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Examines Italy's public debt and its effect on the artistic history of the country. Possible sale of historic artifacts and art treasures in order to slash public debt; Law passed in June 2002, which allows the Economy Minister to authorize the liquidation of some of Italy's cultural patrimony; Development of a plan that would inventory cultural property and divide it into three categories in order to correct this law.

Examines the debt that St. Paul's Church in London faces in 2003. Proposition that its chorus' core group of 60 singers chorus be cut by one-third; Lack of funding for the arts in Great Britain; Challenge of marrying creative freedom with commercial viability.

Examines the lack of patrons within Europe's arts organizations. Fiscal pressures that are causing European governments to rethink and restructure the way they look after their artistic pasts and nurture their present and future; Pressure that government bodies are putting on art bodies to become more self sufficient; Financial pinch the art organizations, such as the opera house, in Berlin are feeling.

Examines the need for the French government to seek funding for its arts and heritage from private sectors. Importance of cultural investment in France; Pressure the French government is under, which is why it must tap into private money in order to keep funds getting to the arts; Lack of tax incentives in France; Initiatives passed by the government that would allow tax deductions or donations made in the public interest.