Furore over culture minister advisor getting G7 info

(ANSA) - ROME, SEP 2 - Italy's opposition parties are calling for the government to give clarification regarding reports that an influencer and advisor to Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano who allegedly did not have security clearance, Maria Rosaria Boccia, was involved in email exchanges containing reserved information about the organization of this month's G7 Culture meeting in Pompeii.
    "Is the Culture G7 still safe?" said Irene Manzi, the head of the Democratic Party (PD) delegation on the Lower House's culture committee, calling on the foreign and interior ministries to look into this.
    "It's a very serious situation which demonstrates serious organizational flaws, about which we demand clarity.
    "Sangiuliano must break his silence and explain before the institutions all the contours of this opaque affair regarding the appointment of one of his advisors, never made official, who was allowed to participate in meetings within the administration and inspections for the important aspects of the security and organization of the G7 meeting and of institutional missions".
    On Sunday the centrist opposition Italia Viva (IV) party said it was ready to present a no-confidence motion in Sangiuliano.
    (ANSA).