GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE ITALIAN NETWORK: CONFERENCE "ITALY AND WOMEN"

Napoli | 13 September 2017
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

As unanimously established by the Italian Steering Committee- held in Naples on July 11, 2017 with the participation of both members of the RIDE and of the Anna Lindh Italia Onlus Federation - a session of the General Assembly of the Italian FAL Network was embedded in the International Conference “Kimiyya”; it was dedicated to the subject “Italy and Women”. This was an opportunity to introduce to leaders of the national networks participating to the event and representatives of 42 countries the role of women in Italy in promoting dialogue and peace.
Several speeches were introduced by the delegate of the Secretariat of Alexandria Mr. Paul Walton, who underlined the role and the importance of Fondazione Mediterraneo for the FAL since its foundation.
Twenty speakers took the floor: the Vice-President of the CONI, Alessandra Sensini, Giohà Giordano, Sister Maria Pia Giudici, the Deputee Anna Maria Carloni, the manager Alessandra Rubino, Paola Parri of CO.PE.A.M. and many other who had the pleasure to join the sessions.
The professors Massimo Pica Cimarra, Carmine Nardone and Don Mario Maritano presented some of the most significant projects of the Italian Network (The Cities of Dialogue, Biodiversity and FALAB, Youth and Peace Education) by gathering the appreciation and collaboration of many of the Leadership present.

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THE NEW ENI CBC MED PROGRAM 2014-2020 WAS PRESENTED AT FARNESINA

Rome | 14 July 2017
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

One of the presentations (in progress in various countries: see ENI CBC MED website) of the program for standard projects (about 84 Meuro) was held in Rome at the International Conference Room of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) ENI CBC Med.
The program director Dr. Anna Catte. attended the presentation.
The Fondazione Mediterraneo promotes this program with its network, spreading it to the largest number of interested parties.
Starting in 2014, the ENPI (European Neighborhood and Partnership Instrument) program has been replaced by the new ENI (European Neighborhood Instrument) program, which provides more support to the 16 partner countries to the east and south of the EU's borders.
ENI will continue to provide most of the funding to European neighboring countries, mainly through bilateral, regional and cross-border cooperation programs.
The 13 countries that are currently part of the Joint Programming Committee, namely Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, the Palestinian National Authority, Portugal, Spain and Tunisia, have discussed several issues including:

• State of progress of the retailers in the normative framework for the second generation of ENI cross-border cooperation programs 2014-2020, with particular reference to the regulation, the ENI programming (containing the strategic priorities of the cross-border component) and the implementing rules for the new ENI program;
• Eligibility of territories: the participation of countries that did not participate in the current JPC, that is to say Algeria, Libya and Morocco, was once again been described as an important feature to expand the opportunities for cooperation in the Mediterranean region;
• Socio-economic analysis of the area involved in cooperation programs and the possible identification of new issues;
• Involvement of the subjects interested in the editing of JOP (Joint operational program);
• Awareness raising projects on the main contents of JOP;
• A roadmap for the presentation of JOP to the European Commission;
• Management of the future program.

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THE MEDITERRANEAN FOUNDATION "HUB" OF THE MAIN EUROPEAN PROGRAMS

Napoli | 07 July 2017
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

After almost 30 years of activity, the Fondazione Mediterraneo becomes for two days the hub of the main community programmes: from the Union for the Mediterranean to Horizon2020, from Panoramed to Interreg, from ENI CBC Med to Erasmus and, for a long list, the results of the main programmes are presented in the headquarters of the Fondazione Mediterraneo but, above all, the guidelines of the forthcoming calls.
Appreciation of the participants for the continuity and quality of the Foundation's work to promote dialogue and cooperation between peoples.

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PRESENTATION OF ENI CBC MED PROGRAM AND “CALLS” ON STANDARD PROJECTS

Napoli | 07 July 2017
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

Luca Palazzo, an expert of the ENI CBC Med Programme Management Authority, assigned for some time to the Sardinia Region, explained the main points of the new programme and the forthcoming calls dedicated to standard projects.
On this occasion he presented the various stages of the programme's presentation in the partner countries held or planned in Nicosia, Athens, Valencia, Malta, Lisbon, Marseilles, Amman, Beirut, Rome, Cairo, Tuisi, Jerusalem and Ramallah.
The aim of these meetings is to provide potential partners with all the information necessary for the submission of project proposals under the first call, which amounts to € 84.6 million. The following points are discussed and examined:

• Objectives and priorities of the “call”;
• Participation and eligibility rules;
• Evaluation criteria for project proposals;
• Complete the application form and other documents that make up the offer.

By participating in these events, you have the opportunity to ask questions to representatives of programme management structures and national authorities.
In a meeting with President Capasso, the proposal of the Fondazione Mediterraneo to spread the programme with its networks in order to strengthen its participation and promote it in the Museum of Peace - MAMT through video and multimedia communication systems was analyzed.

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