Buenos Aires. The President of the Basilicata Region, Marcello Pittella, was awarded “The Italian” prize for Italian personalities who have distinguished themselves in promoting Italian-Argentinean relations. The Awards Ceremony will take place in the Benedetto Croce Hall of the Italian Institute of Culture in Buenos Aires. The award will be collected by Luigi Scaglione Coordinator of the Nino Calice Lucanians in the World Centre. In addition to President Pittella, the award of Merit for Italian-Argentine Relations was awarded to Eugenio Gaudio, dean of La Sapienza University of Rome. Another section of the Award Ceremony, now in its fourth edition, also awards Argentinian personalities of Italian origin that have kept their Italian character “jealously and proudly”. (9Colonne)
