EU-TUNISIA COOPERATION ON MIGRATION: TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE AND MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL PARTNERSHIPS

Tunisi | 16 March 2022
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In line with the Joint Communication on a Renewed Partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood and the New Deal on Migration and Asylum, the EU encourages more systematic efforts to coordinate actions with neighbouring countries. To strengthen this coordination, the EU envisages the development of Migration Partnerships, as tailor-made agreements incorporating the political priorities of EU partners and countries.
In this respect, the European Institute for the Mediterranean (IEMed), in the framework of the "EuroMeSCo connecting the dots" project, and the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), in the framework of the "EuroMed Migration 5" project, conducted this survey to reflect on the improvement of migration partnerships between the EU and the southern Mediterranean countries.
The survey targeted respondents from southern Mediterranean countries, including policy makers, experts and civil society representatives, and its results should reflect the priorities and views in the respective national contexts of southern Mediterranean countries, thus paving the way for an evidence-based approach to negotiating partnerships.
The Fondazione Mediterraneo is a founding member of the EuroMeSCo network and supports and disseminates its main activities.

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THE PREFECT OF NAPLES CLAUDIO PALOMBA RECEIVES THE "TRICOLOUR TOTEM FOR PEACE”

Naples | 15 March 2022
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The Prefect of Naples Claudio Palomba - during a visit to the seat of the Fondazione Mediterraneo - received a copy of the "Tricolour Totem for Peace", created on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy and representing the monumental work of the sculptor Mario Molinari created in Turin for that occasion.
It was presented to the Prefect by Pia Molinari and Michele Capasso, President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo.
On this occasion, Prefect Palomba recalled his presence as Prefect of Turin from 2018 to 2021 and the importance of the Piedmontese capital in the history of Italy.

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THE PREFECT OF NAPLES CLAUDIO PALOMBA VISITS THE FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO AND THE MUSEUM OF PEACE - MAMT

Naples | 15 March 2022
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The Prefect of Naples H.E. Claudio Palomba - accompanied by the Provincial Commander of the Guardia di Finanza Gen. B. Gabriele Failla and Col. Giuseppe Garofalo - visited the Museum of Peace - MAMT and the seat of the Fondazione Mediterraneo and other international institutions (United States of the World, Accademia del Mediterraneo, Maison de la Méditerranée, Maison de la Paix, Euromedcity, Mediterranean Observatory on Organised Crime and Mafias, World Salesian Oratory, Anna Lindh Federation Italy, Maison des Alliances, Casa del Maghreb Arabo).
During the visit, the video of the Foundation's thirtieth anniversary was shown and the institutional process of the main activities for dialogue and peace was retraced.
Prefect Palomba expressed his appreciation for the activities carried out and for the Museum of Peace - MAMT, a world heritage site.

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THE FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO WITH EUROMEDCITIES AND ANNA LINDH FEDERATION ITALY PARTICIPATE IN THE EVENT "CITIES STAND WITH UKRAINE”

Florence | 15 March 2022
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The Fondazione Mediterraneo with its "Euromedcities" section and the Anna Lindh Italy Federation with many of their respective members participated in the event for peace 'Cities stand with Ukraine' organised by Eurocities in Florence in Piazza Santa Croce, crowded with flags of peace and Ukraine.
A video with the recently deceased President of the European Parliament David Sassoli talking about Europe and peace, preceded by 17 bells, one for each day of the war in Ukraine, ringing from the basilica of Santa Croce opened the event.
About 20,000 people were in the square.
In his speech, delivered in 2019 in Florence on the occasion of the extraordinary city council meeting on "The legacy of Giorgio La Pira in today's Europe", Sassoli stressed: "When we have reached the end of the European construction, because we are still inside a building site and we have to send it on, we have to write a nice sign 'Work in progress' on it; when at the end the European construction will be finished and many walls will have collapsed and so much nationalist spirit will vanish to bring out how beautiful it is to feel Italian, but without this nationalist spirit that makes you be separate and different and divided from others, what will there be at the end? Europe will be our cities," he added, "and Florence will have an advantage because it has had a wealth of experience and knowledge. And it will know where to take the world and help it to grow. And to live in peace".
"This war was not started by us, this is the cynical and cruel invasion by Russia, this is the war against the Ukrainian people". This was stated by Volodymyr Zelenskyj, President of Ukraine, speaking via video link to the Eurocities event in Florence. "I greet all the friends of Ukraine, of Europe all friends of freedom I know that today you are that over 100 thousand in different squares of different cities we Ukrainians are grateful". Russian armed forces have surrounded Ukrainian cities and want to destroy them. They bomb 24 hours a day, they bomb clinics, churches, squares, which are like yours," Zelensky added. "This war is not only against Ukrainians but against the values that unite us, against our way of life" in the West. "Tell your politicians to close the skies of Ukraine", "from rockets, from Russian planes, from missiles": this is the strong appeal of the president of Ukraine, to the square in Florence. Thunderous and long applause broke out in Piazza Santa Croce as the President of Ukraine spoke from Kiev. The connection had two brief interruptions but was quickly restored. "We must stand together in the European Community, it is important for Ukraine," he said.

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