PARALLELI - ISTITUTO EUROMEDITERRANEO DEL NORD OVEST

National Network
Italy
Address

c/o CIE Via Conte Verde 9 - 10122
Turin
Italy

Telephone
011 522 98 25
Fax
011 522 98 30
E-Mail
info@paralleli.org
Organisation Type
Public/Private Non-Profit Foundation
Year of Establishment
2005
General Information
1. Paralleli is a non-profit organisation, its members are APICE-CIE-CSA-EuPolis-Fitzcarraldo Foundation-FIERI-SiTI. 2.-3.Paralleli works with the backing of: Compagnia di San Paolo. 4.-5. Conferences: 26/05/06 Family, People, Rights: legislative reforms in the Mediterranean Area (Partners: University of Turin-department of juridical studies, FIERI, OIL). 06-07/06/06 Karawan, civic carovan with Fatema Mernissi (Karawan, City of Turin, Piedmont Region, Chamber of commerce of Turin, Alma Mater). 09/06 “Dolce Istanbul” in Turin (Cities of Istanbul and Turin, Piedmont Region). International Conference on Morocco’s Equity and Reconciliation Commission (Embassy of Morocco in Italy, Consulate of Morocco, Moroccan community).
Mission and Objectives

The core mission of the Institute, in line with the three main areas of action of Euro-Mediterranean partnership (political and safety-related, economic, social and cultural) and with the needs of the territory, is represented by the objective to contribute to building a Euro-Mediterranean area of freedom, safety and economic and social development.
This mandate entails initiatives with the involvement of civil society and social participation to promote cultural and religious dialogue and economic relations focused on sustainability, with particular attention to joint-development. The organisation of the Institute and its services will be developed around these three areas (networking, research/training, projects).

Main Projects / Activities

Projects:
Research on the fruition of the cultural goods of the immigrants (CSA, Holden art, Mondo Minore Piedmont Region).
Seminars:
30-03-06 The role and the activities of the trade union in the Mediterranean area (CGIL, CISL, UIL).
Seminar on international terrorism
Seminar on the Mediterranean role and the international scenario
Seminar on the European Neighborhood Policy

Head of the organisation
Giancarlo Chevallard