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OMCOM: FOCUS ABOUT ELLENIKA OPERATION
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21 October 2013
The Ellenika operation showed the existence of international narcomafia groups working together.
In particular Albanians, Serbians and Italians. Three levels: Albanians engaged in trafficking, Serbians whom are working as carriers and Italians in Pescara whom are selling the drugs. Also Bosnia is engaged. Heroine come from Afghanistan.
III° ANTIMAFIA SUMMIT – Preview of 1° Mediterranean summit 2013 and 19° Italian anti mafia summit
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19 October 2013
Took place in San Marino the 3° Antimafia Summit, with the participation –among others – of State Secretary Gian Carlo Venturini and Giuseppe Maria Morganti, Italian Ambassador in San Marino Republic Barbara Bregato, of Senator Mario Michele Giarrusso, Member of Antimafia Parliamentar Commission , Senator Lorenzo Diana, League of Legality, Salvatore Calleri, president of Caponnetto Foundation, Domenico Bilotta, Caponnetto Foundation National Responsible for School, Michele Capasso, president of Fondazione Mediterraneo. The last one, during his speech, not only dealt with the mafia problem, but also about foreign policy: “There are no more big statesmen as were in the past and this is the most important reason because there is brutality based on illegality.” Still, I’ll tell to youngs that this is the time to dare, to be peace makers. The challenge is everyone has the power of his life in his hands. San Marino’s role is important: you are a small Republic, talking about physical dimensions of your state, but for your History you are great.” From this point starting the relaunch of a project which could comport youth exchange all over the world, from needy areas from Italy, Europe and all over the world in order to bring their visible experience. San Marino’s history will be part of “MAMT – Mediterrean Museum of Arts, Music and Traditions” established by Fondazione Mediterraneo which will open by the end of the year.
MOLINARI’S TOTEM OF PEACE AT SAN MARINO AS LEGALITY’S SYMBOL
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19 October 2013
The president of Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso delivered the Totem of peace and legality by the great sculptor Mario Molinari in the hands of State’s secretary Gian Carlo Venturini and Giuseppe Maria Morganti, at the presence of Italian Ambassador in San Marino Barbara Bregato.
“It represents– declared Capasso – the acknowledgment of the path done by San Marino in these years.
A symbolic challenge they are trying to win here. For the first time the Molinari’s Totem of Peace – which started its way some years ago – represents both peace and legality. It is a very strong symbol which after Ban-Ki Moon goes to the Repubblic of Titano”. For now it has been given a Totem miniature and the real one will be placed in the next few months on the Titano, after the individuation to the best spot for its collocation.
PRESENTATION OF OMCOM AT SAN MARINO
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19 October 2013
At San Marino, during the third antimafia summit, presidents of Caponnetto Foundation, Salvatore Calleri, and Fondazione Mediterraneo, Michele Capasso, with Sen. Mario Giarrusso from Antimafia Parliamentar Commission of Italian republic, presented and illustrated the aims and activities of OMCOM (Mediterranean Observatory about organized criminality and mafie) to Internal Affairs and Justice State Secretary Giancarlo Venturini.
CAPONNETTO FOUNDATION JOINS TO RIDE
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18 October 2013
Antonino Caponnetto Foundation joins to “RIDE –Italian Network for Euro Mediterranean Dialogue”.
“It is an important moment- highlighted the president Salvatore Càlleri – because the legality is at the fundaments of civil coabitation in a multi etnich world and for this, alla base della coesistenza civile in un mondo multietnico e, per questo, costituisce la condizione preliminare per la costruzione duratura del dialogo e della pace.
We are pleased that Foreign Affairs Ministry Emma Bonino expressed his own congratulations for RIDE’s establishment and hoped that most important organs and institutions workinf in Italy could join to this initiative co established by Foreign Affairs Ministry: Caponnetto Foundation intended to accuel this invitation”.
ABU MAZEN VISITS FRANCIS POPE. "PEN OF PEACE"
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17 October 2013
The president of Palestine, Abu Mazen, during a meeting with Francis Pope in Vatican, expressed his desire to sign a peace agreement with Israel. During the consultation the Palestinian leader invited the Pope to visit Holy Land, and a similar invitation was made before also by Israeli president Shimon Peres. Abu Mazen choose Rome as first step of an European travel which will lead him to Germany and Bruxelles, in order to made aware Europe about Palestinian issue. The topic of peace negotiations with Israel was one of the central points of the meeting with Francis Pope, who hopes in a agreement as soon as possible. He did it in his own way, when he donated to Palestinian Authority a fountain pen, which reproduces the column of the canopy of San Peter’s Altar, artwork of Gianlorenzo Bernini: For sure you have to sign so many papers…”, he joked. And Abu Mazen understood his allusion: “ I hope to sign with this pen the peace agreement with Israel”. “Soon, soon!”, pushed the Argentinian Pope. In a following statement, Vatican let known that Pope asks to Israeli government and to the Palestinian one: “to take with determination and under the support of international community brave decisions in favour of peace”. Francis Pope expressed his “faith that the peace process helds to the aimed fruits in order to find a right and long lasting solution to a conflict which ends reveals to be every day, more needed and urgent”. After the new invitation the visit of Francis Pope in Holy Land seems to be closer. Holy See didn’t officially announced the visit but it can be supposed it will take place between march and april of 2014. In the afternoon, president of Anp at Quirinale met Giorgio Napolitano to whom consigned “Palestinian Star”, the most important award of the Territories. The peace process had a significant moment few months ago, when President Abu Mazen visited Fondazione Mediterraneo, which recognized his role in the pacification process.
AWARDS CEREMONY FOR THE 2013 MARE NOSTRUM AWARD
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13 October 2013
The Awards ceremony for the “2013 Mare Nostrum Awards” took place in Rome.
Created by the “Grimaldi Magazine”, the Mare Nostrum Awards are dedicated to the promotion of Sea Motorways. Its aim is to valorize this exceptional opportunity for exchange, linking and sustainable development for all countries in the Mediterranean area. The prize money value of the Mare Nostrum Awards amounts to euro 50,000 as every year, shared among the first five award winners. The international panel of the Award is composed of eminent representatives from the fields of journalism and culture. In fact, its President Folco Quilici was assisted by Vassiliki Armogeni, Greek journalist for the magazine Efoplistis, Michele Capasso, President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo, Diana De Feo, RAI reporter, Mimmo Jodice, photographer, Paul Kyprianou, former President of the Associazione Armatori RoRo Europei.
The Awards Secretary is Luciano Bosso, journalist and director of Grimaldi Magazine Mare Nostrum.
During the event, hosted by Massimo Giletti, the Ambassador of Morocco in Italy Hassan Abouyoub emphasized the need in such difficult times to “show courage” in every field to promote peace and development. In a convivial atmosphere, meeting with Min. Pl. Enrico Granara, Raffaele La Capria and and Folco Quilici, Michele Capasso referred to their joint experiences in dialogue and protection of the environment.
VISIT AT MUSEUM HOUSE OF MARIO MOLINARI
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10 October 2013
The photograph Sebastiano Strano visits museum-house of Mario Molinari.
LAMPEDUSA, SHAME OF EUROPE
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09 October 2013
In visit at Lampedusa, in the aftermath of the massacre which has been cause of 300 deads, the Prime Minister Letta, the president of European Commission Barroso, Ministry Alfano and European Commissioner Malmström, promised the intervention of Europe in order to avoid similar tragedies. "It is never too late" – declared President Capasso which Fondazione Mediterraneo for years warned about refugees unbearable situation, launching a new appeal on 8 July 2013 in occasion of Francis Pope’s visit.
OMCOM: ANTIMAFIA SUMMIT DEDICATED TO MEDITERRANEAN RECEIVES HIGH PATRONAGE OF ITALIAN REPUBLIC PRESIDENT
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08 October 2013
Antimafia summit sponsored by Caponnetto Foundation - responsible, with Fondazione Mediterraneo, OMCOM – Mediterranean Observatory on organized criminality and mafie- receives the High Patronage of President of Italian Republic.