All Events and Initiatives || Year by Year

The University of Nicosia – through its "Centre for Green Development + QZA" – organized its first ever meeting in total observance of the principles of respect for the environment for the occasion of the “XIth Meeting of Heads of the ALF Networks”.

In his report, the director of the Centre, Mr. Marios Valiant illustrated in detail the initiatives it had undertaken.

On behalf of the Anna Lindh Foundation, Gemma Aubarell hoped that the "ALF Forum" in Marseille would adopted the same methods.

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After a long period at the helm of the ALF National Networks, Gianluca Solera, is leaving the Anna Lindh Foundation. At the meeting in Nicosia he took the opportunity to deliver a positive statement of the activities undertaken and warmly accepted the gestures of affection and esteem expressed by collaborators and Heads of the National networks.

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From 8-11 November 2012, the XIth Meeting of Heads of the ALF National Networks was held in Cyprus. As Head of the Italian Network, President Capasso participated for the Fondazione Mediterraneo while Elisa Adorno presented the Istituto Paralleli del Nord Ovest

At this event, the following themes were discussed.

  • Objectives and Strategies 2012-2015
  • Budget 2013
  • Development of Networks
  • The new ALF logo
  • The ALF Mediterranean Forum in Marseille 2013

Among others, the members discussed the Arab Spring and the role that the National Networks can play.

President Michele Capasso suggested developing joint actions to valorize immigrants – a new theme for the 2013 Euromed Award – to give greater visibility to young people on the south shore of the Mediterranean.

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During the XIth Meeting of the Heads of the National Networks of the Anna Lindh Foundation, coordinated by executive director Andreu Claret, and witness statement was made by a Syrian citizen Salam Kawakibi who showed photos and artistic depictions of the massacres being committed, alerting us to the need to find a solution before it is too late.

 

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President Michele Capasso and other Heads of the National Networks of the Anna Lindh Foundation made a tour of the two halves of Nicosia: the Greek part and Turkish part.

Capasso Stated that “we are border between borders”. Cyprus is just a few kilometres away from that tormented Middle East Region (Turkey, Jordan, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Israel and Egypt) and it is adopting and extremist western policy that is far from that of dialogue required to bring peace to the area”.

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