Rome Palaexpo board of directors resigns

(ANSA) - Rome, June 23 - The board of directors of Palaexpo, the Rome authority responsible for managing the prestigious Palazzo delle Esposizioni and Scuderie del Quirinale exhibition centres, resigned on Tuesday little over a year after taking office, accusing the city council of failing to meet its financial obligations. "This makes performing our activities impossible," wrote board chairman Franco Bernabè and directors Claudia Ferrazzi, Silvana Novelli, Claudio Strinati and Lorenzo Zichichi in their letter of resignation. Rome mayor Ignazio Marino appointed the board in March 2014 to relaunch Palazzo delle Esposizioni on Via Nazionale.