Declaration of "Anna Lindh" Foundation on the criminal attempt in Alexandria

Alessandria d'Egitto | 01 January 2011
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Federazione Anna Lindh Italia - Onlus (EN)

The"Anna Lindh" Euromediterranean Foundation for Dialogue between Cultures,  whose Central Office is in Alexandria, expresses its deep sorrow for the terrorist attack  made against this city in the night of December 31^st, and also expresses  the solidarity of its  President, André Azoulay, and of all his staff with the victims, their families and the Egyptian people.

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6° Euromed Award Ceremony assigned to DEVELOPMENT NO BORDERS

Cracovia | 22 December 2010
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Federazione Anna Lindh Italia - Onlus (EN)

Development No Borders is the winner of Euro-Med Award 2010. Award Ceremony took place in Cracow on 22 october 2011 in Municipality Building at the presence of Ambassadors from 43 Countries joining Union For Mediterranean and members from Anna Lindh Foundation Board of Governor. Joined to the ceremony Andreu Claret, Anna Lindh Foundation Director, Michele Capasso, Fondazione Mediterraneo’s President, Pia Molinari – member of Fondazione Mediterraneo and responsable for the project “Totem for Peace” – and exponents of European Commission, European Parliament and members of Polish Alf Network. Joined as spokepeople of round table “Culture for Social Change”: Raj Isar, Grzegorz Klaman, Mohamed El Sawy, Monika Smolen. Joined coordinators from 43 National Networks of Anna Lindh Foundation. Euromed Award this year has as theme “For Citizenship and Freedom” and has been assigned to Amr Shaaban, Development No borders’s Chairman whom thanked and presented association’s aims. On this occasion, the titles of "Standard Bearers United States of the World" were conferred on young and female environmentalists from Arab countries.

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Euromed Award 2010 to ECOPEACE Friends of the Earth Middle East

Bruxelles | 03 December 2010
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Federazione Anna Lindh Italia - Onlus (EN)

ECOPEACE Friends of the Earth Middle East, winner of the Euro-Med Award for Dialogue 2010, received the award on December the 3rd during a prestigious Bestowing Ceremony held in Brussels.

The ceremony was attended by André Azoulay, President of the Anna Lindh Foundation and Michele Capasso, President of Fondazione Mediterraneo, in addition to representatives of the European Commission, European Parliament, International Environmental and Peace Organizations including WWF Europe, Friends of the Earth Europe, Greenpeace International, European Environment Bureau, European Peacebuilding Liaison Office, the coordinators of the 43 Civil Society Networks of the Anna Lindh Foundation and diplomatic figures.

The ceremony was followed by a debate on the theme “Can Intercultural Dialogue Prepare Social Change to Address the Ecological Challenge” .The debate was moderated by Olaf Gerlach-Hansen, Director of Culture|Futures (Denmark).

ECOPEACE Friends of the Earth Middle East, is jointly established by environmentalists from Palestine, Jordan and Israel and member of Friends of the Earth International, the largest grassroots environmental organization in the world. FoEME is a civil society organization, conducting trans-boundary research projects and promoting cross border dialogue for ecological sustainability in the region, a fair share of natural resources of the Jordan Valley, and a just peace.

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IX Meeting of the ALF Heads of National Networks

Bruxelles | 02 December 2010
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Federazione Anna Lindh Italia - Onlus (EN)

SThe 9th meeting of ALF National Networks Heads was held in Brussels, from 2nd through 4th December 2010.

President Michele Capasso and the assistant to network coordination Piera Raimondi were present on behalf of Fondazione Mediterraneo, head of the Italian Network.

The subjects discussed on that occasion were the following:
- Objectives and Strategies 2011-2014
- Budget 2011
- Network development

One of the subjects was the ALF Report presented in Rome on 25th November 2010.

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