Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said Sunday the government had set up a “crisis team” to recover the artefacts with representatives from the interior ministry, justice ministry, culture ministry, foreign ministry and the Romanian police.
Ciolacu added that Culture Minister Natalia Intotero would raise the theft during a meeting with the Dutch prime minister and the Dutch royal family on the sidelines of an event in Poland on Monday commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp.
Intotero “will convey the firm message of the Romanian government that these priceless pieces of heritage be recovered as quickly as possible,” Ciolacu said.
Ciolacu also said Monday that the government had not authorized the transport of the four stolen artefacts — the helmet and three gold bracelets — to the Netherlands, a legal requirement for such priceless objects, according to Romanian media.
