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VICE PRESIDENT PITTELLA MAKES A PREVIEW VISIT TO THE CASA DEL MAGHREB ARABO: A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR EUROPE
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19 July 2012
| The acting Vice President of the European Parliament Gianni Pittella, MEP, together with President Michele Capasso and Claudio Azzolini, MP, had a preview visit to the CASA DEL MAGHREB ARABO, which will be officially inaugurated on 26 July 2012, Among others, the opening ceremony will be attended by the Ambassadors of 5 interested countries: Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia and Mauritania.
“I am amazed by the work carried out by President Michele Capasso, exclaimed the Vice President, because it gives Naples, Italy and Europe an essential role in dialogue and cooperation. It is a major challenge but at the same time it is a unique opportunity for the Arab Maghreb and for Europe. With the support of politicians, male and female personalities from the world of culture and science, who have been collaborating with the Fondazione Mediterraneo for more than twenty years. Naples will become a centre and a space for dialogue and Euro-Maghreb cooperation”. Pittella commented on the noteworthy book in the following manner: “Backing Euro-Mediterranean future both necessary and essential for both shores despite being difficult, critical and impervious. Many mistakes have been made including by we Europeans. Numerous difficulties continue to persist notwithstanding the fact that the Arab Spring has laid down the political and social conditions for strengthening cooperation in every field and for launching a Euro-Mediterranean community policy and in relation to which the Arab Maghreb constitutes and fundamental pillar. We need to believe in this and fight for its with all our might as people like President Michele Capasso have been doing in a determined and coherent manner for years”. |
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First stage of the project “Mediterranean Networking: step one Lampedusa” promoted by the Italian Network of the Anna Lindh Foundation
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19 July 2012
| On 15 June 2012 the project “Mediterranean Networking: step one Lampedusa”, which is co-financed by the Anna Lindh Foundation and managed by the Italian Anna Lindh Network got under way. The aim of the Joint Action is to promote joint and shared activities in which a large number of national network members are active to strengthen dialogue among cultures in the Mediterranean. |
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4th Edition of Lampedusa in Festival
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19 July 2012
The 4th edition of LAMPEDUSA in FESTIVAL, the event that for the second year in a row has had the privilege of receiving the medal of honor from the President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano as a representation prize and that has been selected by the UNAR (National Anti-Discrimination Office for Racial Discrimination) as a good practice against racism, has recorded an important participation in terms of spectators, witnessing a strong focus on the proposed events, which has brought on the island, as well as journalists and experts in the field, a different type of tourist: international and attentive to social and cultural issues.
The event was supported by the Italian Network of the Anna Lindh Foundation for dialogue between cultures, as part of the "Joint Action"..
4th Edition of Lampedusa in Festival
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19 July 2012
The 4th edition of LAMPEDUSA in FESTIVAL, the event that for the second year in a row has had the privilege of receiving the medal of honor from the President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano as a representation prize and that has been selected by the UNAR (National Anti-Discrimination Office for Racial Discrimination) as a good practice against racism, has recorded an important participation in terms of spectators, witnessing a strong focus on the proposed events, which has brought on the island, as well as journalists and experts in the field, a different type of tourist: international and attentive to social and cultural issues.
The event was supported by the Italian Network of the Anna Lindh Foundation for dialogue between cultures, as part of the "Joint Action"..
MOLINARI’S TRICOLOUR TOTEM TO THE ALGERIAN AMBASSADOR
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12 July 2012
| During a meeting at the Headquarters of the Algerian Embassy in Italy, President Michele Capasso gave Ambassador Rachid Marif a copy of the “Tricolour Totem for Peace” , which was created to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy. On that occasion, a project was prepared for the erection of the statue of the Totem for Peace with the colours of the Algerian flag to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Algeria. |
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VISIT TO THE ALIYEV CENTRE
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10 July 2012
| The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso visited the Aliyev Centre – dedicated to the “Father” of Azerbaijan – and designed by Iranian architect Zaha Hadid. |  |
PSYCHOLOGIST RITA EL KHAYAT MEETS MICHELE CAPASSO
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08 July 2012
| Anthropologist and psychologist Rita El Khayat met the President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo, Michele Capasso ex pressing her appreciation for the book “La Grande Méditerranée”. |  |
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE “MEZZOGIORNO AREAS OF EUROPE AND THE MEDITERRANEAN IN THE FIRING LINE”
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07 July 2012
| The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari – board member – participated in the International Conference to which they were invited by the OBI (Osservatorio Banche impresa) directed by Antonio Corvino. The introductory speech was given by Shirin Ebadi, Nobel Prize winner and member of the Fondazione Mediterraneo. The speakers at the event included among other, the Mayor of Naples, de Magistris and the Vice President of the European Parliament Gianni Pittella, who spoke of the imperativeness of creating a United States of Europe, which that Fondazione Mediterraneo has been advocating since 1995. |  |
THE NEW DIRECTION TAKEN BY TUNISIA
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06 July 2012
| The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari, board member, met with a delegation from Tunisia, led by Abdelfattah Mourou, lawyer and co-founder of the Islamic Movement Ennhadha. During the meeting, reference was made to the action of the Fondazione in favour of Tunisia, as well as that of the movement for the Totem of Peace that has been active since 2005. Moreover, this statue is about to be erected in Tunisia and will be dedicated to infancy. President Capasso and Mr. Morou (lawyer) emphasized the importance of the “Casa del Maghreb Arabo”, to be inaugurated by the Fondazione this coming 26th July. |  |
THE GOVERNOR KHALIFA: THE TOTEM FOR PEACE TO CAIRO
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06 July 2012
| During a meeting with the Governor of Cairo Abdel Kawi Khalifa, the President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari agreed on examining the possibilities of erecting a statute of the Totem for Peace in Cairo, as a symbol of the revolution. During the meeting, problems linked to the development of the Cairo were discussed as were its areas of poverty and criticality. |  |