Τhe Minister of Justice of Italy, Andrea Orlando, signed the new Council of Europe Convention on Offences relating to Cultural Property, unofficially also referred to as the “Blood Antiquities” Convention. The Convention on Offences relating to Cultural Property aims to prevent and combat the illicit trafficking and destruction of cultural property, in the framework of the organization’s action to fight terrorism and organized crime. Since Mai 2017 nine countries have signed the Convention: Armenia, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Portugal, San Marino, Slovenia, Ukraine and Mexico.