At two meetings held in Nicosia, 9 November 2012and Naples, 12 December 2012, respectively, the members of the jury of the Fondazione Mediterraneo and those of the jury of the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for Dialogue among Cultures awarded the Mediterranean Awards for 2013. The announcement was made by the President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo, Michele Capasso during the traditional Epiphany Concert broadcast by the Italian TV Channel RaiUno, organized by the “Oltre il Chiostro” Association and presented by Fabrizio Gatta.

On that occasion the following awards were conferred:

• THE MEDITERRANEAN AWARD FOR DIPLOMACY TO MEMORY OF CHRIS STEVENS

• MEDITERRANEAN AWARD FOR DIALOGUE TO THE MEMORY OF CARDINAL CARLO MARIA MARTINI

• MEDITERRANEAN AWARD FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE ALL'ICOMOS

• THE MEDITERRANEAN AWARD FOR INFORMATION TO ALESSIO ROMENZI, reporter and war correspondent in Syria

• THE “RAFFAELE CAPASSO” MEDITERRANEAN AWARD FOR LEGALITY TO THE FONDAZIONE CAPONNETTO represented by President SALVATORE CALLERI

• THE “MEDAL OF HONOUR” MEDITERRANEAN AWARD IN MEMORY OF MELISSA BASSI AND THE ISTITUTO PROFESSIONALE DI STATO PER I SERVIZI SOCIALI “MORVILLO FALCONE” in Brindisi represented by the Headmistress ROSANNA MACI

• MEDITERRANEAN AWARD FOR SOICAL SOLIDARITY TO RENATO NATALE AND THE ASSOCIAZIONE JERRY ESSAN MASSLO

• THE MEDAL OF HONOUR MEDITERRANEAN AWARD TO THE MAYOR OF BUCCINO NICOLA PARISI

• THE “ANGELO VASSALLO” MEDITERRANEAN AWARD – ENVIRONMENT AND CO-DEVELOPMENT TO FEDERAZIONE NAZIONALE PRO NATURA

• MEDITERRANEAN AWARD FOR ENERGY TO ENI