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15 June 2026
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Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)
The awards ceremony for the winners of the 18th Edition of the Mare Nostrum International Journalism Awards, organised by the magazine “Grimaldi Magazine Mare Nostrum” and sponsored by the National Order of Journalists, took place yesterday evening at the Grand Hotel Vesuvio in Naples.
Among the founders of the Awards and a member of the jury was the Secretary-General of the United States of the World, Prof. Michele Capasso, who attended the ceremony.
Presented by the host Massimo Giletti, the event was attended by representatives from the institutional, academic, media and shipping sectors.
In particular, those present included Javier Triana Jiménez and Khaled Fekih, the Consul General of Spain and the Consul of Tunisia in Naples respectively, as well as Carlo Puca, Councillor for Active Participation and the Image of the City of Naples, who delivered a brief address on behalf of the Mayor, Gaetano Manfredi.
The guests were welcomed by the Chairman of the Grimaldi Group and Cavaliere del Lavoro, Gianluca Grimaldi, and by the Chief Executive Officers, Emanuele Grimaldi and Diego Pacella.
The Award’s international jury, chaired by journalist Bruno Vespa and comprising leading figures from the worlds of culture and journalism, announced the following winners:
- Gianluca Di Feo for the article “Hormuz mined. Pasdaran mines in the waters of the Strait: ‘We’ll manage the safe routes’”, published in La Repubblica;
- Antonis Alafogiorgos for the article “Αμβρακικός SOS” (Gulf of Ambracia SOS), published in the Greek newspaper Akti Miaouli;
- Andrea Margelletti for the article “The sea: a new strategic dimension reshaping the national interest”, published in Il Mattino;
- Salem Trabelsi for the article “La Méditerranée en première ligne” (The Mediterranean on the front line), published in La Presse de Tunisie;
- Agustín Rivera Hernández or the article “Cruceros eléctricos: la innovación ya está aquí… pero todavía quedan retos hasta 2030” (Electric cruise ships: innovation is already here… but challenges remain until 2030), published in the Spanish daily El Confidencial.
The special “Cavaliere del Lavoro Guido Grimaldi” award, established by the Grimaldi family in memory of the Group’s founder, was presented to Antonino Pane, long-serving editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper Il Mattino.
The 19th edition of the Mare Nostrum Awards will be launched next September. The call for entries will be available at the offices of the regional journalists’ associations and on the websites www.grimaldi.napoli.it and www.grimaldi-lines.com.
The “United States of the World” and the “Mediterranean Foundation” support the United Nations Alliance of Civilisations (UNAOC) and the Permanent Mission of the Sultanate of Oman to the United Nations in the “Muscat Action Plan for traditional and indigenous leaders and peoples to counter and address hate speech and prevent genocide and atrocity crimes through peace mediation” (Muscat Action Plan).
After visiting Madrid and Barcelona, Pope Leo XIV concluded his fourth seven-day apostolic journey to Spain in the Canary Islands.
The “United States of the World” and the “Fondazione Mediterraneo” are participating in and supporting the “Day for Dialogue Among Civilisations”, designated by the United Nations and celebrated on 10 June each year.