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Italy and France in the Broader Mediterranean

The event, promoted by Med-Or, the Embassy of France to Italy and Formiche, was held on 13 July at the Foundation’s headquarters.

On Wednesday, July 13th the panel "Italy and France in the Broader Mediterranean", promoted by Med-Or, the Embassy of France to Italy and Formiche, was held in Rome at the Med-Or Foundation's headquarters. The panel also debated Gilles Kepel's book "Il ritorno del Profeta. Perché il destino dell’Occidente si decide in Medio Oriente".

The speakers were Marco Minniti, Chairman of Med-Or Foundation; Christian Masset, Ambassador of France to Italy; Gilles Kepel, Professor at the Université Paris Sciences et Lettres and Special Envoy of President Emmanuel Macron for the Mediterranean; Gilles Gressani, Director of 'Le Grand Continent'; Maurizio Molinari, Director of 'La Repubblica'.

Flavia Giacobbe, Director of 'Formiche' magazine, moderated the panel.


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