PRESIDENT VAUZELLE ACKNOWLEDGES THE FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO AND PRESIDENT CAPASSO

Marsiglia | 05 April 2013
Parent Category: Tutte le Attività (EN) - Category: Anno 2013

In a truly historical week in which members of parliaments, cities, young people and women, as well as civil society organizations to relaunch the Mediterranean partnership came together in Marseille, at a meeting in the Regional Headquarters, President Vauzelle paid tribute to the Fondazione Mediterraneo’s 20 year contribution towards building dialogue and Euro-Mediterranean cooperation and the “extraordinary” commitment of its President Michele Capasso. “You cannot open a single door in the Mediterranean without hearing mention of Michele Capasso – a generous man with a vision, who beat us all off the mark in undertaking the steps necessary for building dialogue and cooperation among the peoples of Our Sea. This Sea has been enlarged to embrace the Gulf, the Balkans and the Black Sea countries – and he was there a decade before international initiatives took off in the area”. Those attending the ceremony included Minister Plenipotentiary Stefano Queirolo Palmas (Central Deputy Director of MfA – Italy), Leila Shahid (Palestinian Ambassador to the European Union), Aliki Moschis (Member of the Anna Lindh Foundation Consultative Committee), Lamia Radi (Cultural Director of Cooperation of MfA-Morocco and member of the Anna Lindh Foundaton Consultative Committee), Paolo Segala (ALF Italian Network), the Director General of the General Union for Cultural Centers of Gaza Yousri Darwish and representatives of national networks of the ALF.

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MICHELE CAPASSO’S BOOK, LA GRANDE MEDITERRANEE, IS PRESENTED

Marsiglia | 05 April 2013
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The book “La Grande Méditerranée” by Michele Capasso was presented at several events in Marseille. From the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz to the Commissioner for Enlargement Štefan Füle, from the Speaker of the Italian Chamber of Deputies Laura Boldrini to the Secretary General of the UfM Fathallah Sijilmassi, from the President of the PACA Region Michel Vauzelle to the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean Sergio Piazzi to other representative of Euro-Mediterranean civil society organizations, the book was unanimously acclaimed and appreciated for the actions undertaken by its author President Michele Capasso, who is often cited as having foreseen the events and situations in the Mediterranean, as are widely confirmed by this book.

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ANNA LINDH MEDITERRANEAN FORUM (EN)

Marsiglia | 04 April 2013
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The MEDITERRANEAN FORUM OF THE ANNA LINDH FOUNDATION (ALF) took place in Marseille. The event brought together more than 1000 animators and organizers from civil society organizations, in additions to politicians and is aims to become a reference point, on the one hand, for the relaunch of Euro-Mediterranean dialogue following the Arab Spring uprisings, and for developing an understanding of the social impact of the economic crisis in Europe, on the other. The “recommendations” resulting from the various debates, seminars and meetings will form a road map for a better euro-med policy, in addition to developing and strengthening ALF’s own intercultural mission. In fact, a Steering Committee was set up for the Forum with the Parliamentary Assembly and Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean, the European Commission and the Arab League. The Forum was preceded by a series of preparatory meetings in collaboration with local networks:, Istanbul June 2012; Women, Casablanca, November 2012; Media & perceptions, Palermo July2012 and Barcelona March 2013; Young activists, Luxemburg, September 2012; Migration and the Mediterranean cultural diversity, Algeria, March 2013. Moreover, in preparation for the Forum, ALF collaborated with UNESCO, the Council of Europe, the Alliance of Civilizations. Those attending the Forum included a delegation from the ALF Italian Network, set up in 2004 thanks to the collaboration and commitment of the Fondazione Mediterraneo and its President Michele Capasso. The Italian delegation, accompanied by representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and led by national coordinators - Fondazione Mediterraneo,Fispmed ONLUS, Paralleli-Istituto euromediterraneo per il Nord Ovest – noted the participaton of the following associative members: Associazione Culturale Il Tamarindo,Etnobarometro (Ethnobarometer), Lunaria, CinemovelFoundation, CE.S.I.E-Centro Studi ed Iniziative Europeo,Teatro dell'Argine, Coppem, Euro-Med Centre Ragusa,aMAZElab, Cooperazione per lo Sviluppo dei Paesi Emergenti (Cospe), Unimed - Unione delle Università del Mediterraneo, Ente Nazionale per la protezione e l'assistenza dei sordi Ens-Onlus, Corrente Rosa, Delfino Lavoro soc. cooperativa sociale, Mine Vaganti European Youth Group, Peipli, Flame-Florence Art Music Ensemble,Università Uninettuno. On that occasion, President Michele Capasso presented his book "La Grande Méditerranée" and the work of the Fondazione Mediterraneo in over 20 years of activities.

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MEETING OF THE HEADS OF ALF NATIONAL NETWORKS

Marsiglia | 04 April 2013
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The Meeting of Heads of the ALF National Networks was held in Marseille from 4 April 2013 the. President Capasso represented the Fondazione Mediterraneo as Head of the Italian Network, while Elisa Adorno represented the Istituto Paralleli del Nord Ovest and Paolo Segala Fispmed.

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