Short: Calling Battistelli's Town (Where He Works) “Force for Innovation” to Justify the Funneling of EPO Funds to It
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2018-04-22 04:35:23 UTC
- Modified: 2018-04-22 04:35:23 UTC
Some readers of ours deem that to be an act of corruption
Summary: How the EPO's management 'explained' (or sought to rationalise) to staff its opaque decision to send a multi-million, one-day ceremony to Battistelli's own theatre only weeks before he leaves
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