Venice Biennale criticized by Italy over political pressures

Italian Undersecretary Borgonzoni accuses the EU of political 'blackmail' against the Venice Biennale.

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She denounces a decision she calls a 'political sentence' harming the institution.

This controversy reflects cultural tensions between Rome and Brussels.

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