(April 14th, 2016) The Italian Embassy in Prague, the Italian Cultural Institute, the Italian-Czech Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Camic), and the Honorary Consulate of the Czech Republic in Palermo organized a conference starring the mayor of Palermo, Leoluca Orlando. The appointment is Tuesday, April 19th from 5pm at the conference hall of the Italian Institute of Culture in Prague (Šporkova 335/14, 118 00). The meeting is coordinated by the Director of the Institute, Giovanni Scioli, and it sees the participation of the Ambassador Aldo Amati and the President of Camic, Gianfranco Pinciroli. Leoluca Orlando was born in 1947 in Palermo, he is married and has two daughters. Tenured professor of regional public law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Palermo. He is a lawyer and he studied and lived for some years in Heidelberg, Germany. He was also international consultant at OECD in Paris. On April 6th 2000 the European Parliament group of democratic and liberal parties awarded him with the ” European Civic Prize” for his commitment in fighting organized crime and in prompting the renewal of the civic society of his hometown. (Red)
