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PIETRO GRASSO IS AWARDED MOLINARI’S TOTEM FOR PEACE
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18 March 2013
| The newly-elected President of the Italian Senate Pietro Grasso was recently awarded the sculptor Molinari’s “Tricolour Totem for Peace” by the Fondazione Mediterraneo and Fondazione Caponnetto. The Totem is a symbol of legality for the nascent OMCOM (The Mediterranean Observatory on Mafias and Organized Crime), which the two foundations will constitute this forthcoming May. |  |
THE FONDAZIONE SUPPORTS THE CYCLE OF SEMINARS ENTITLES “URGENT PERSPECTIVE AND MULTICULTURAL CONFRONTATION ON THE QUESTION ITALY IN DECLINE”
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08 March 2013
In a phase of obvious and dramatic decline that is not only limited to the economic sphere but extends deeply into social and cultural areas, Italy has for too long been faced with the manifest inability of politics and politicians to produce and implement complex solutions that are sensible, shared and efficient. This initial cycle of meetings attempts to set up a framework for analysis of some of the urgent problems we are faced with and provide constructive answers to them.
CONFERENCE TO PRESENT THE GOOD HEALTH AWARD
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07 March 2013
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A press conference was held in Naples at the Agnano Springs for the presentation of the “Good Health Award” which the Fondazione Mediterraneo is sponsoring. President Michele Capasso spoke together with Board Member Pia Molinari. |
MASSIMO RANIERI CALLS FOR THE REBIRTH OF THE CITY
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07 March 2013
| The actor-singer Massimo Ranieri, called on Neapolitans to launch the re birth of their city at a performance at the Teatro Augusteo, and to break free from the pessimism that invades our everyday life, despite the tragic events of the 4 March in which the City of Science was destroyed as the historic building on the Riviera di Chiaia burnt down. |  |
NAPLES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN
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06 March 2013
| The Fondazione Mediterraneo, through its president Michele Capasso, board member Pia Molinari and other members , participated in a meeting organized by the Municipality of Naples (the Work Committee) on the question of “Naples in the Mediterranean for the Mediterranean”. The aim of the convention was to bring together the various players active in Naples on euro-Mediterranean issues to promote the city as a concrete actor for the region. The objectives area those of “building” relations especially among cities and to avoid duplication. In his speech, President Capasso summarized the 20 year history of the Fondazione’s work referring to the important role it has had for the city of Naples and hoping that this initiative would lead to acknowledgment of the work carried out based on the criteria of “competence” and “inclusion”. In this regard, President Capasso spoke of the existence of the “Euromedcity” network that has been bringing together people from Naples and the surrounding area for more than 15 years. He also referred to the Protocol signed by the Municipality of Naples on 13 February 2012 by which the Fondazione was delegated the responsibility for relation with Mediterranean countries on a non-exclusive basis. The Moroccan Ambassador, Hassan Abouyoub , a long-standing supporter of the Fondazione and the “Casa del Maghreb Arabo” – inaugurated on 26 July 2012 in the presence of Mayor Magistris – called for a new language to be developed and the question of “Euro-Mediterranean” to be dealt with not only as a “Mediterranean” question. He used the expression coined by Pia Molinari that “we are all in the same boat together, and difficult issues can only be solved by common actions”. |
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THE MEDITERRANEAN AWARD FOR ART AND CREATIVITY GOES TO LUCIO DALLA
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04 March 2013
| During the evening dedicated to the seventieth anniversary of the birth of the great singer, the “MEDITERRANEAN AWARD FOR ART AND CREATIVITY” was awarded posthumously to Lucio Dalla”. |  |
THE DISTANCE SUPPORT NETWORK AS A CONTRIBUTORY FACTOR OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
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02 March 2013
| The Fondazione Mediterraneo played host to the forum of associations of the Regions of Campania, Basilicata and Sardinia committed to the programme known as “The distance support network as a contributory factor of social development” promoted Forumsad. President Michele Capasso in his welcoming greeting emphasized the Fondazione’s twenty year history of commitment to social issues through wide-ranging activities especially those connected with legality, young people and the rights of children and women. |
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10TH EDITION OF THE ALF ITALIAN NETWORK NEWSLETTER HAS BEEN PUBLISHED
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25 February 2013
The 10th edition of the ALF Italian Network Newsletter has been published.
THE PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR SABRI ATEYEH VISITS THE FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO
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22 February 2013
| The Palestinian Ambassador to Rome, Sabri Ateyeh, visited the Headquarters of the Fondazione Mediterraneo-Maison de la Méditerranée approving of the 20 years of activities carried out to promote dialogue and peace. During his visit, President Michele Capasso gave Ambassador Ateyeh the letter with which the international jury of the Mediterranean Award conferred the “Special Edition of the Mediterranean Award” to President Abu Mazen. |
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE EUROMED NGO PLATFORM
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21 February 2013
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The Euromed NGO Platform General Assembly took place in Amman from 21-24 February 2013. |