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The ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii near Naples are continuing to fall to rack and ruin. Time is running out for those trying to preserve the site. All too often, the Camorra, the local crime syndicate, has exerted influence over restoration contracts.
105 million euros are at risk: money the European Union has allocated to keep the famous city from going under for a second time. Pompeii was buried in ash and pumice in 79 AD after a violent eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The action plan stipulates that the funds be used and work completed by 2015. So far only a third of the money has been released.
More from this edition of Focus of Europe: http://www.dw.de/focus-on-europe-spotlight-on-people-2014-10-22/e-17951275-9798
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