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SENATOR AMORUSO IS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN
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13 October 2012
Senator Francesco Maria Amoruso was elected President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean for the 2012-2014 biennium.
President Capasso publicly expressed his appreciation of this illustrious position, and hoped that the cooperation between the Assembly and the Fondazione Mediterraneo would continue to prosper.
THE TRICOLOUR TOTEM FOR PEACE TO THE SPEAKER OF THE MALTESE PARLIAMENT MICHAEL FRENDO
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12 October 2012
President Michele Capasso presented a copy of the "Tricolour Totem for Peace" by Mario Molinari, made by the Fondazione Mediterraneo to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy to the Speaker of the Maltese Parliament, Michael Frendo. It was also agreed that a "Totem for Peace" would be erected in Malta.
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE TO THE EUROPEAN UNION
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12 October 2012
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the European Union for its contribution to peace-making, reconciliation, democracy and human rights over the past sixty years
MEETING WITH JORDANIAN PRIME MINISTER FAYEZ AL-TARAWNEH
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12 October 2012
President Michele Capasso met with the Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Fayez Al-Tarawneh, with whom he analyzed the Syrian situation and Jordanian initiatives to host Syrian refugees. President Capasso delivered the Prime Minister a copy of the Appeal for Syria.
RETURNING TO MOSTAR BRIDGE
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11 October 2012
| It was a particularly emotional experience returning to Mostar Bridge – the symbol of the war in the Balkans and the solidarity actions undertaken by the Fondazione Mediterraneo and its President, Michele Capasso. |
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THE CRUCIFIX AND VIRGIN MARY OF POMPEI: SYMBOLS OF INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
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11 October 2012
| The Fondazione Mediterraneo supports the programme for interreligious dialogue pioneered by Dr. Francesco Paolo Iaccarino and Father Arnold as part of a campaign in which the Crucifix and Effigy of the Virgin Mary of Pompei are exhibited as symbols in remote places in the foothills of Kilimangiaro. |  |
ROBERTO ALIBONI WRITES A PREFACE TO THE NEW EDITION OF THE BOOK "GRANDE MÉDITERRANÉE" BY MICHELE CAPASSO
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10 October 2012
Professor Roberto Aliboni, former vice president of the Istituto Affari Internazionali, and considered one of the most eminent experts on international politics, wrote a preface to the book by Michele Capasso, "La Grande Méditerranée", which has been reprinted in its full 2007 edition for its premonitory reflections on today’s events.
EUROMESCO ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON THE SUBJECT OF EUROPE, THE MEDITERRANEAN AND THE ARAB SPRING: TRANSFORMING CRISIS INTO OPPORTUNITY
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05 October 2012
The “Euromesco” annual conference took place in Barcelona.
President Michele Capasso gave a speech on the democratization process under way in Arab countries, based on his 20 years’ experiences as President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo.
On that occasion, special mention was made to the book by Michele Capasso, published in 2007 by the University Cadi Ayyad in Marrakesh, which included the “Lectio Magistralis” containing truly premonitory reflections about events which happened between 2008-2012.
MEMBERS OF EUROMESCO SIGN THE APPEAL FOR SYRIA LAUNCHED BY THE FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO
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05 October 2012
Members of the “Euromesco” network – comprising research centres and political groups from 43 Euro-Mediterranean countries - met in Barcelona to sign the Appeal for Syria launched by the Fondazione Mediterraneo.
“It is at precisely such a difficult time, in which Turkey runs the risk of being dragged into the Syrian conflict, that it is essential to launch an appeal to the world’s conscience to stop this conflict in the heart of the Mediterranean and remember that it continues to cause innocent victims.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE EUROMESCO NETWORK
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04 October 2012
The Annual General and Extraordinary Meeting of the “Euromesco” network of international politics institutes took place at the IEMED headquarters in Barcelona.
On that occasion, the Activities Report was discussed and approved as was the Report on the Action Plan for 2012-2014. Prof. Bichara Khader was confirmed as President of the Steering Committee, Director of the Centre of Studies and Research on the Contemporary Arab World (Belgium) and member of the Fondazione Mediterraneo.
The Fondazione Mediterraneo has been a member of Euromesco since 2006 and attended the Assembly thanks to the participation of its President Michele Capasso, who suggested drafting a summary weekly Newsletter – with one page in English, one in French, Arabic, Russian and Chinese, respectively to be disseminated worldwide.