The spreading of terrorism on
a planetary scale, the stalemate of the peace-keeping process
and the ecological risks impose concrete efforts to meet new
challenges: political, cultural, economic, social and
environmental ones.
The Fondazione Mediterraneo
has been concerned with these subjects, since 1994, working
for the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (Union for the
Mediterranean) and for the development of the relations between
Europe and the Arab World through actions aiming at promoting
dialogue between the different cultures.
In order to strengthen
relations and cooperation between Europe and the Arab World –
especially at a moment when the global crisis and the increasing
tensions in the Middle East risk to stop the dialogue started by
social and institutional actors - it is indispensable to promote
an organic reflection and to valorize the examples of good
practices, so as to make the best use of the available
resources.
For these reasons the
Fondazione Mediterraneo – together with the League
of the Arab States and other institutional
partners from European and
Arab World Countries - has decided to establish the Maison
des Alliances, whose primary aim is to promote, in the
global scene, the neighbourhood among the Peoples of Europe, of
the Mediterranean and of the Arab World by dissemination of
knowledge and of centuries-old historical-cultural memories,
in order to strengthen community and solidarity feelings, as
well as raising awareness of shared values and interests.