The Austrian Parliament will soon be voting on a bill to return Nazi-looted artworks to their rightful owners, a government spokesperson said. The bill is expected to be submitted this week to Austria’s Cabinet for preliminary discussion. A preliminary report shows that hundreds of looted artworks are now owned by the Austrian state.
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