All Events and Initiatives || Year by Year

The conference named “The strategic dimension of the Arab Military Force project” took place at the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research and was held by the General Dr. Saleh Lafi Al-Mayteh (prof. at Institute of National Defense for United Arab Emirates).

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In occasion of the Jovanotti show at San Paolo stadium has been paid homage to Pino Daniele: in the same place in which more than 20 years ago the concert of Pino, Lorenzo and Eros took place.
His friend Lorenzo and Eros, along with James Senese, paid homage to the great musician along with 50.000 people from the audience.
In this occasion Alessandro Daniele and Michele Capasso – president of Fondazione Mediterraneo –talked with Lorenzo (Jovanotti) and with the mayor de Magistris about the upcoming section of MAMT museum dedicated to the passed away artist. Jovanotti praised and supported the initiative.

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Three hundred people coming from different countries and involved in a challenge against the time: to finish in only 150 days the works of requalification and multimedia refunctionalization of MAMT museum, financed partly by the POR FESR 2007-2013.
“It is the twenty five anniversary of the Foundation – affirmed the president Capasso – thanks to which has been possible to realize this Museum of the Emotions. Thanks to the involvement of companies and important cultural and scientific exponents coming from different countries it will be possible to finish the works by the 2015, showing that will is power. And for the moment the operative meetings for the different sections are in course. Yesterday and today, 25 July, Paolo Borrometi and Alessandro Daniele (curator) joined to the meeting of MAMT museum for the sections “Pino Daniele” and “Legality”, about Sergio Pappalettera (multimedia tecnichal director) along with exponents of Italian and foreign industries who joined the works of multimedia requalification.

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Between the 22 and the 23 July 2015, for initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain and the Union for the Mediterranean (UpM), a high profile meeting about intercultural and interreligious dialogue took place in the Headquarters of UpM – in the historical palace of Pedralbes in Barcelona – in collaboration with European Union, Anna Lindh Foundation (ALF), Alliance of Civilizations of United Nations (AoC) and the Center for Intercultural and Interreligious D\ialogue King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz (KAICIID).

“This meeting- declared president Capasso – aimed to celebrate the 20 ° anniversary of the Barcelona Process along to increase the ongoing debate about neighbourhood European policy (PEV) and reply to the increasing importance given to the intercultural and interreligious dialogue in the Euro- Mediterranean as a strong tool in order to reach stability and peace, the struggle against intolerance and extremism and support the values of a pacific cohabitation. This meeting, - declared Capasso – represents an unique occasion in order to value tools and dialogue institutions; we need to reconsider the intercultural and interreligious dialogue as a central aim in the framework of a renewed multilateral politic in the Mediterranean; show a strategy of shared dialogue.

Fondazione Mediterraneo – said in conclusion Capasso – since the 1989 has been in service of the Euromediterranean Partnership becoming character of events, programs and several actions which has left a significant mark (from Euromed Cultural Forum to Euromediterranean Conferences, from Cultural Programs to those for immigration and solidarity).

Today, as 20 years ago, we need:

  1. Increase the awareness of the importance of intercultural and interreligious dialogue;
  2. Increase visibility and resources for program and tools for dialogue in the region;
  3. Establish a network of partners which aim to increase the effects of initiatives with synergies which complete themselves;
  4. Decide an action plan for future activities of the network, on the basis of a common plan and an agenda established upon concrete initiatives and network activities and useful to men and women of the Mediterranean.

Fondazione Mediterraneo will keep on working, as has done in 25 years, in order to support this essential peace and dialogue action”.

 

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The President of the Mediterranean Foundation Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari of the Governing Council intervened at the International Conference organized by ISPI.
This was the occasion of the twenty-year cooperation report between the Foundation and the Arab Republic of Egypt until the recent creation of the MAMT titolata section "EGYPT OF EMOTIONS".
For Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab, Italy and Egypt are tied by a common goal: "Our friendship is important. Terrorism and extremism are a danger to us all, together we will defeat and work for a better future for our two countries. " Mahlab then appealed to our country and the Western world, recalling the recent attack on the Italian Embassy in Cairo: "We need that Italy and all Western countries have neighbors to avoid becoming a target of terrorism, as evidenced by the last attack. Together we are stronger. "

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