Renewal appoints Arga, Lisa Bellocchi confirmed as President. Matteo Sèlleri from San Marino elected vice president
In the elective assembly that was held yesterday in Riccione at the Hotel Corallo, Arga Interregionale, the Association of agri-food and environmental press [che comprende le Arga regionali di Emilia Romagna, Marche, Umbria e da ieri, a seguito della modifica dello statuto associativo ,ufficialmente anche la Repubblica di San Marino], asked for a unanimous vote from its board of directors and then proceeded to appoint the associative leaders. Lisa Bellocchi, outgoing president of Arga Interregionale as well as president in office of Enaj (European network of Agricultural Journals), has been confirmed for the new mandate, which will end at the end of 2025. Two confirmations and two news among the vice presidents, expression of individual regional realities adhering to the interregional association. The confirmations to the vice presidency are those of Luana Spernanzoni representing the Marche and Simona Maggi for Umbria, while the news concerns Emilia Romagna, for which Andrea Guolo was elected, and the Republic of San Marino which will be represented in this capacity in the board of directors from San Marino Matteo Sélleri. Maria Passalacqua was elected to lead the secretariat. Confirmed, in the position of treasurer, Alessandro Maresca. The journalists Tiziano Argazzi, Maria Luigia Casalengo and Roberto Zalambani complete the Arga board [presidente nazionale Unaga (1), l’unione delle Arga]. The Governing Council has also appointed Emilio Bonavita to chair the Technical Scientific Committee [organo consultivo e propositivo di Arga]. “I thank my colleagues for the trust they have placed in me today by confirming me as president of Arga Interregionale. These are difficult times for our profession but, as stated by the president of Aser Matteo Naccari speaking in the assembly: people appreciate and pay for quality information, which is the result of a competence acquired in the areas of specialization “commented the president Bellocchi. For San Marino journalists, a first-rate recognition with the vice presidency held by Matteo Sèlleri, thus at the top of the most important ARGA in Italy. In his speech, Sèlleri recalled “the activity carried out up to now in the San Marino area such as the organization of refresher and training courses for the Order of Emilia Romagna, the contribution to the birth and activity of the Serravalle Peasant University, the collaboration with the writer Graziano Pozzetto for the publication of the book “The cuisine, flavors and wines of the Republic of San Marino”, the correspondence with Italian newspapers for a better knowledge of the San Marino reality. Now, thanks to the direct relationship with the European Presidency – concluded San Marino, it will be able to speed up both the discussion of sector issues and, as the UNAGA president recalled, to reaffirm the central role of the specialized press in promoting competent and ethically oriented “. The Councilor for the Budget of the Municipality of Riccione, Luigi Santi, the vice president of the Romagna Chamber of Commerce, Annalisa Raduano, and the president of the Piadina Romagnola Igp Consortium Alfio Biagini attended the Assembly of Arga Interregionale, among others.
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