Balla meeting with the Italian counterpart

The model of good management of properties confiscated from criminal sources that is being applied by the Italian state will also be followed by the Agency for the Administration of Seized and Confiscated Assets (AAPSK). This was agreed during the meeting that took place this Tuesday in Rome, between the Minister of the Interior Taulant […]

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