13th MEETING OF MINISTERS OF WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (5 + 5)

Marsiglia | 28 October 2016
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Federazione Anna Lindh Italia - Onlus (EN)

This meeting was set up in Rome in 1990 after a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Western Mediterranean countries with the aim of establishing a regional cooperation process in the Western Mediterranean.
After many years of interruption this initiative has been relaunched in 2001.
Regional crises and the fight against terrorism and radicalization - as well as actions for youth employment, mobility and migrants - are at the center of the 13th meeting in Marseilles.
On this occasion, a delegation of MED FORUM participants from Malta presented a recommendation on young people and intercultural cities.
For Italy, the leader of the Italian network ALF Michele Capasso and Enrica Miceli took part.
President Michele Capasso had a cordial interview with French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayraultcon, who - when he was the mayor of Nantes - has been carrying out initiatives for the Mediterranean and the youth together with the Fondazione Mediterraneo.
Minister Ayrault shared the recommendation of President Capasso on the need to facilitate cultural mobility for young people in the Mediterranean and reiterated his personal commitment to the Press Conference.

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PRESENTATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE MED FORUM OF MALTA TO THE MINISTERS OF THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN (5+5)

Marsiglia | 28 October 2016
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Federazione Anna Lindh Italia - Onlus (EN)

At the initiative of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a meeting of young people and civil society was held in Marseille - in parallel with the 13th 5 + 5 meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs - with the participation of the leaders of the Anna Lindh Foundation Networks of their respective countries 5 + 5) in order to discuss and present the recommendations of the MED FORUM of Malta to Ministers.
For Italy, the leader Michele Capasso and Enrica Miceli participated.
President Michele Capasso had a cordial interview with French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault with whom - when he was the mayor of Nantes - initiatives for the Mediterranean and young people were held together with the Fondazione Mediterraneo.
Minister Ayrault shared the recommendation of President Capasso on the need to facilitate cultural mobility for young people in the Mediterranean and reiterated his personal commitment to the Press Conference.

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XVa MEETING OF NATIONAL LEADER NETWORK ALF

Malta | 26 October 2016
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Federazione Anna Lindh Italia - Onlus (EN)

It was held in Malta on 26 October 2016, the XVa Meeting of Heads of National Networks ALF.
For the Mediterranean Foundation, leader of the Italian Network, was attended by the President Michele Capasso.
On this occasion were discussed:

• Results and recommendations of MED FORUM in Malta (23-25.10.2016)
• Proposals for the 5 + 5 meeting in Marseille (28.10.2016)
• Priorities to be put in place, given the ALF economic crisis and the failure to realize much of the existing programs.
• New ALF Stage Goals and Strategies with Networks.
• Network Development

The meeting was preceded by a meeting with President Guigou (23.10.2016) and an informal meeting of the leaders who expressed difficulties in continuing to operate without a strategy and, often, without listening and participation of the Secretariat.
Among the priorities of the MED FORUM of Malta, the theme of "Intercultural cities" has been identified, proposing to put under this "hat" the other themes related to young people, education, migrants, etc.

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INFORMAL MEETING OF THE LEADER OF THE NATIONAL NETWORKS ALF

Malta | 24 October 2016
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Federazione Anna Lindh Italia - Onlus (EN)

Before the official meeting of the leader of the national networks ALF, an informal self-managed meeting was held by the leader who took note of the general state of distress-highlighted also by the desired failure to participate in some of them at the Forum of Malta-for the non-involvement of networks in the preparation of the Forum itself and a modest participation of the members of the networks at the event.
In addition to this, a lack of communication has been highlighted between the Alexandria Secretariat and the national networks, recalling the urgent need to revise the rules, role and functioning of the Anna LINDH Foundation and its networks, establishing whether to strengthen the role Centralist of the Fondazione Anna Lindh or the networks of the 42 countries, as foreseen in the Statute of the ALF.
The participants approved the generous proposal of President Capasso-shared also by President Guigou the previous evening during the meeting with the leader-to host in Naples next February 2017 an "ad hoc" meeting of the leader in order to To redefine the role of national networks within the ALF, referring to further exchanges by mail the detailed organisation of this meeting, considering the importance that the same holds.

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