INAUGURATED "MOLINARI HALL" IN CIVIC LIBRARY "NATALIA GINZBURG"

At the presence of Pia and Jacopo Molinari, the president of Turin City Council Giovanni Ferraris, Turin Culture Assessor Braccialarghe and neighbourhood people, has been inaugurated "Sala Molinari" dedicated to the great sculptor.
On this occasion, the memorandum of understanding for the "Library of Peace" in Naples was signed.

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MAMT HOSTS PIZZA AND BREAD MUSEUM

The MIP, pizza international museum, is one of the most interesting sections of MAMT which, along with showing panels with the history of the two food and  “objects‑relics” which are showing their story and evolution through the millenniums, hosts a dedicated  taste itinerary in which is possible to go through the cultural history and enjoy the typical Neapolitan pizza. This section is looked after by  Fondazione Mediterraneo and Neapolitan Pizza Chef Association and represents an excellence for the city. The announcement was made during a press conference in which joined the Major  Luigi De Magistris.

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VINCENT DIEUTRE RECEIVES CINEMA MEDITERRANEAN AWARD

During a ceremony has been assigned to the director  Vincent Dieutre the "Mediterranean Cinema Award" 2013.
The award was consigned by Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari.

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LAMPEDUSA: APPEAL TO EUROPE CONSCIENCE

In occasion of the meeting of Union for Mediterranean, at the presence of general secretary of UPM Fatallah Sijilmassi, high functionaries of European Union, and ambassadors of 43 Euromediterranean countries, president Michele Capasso renewed the Appeal for Lampedusa and his refugees, launched by Fondazione Mediterraneo on the 8 july 2013, in occasion of the visit of Francis Pope to the island.
The appeal sadly recalled the tragedy happened once again for the lackness of a clear European policy about migration and refugees right.

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ANNA LINDH FOUNDATION 41st BOARD OF GOVERNORS (EN)

Michele Capasso, co-coordinator of the Italian Network ALF, attended the 41st meeting of the Board of Governors of the Anna Lindh Foundation, on behalf of the Italian Network , co- coordinators of Parallel and FISPMED and 43 of the Leaders of ALF Networks .

In his speech Capasso has exhibited the following topics:

  • Appeals for the tragedy of Lampedusa, as strongly requested by members of the Italian Network , which the ARCI.
  • Request to remove the financial mechanism of Step 6 and to confirm that used for Step 5.
  • Request to play in Italy , as is customary , the next meeting of the Leaders , the Board of Governors and Advisory Council ALF , on the occasion of the Italian Presidency of the EU ( July-December , 2014) and will be the last of a Mediterranean country until 2020.
  • Presentation of RIDE - Italian Network for the euro Mediterranean dialogue.

Instances have found the consent of the ALF and members of the board , with the support of Min.Pl. Granara - Italian member of the Board of Governors - and to ancient relations of esteem with other members of the Board.
The President Capasso has revived the appeal for Lampedusa worldwide on 8 July 2013, on the occasion of the visit of Pope Francesco

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE EUROMESCO NETWORK

The Annual General and Extraordinary Meeting of the “Euromesco” network of international politics institutes took place at the Paris.

On that occasion, the Activities Report was discussed and approved as was the Report on the Action Plan for 2013-2014. 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 it's President Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari, who suggested drafting a summary weekly Newsletter – with one page in English, one in French, Arabic, Russian and Chinese, respectively to be disseminated worldwide.

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PEPPE BARRA IN VISIT TO MAISON DES ALLIANCES

The artist Peppe Barra visited the Maison des Alliances expressing praise for the work carried out by the Fondazione Mediterraneo in favor of art and creativity.

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15th EDITION - NAPOLI FILM FESTIVAL

Ready for the fifteenth edition of the Naples Film Festival, which this year takes place in the stunning location of Castel Sant’Elmo.

Also this year the Fondazione Mediterraneo is a partner of the event Neapolitan, which is now part of the European festival circuit independent of greater thickness.

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EIGHTH EDITION OF SUMMER SCHOOL PROCIDA “CULTURAL ENTERPRISE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN. HISTORIANS AND THE MEDITERRANEAN. TODAY”

It took place in Procida – in the Conservatory of the Orphans, home of the University of Naples L’Orientale - the Eighth Annual Summer School Procida “Cultural Enterprise in the Mediterranean. Historians and the Mediterranean. Today”.
With it has initiated a series of seminars and workshops held by scholars and historians from various disciplines and international prestige, on topics relating to the history of the Mediterranean. The story, that is, a space in which people are accustomed to live collective lives and to meet and clash, to get lost and find themselves, stratifying and composing.
The speakers were: Michele Capasso, president of Fondazione Mediterraneo, Maurice Aymard, Conservatory of Orphans, Caterina de Vivo, an expert in the management of environmental and cultural heritage in marine protected areas in the Mediterranean.

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PRESENTS THE “RIDE” AL “II INTERNATIONAL FORUM” “TWO SHORES, A FUTURE: THE SARDINIA TO THE CENTER OF NEW DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN”

The Min. Pl. Enrico Granara , Coordinator of the Euro-Mediterranean policies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, presented the RIDE - Italian Network for Euro-Mediterranean dialogue, speaking at the II International Forum organized by “Rondine Città della della Pace” member of the Network
“A significant moment - said Granara - because this initiative is an important step in the attempt to find a common way to support the new course of the countries of the Southern Mediterranean through the overcoming of conflict and cooperation”.
Among the messages, what Ambassador Staffan de Mistura, former Under Secretary and Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs , Special Envoy of the Government Letta for the case Marò in India, has given at young people of ‘Rondine Citta della Pace’ from the South Bank in connection with the Forum : “I’m happy to be part of this moment you are doing – says de Mistura greeting the young people - the French Revolution teaches that the results come after a long time, after moments of great confusion but are movements that change history irreversibly , as a breath of fresh air that enters a room displaces the stale air that was there before”.

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