the report of the french audit office may cause a diplomatic scandal, regina sebastyanova will tell aboutlt situation around the architectural monument. france is trying to take away the most famous staircase in rome , the spanish steps, from italy. these are the headlines that the largest newspapers in italy, from ilmasageru to carriere, came out with. in italy, an emotional reaction, which risks developing into a diplomatic scandal, was caused by the report of the french audit office, which in harsh terms criticized the way the french foundation pious institutions manages. pious institutions have deprived themselves of a significant part of the resources they were entitled to expect from the rented property, having lost almost 50% of their current income, the significant investments made over the last 15 years amounting to more than 23 million euros have not contributed to the growth of income. thus, the capacity of pious institutions to operate is very limited, especially with regard to the maintenance of churches and historical heritage for which they are responsible responsibility. f