointment of members
of a ministerial commission for the concession of funding to
movie projects.
Giuli was responding to a question presented by ex-premier
Matteo Renzi's Italia Viva (IV) party over the recent
nominations made by Sangiuliano, who stepped down last week over
a scandal regarding the disputed appointment of his alleged
lover as a top adviser.
The former culture minister appointed the members of the cinema
commission before his resignation became official.
Giuli went on to tell the Lower House that the decree appointing
members of the culture ministry's commission "will need to be
perfected" and will be "enriched" based on a number of criteria,
including the "respect of gender balance on which I intend to
intervene".
The ministerial decree appointed as commission members "15
experts of proven experience and high-level CVs", Giuli said,
citing among others film critic Paolo Mereghetti whom he
described as "far from being identifiable as client of minister
Sangiuliano".
Giuli was sworn in as culture minister on September 6.
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