Civil Society

Since 1994 Fondazione Mediterraneo acts as an active part in the Euro-Mediterranean Civil Society participating to Euro-Mediterranean Conferences and Euromed Civil Forums.

In particular, Fondazione Mediterraneo organized the Euromed Civil Forums in Barcelona (1995) and in Naples (1997 and 2003) and contributed to the establishment of the NGO Euromed Platform.

Euromed Platform: 1 minute of silence to commemorate victims in Egypt and Tunisia

Bruxelles | 28 January 2011
Parent Category: Attività (EN) - Category: Civil Society

On January the 28th the board of the Euromed Platform met in Brussels. Caterina Arcidiacono, vicepresident of Fondazione Mediterraneo and member of the platform, took part to the meeting that started with one minute of silence to commemorate victims in Egypt and Tunisia. Solidarity was expressed to the platfom members from Tunisia and Egypt.

The board planned the next meeting in Spain and also expressed the willingness to organize the next general assembly in Tunisia within the end of 2011.

The Euromed Platform launches the project Consortium

Bruxelles | 27 January 2011
Parent Category: Attività (EN) - Category: Civil Society

The Euromed Platform launched the project Consotrium financed by the European Union and directed by IMED (Rome) to promote relations and development of the Euromediterranean civil society.

This is a project financed in the framework of the regional programme IEPV-Sud to contribute to the strengthening of the capacities of the civil society for a more democratic debate at the national level in the frame of the Euromed partnership and of the European Union. A programme addressed to the organisations of the civil societies of nine South Mediterranean Countries: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Tunisia.

Revolts in Tunisia and Algeria: a comment by Michele Capasso

Napoli | 12 January 2011
Parent Category: Attività (EN) - Category: Civil Society

On the occasion of the tragic events in Alexandria, Teheran, Tunis and Algiers, which have characterized the beginning of 2011, President Capasso wrote a text entitled “Islam, West, Modernity and Power: the settling of score”, published by several newspapers.

FM Declaration on Alexandria Attack

Napoli | 01 January 2011
Parent Category: Attività (EN) - Category: Civil Society

Michele Capasso, President of Fondazione Mediterraneo and all members of the Fondazione strongly condemn the attack made on 31^st December 2010 against al Qiddiseen church in Alexandria.

The Fondazione Mediterraneo shares the sorrow of the families of those innocent people who died due to this vile attack and of those who were seriously wounded. We also express our sympathy with all the Egyptian people and with President Hosni Mubarak, who has promised all his commitment so that those responsible for this criminal attempt pay for their action.

The Fondazione Mediterraneo affirms once again, on this occasion, its commitment in favour of the principle of religious freedom for every citizen of every Country in the Euro-Mediterranean region and condemns all those who, in contrast with those who work for peace and for the fraternity of all peoples, persist in their will to spread a culture of fear of “the other” which too often leads to terrorist actions against innocent people.