The Hague, Netherlands — 26 July 2017 — The Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü, visited Australia on 24 and 25 July. In Canberra, he briefed senior officials from across a number of agencies on current issues and exchanged views with them at a roundtable at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He also participated at two other roundtables at the Australian National University and at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) where he shared the strategic, forward-looking approach to dealing with immediate and future challenges facing the OPCW and Member States.
The Director-General in his keynote address at the 17th Asian Chemical Congress, incorporating the 19th General Assembly of Federation of Asian Chemical Societies (FACS), on 25 July in Melbourne stated: “Every science holds the potential for great progress, and great destruction. One need only reflect on the brutality unleased by chemical weapons to confront this difficult truth.”
The Director-General insisted that the aspiration to apply chemistry for the good of mankind and further sustainable development is “noble and achievable” and reminded audiences that this responsibility rests not only with governments, but also with industry and civil society.
At the Australian Institute of International Affairs in Melbourne on 25 July, he highlighted the strength of the global ban against chemical weapons and cautioned: “Although norms are powerful, they can change. In this case of chemical weapons, we must never allow this to happen”.
Ambassador Üzümcü also paid a visit to the Australian War Memorial and the Defence Science and Technology Group (DST Group) for a discussion about chemical weapons and the chemical Weapons Convention, combined with a tour of the Protective Purposes Facility and Analytical Laboratory respectively.
During his visit, the Director-General met with the Secretary of Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ms Frances Adamson; Assistant Secretary, Australian Safeguards and Non-proliferation Office (ASNO), Dr John Kalish; and various Australian academics and scientists.
Migration: Record month for relocations from Italy and Greece
Today, the Commission has adopted its 14th progress report on relocation of asylum seekers within the EU and resettlement of refugees from outside the EU.
With relocations reaching record levels in June (with over 2,000 relocated from Greece and almost 1,000 from Italy) and almost all Member States pledging and transferring regularly, relocating all those eligible remains feasible before September. However, more efforts are needed to accelerate transfers from Italy, especially in view of the current situation in the Central Mediterranean. Meanwhile, good progress continues to be made on resettlement and the Commission has launched a new pledging exercise to resettle the most vulnerable people from Libya, Egypt, Niger, Ethiopia and Sudan while continuing resettlements from Turkey.
EU Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos said: “Looking at the results achieved so far, one thing is very clear: relocation works if the political will is there. What we need now is a final push to achieve our common goal of relocating the vast majority of the asylum seekers present and eligible in Greece and Italy by September. Italy in particular is under enormous pressure and I call on all Member States to further step up their relocation efforts from Italy. The EU won’t leave countries with an external border alone and the Commission will continue to ensure that all Member States comply with their legal obligations when it comes to relocation.”
In parallel, the Commission is today taking forward the infringement procedures against the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland for failing to meet their legal obligations on relocation.
Relocation
The pace of relocation has continued to increase over recent months, with transfers reaching more than 1,000 every month since November 2016 and June 2017 representing a new record monthly high with over 3,000 transfers. As of 24 July, the total number of relocations stands at 24,676 (16,803 from Greece; 7,873 from Italy).
Continuous efforts are needed with around 4,800 candidates currently awaiting relocation from Greece — with the number likely to increase to 6,800 — and continuous arrivals of eligible candidates to Italy. Italy still needs to urgently enrol eligible arrivals in 2016 and the first half of 2017 in the scheme. This concerns in particular Eritreans of whom around 25,000 have arrived in Italy since the beginning of 2016 but of which only 10,000 have been registered for relocation. As outlined in the Commission’s Action plan to support Italy, the Italian authorities should swiftly register all Eritreans currently present in the country and centralise the relocation procedure in dedicated hubs. The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) is supporting Italy’s efforts with an online outreach campaign to identify all potential applicants.
In this final phase, it is crucial that Member States accelerate relocations and provide enough pledges to relocate all eligible applicants, including those who are likely to arrive until 26 September. In any case, Member States’ legal obligation to relocate will not cease after September: the Council Decisions on relocation apply to all persons arriving in Greece or Italy until 26 September 2017 and eligible applicants must be relocated within a reasonable timeframe thereafter.
A number of Member States are close to fully fulfilling their relocation obligations: Malta, Latvia and also Norway — a Schengen Associated State participating voluntarily in the scheme — have all relocated their full allocations for Greece and Sweden who only started relocation in June will have relocated almost 60% of its allocation. The Commission also welcomes the recently-announced increase in the monthly pledges by Spain and the announced acceleration in the pace of transfers by Germany.Resettlement
Overall progress on resettlement continues to be positive with around three quarters (17,179) of the 22,504 resettlements agreed in July 2015 already carried out. As several States with large allocations have fulfilled their resettlement commitment under the Conclusions of July 2015 or are very close to doing so, most efforts are now being directed towards resettlements under the EU-Turkey Statement. However, resettlement efforts under this scheme remain uneven with a number of Member States not having resettled a single person yet.
Resettlements from Turkey continue to increase steadily. Since 14 June another 1,552 Syrian refugees have been resettled from Turkey to EU Member States. The total number of resettlements under the Statement now stands at 7,806. In parallel, the negotiations on the Standard Operating Procedures for the Voluntary Humanitarian Admission Scheme between participating states and Turkey are progressing, and the objective is to have them agreed as soon as possible.
On 4 July, the Commission invited Member States to submit new resettlement pledges for 2018 which will be financially supported by the Commission. This pledging exercise aims to bridge the gap between the ongoing resettlement schemes and the adoption of the Commission’s proposal on a new resettlement framework on which legislative discussions are ongoing. In line with the Action Plan to support Italy and with a view to reducing migratory pressure on Libya, saving lives and providing alternatives to dangerous irregular migration paths, Member States were specifically invited to focus on resettlement from Libya, Egypt, Niger, Ethiopia and Sudan while continuing resettlements from Turkey. The Commission has earmarked €377.5 million for resettlement in 2018, which can support the resettlement of at least 37,750 people in need of international protection (€10,000 per person).
Originally from western Cameroon, the niece of one of the King’s wives, Florence Béal-Nénakwe spent most of her childhood in the Bangangté Chefferie.
There she visited and then permeated the largest collections of wooden masks, earth and the most original colourful motifs that animated the huts of the king’s wives.
Until the necklaces of the geometric forms tattooed on the neck of her aunt. The initiation into the finest sense of the word began.
For more pictures of Florence Béal-Nénakwe’s paintings, please open the link below:https: //www.flickr.com/photos/121611753@N07/albums/72157684051942301When she returned home, Florence-infant tried to reproduce the forms and colours that had dazzled her. It was not counting the mockery of her girlfriends class or play.
Eventually, she decided to forget. Several decades later, she became aware of what she really was. A straight woman, clear in her mind, and in love with her roots.
Florence now paints in spite of herself. She paints. She’s painting. It does not stop. The flood that it has so long contained, during all these years is pouring into the life of today.
But do not be deceived. Florence does not copy; she does not imitate anything or anyone. Only the inner energy linked to his native Cameroon and his personal life, makes him throw on a canvas this gaiety and this hope.
Today, she continues the exhibitions in beautiful places. She has appeared in many newspapers and magazines. These works are acquired by great business man and collector.
And at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, in South Africa she was chosen along with 2 other artists to represent Cameroon. With her painting entitled “Welcome to all”. She is also regularly asked to illustrate the cover pages of school books.
These results led her to realise one of these dreams. The one to open, this own art gallery, she’s named “Mbakop Gallery”.
There are exhibited many of his works expressing the artist’s feelings with words that him his own. Florence Béal describes herself as a singular person with singular ideas.
By Corneliu Pivariu.
That question comes again and again for those interested in the developments of the Middle East and more often when the situation is complicated and, really, when was the situation simple in this area? There is one single constant since more than half a century in the complex equation with many unknowns of the Middle East: the yet unsolved Palestinian issue. A constant that will further persist.
Given that so far we know something for sure about the Middle East, let us see what are some of the main developments in the region and their possible evolutions:
Daesh – is constantly losing territories after Mosul passed entirely, on 7th of July, under the Iraqi government forces control, the old city included, with its Grand Mosque of al-Nouri (where Al-Baghdadi proclaimed the caliphate in 2014) and which leaning minaret was destroyed by Daesh shortly before the city was liberated. Although mention was made of Daesh’s losing 30,000 fighters in Mosul, the figure seems exaggerated to us and most probably the truth is somewhere around its half having in mind the organization’s total military forces and the areas it still controls. Daesh still holds Kirkuk and Nineveh towns and Anbar province in Iraq.
In Syria, the offensive for liberating Raqqa by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), made up mostly of Kurdish fighters and strongly backed by the aviation and other means by the Western coalition entered its final stage after the town was completely surrounded on 30th of June in spite of Daesh’s counterattacks.
At the beginning of the last decade of July, Daesh forces lost part of the town, the old city included, yet it still has the capacity of launching counterattacks trying to recover lost positions. According to American estimates, there are some 3,500 foreign fighters in Raqqa plus an unspecified number of other Daesh fighters. Trying to motivate more its fighters, Daesh leadership offered a reward of around 4,000 dollars for any American or SDF military killed.
In a press conference in Amman, Jordan, Brett McGurk, the spokesman for the American troops declared: “Our mission is to get sure that … any foreign fighter here (in Raqqa, o.n.), who joined Daesh in Syria coming from a foreign country, will die in Syria”. As a result of strong fighting in Raqqa, before the its complete surrounding, Daesh withdrew from all the localities it controled in Aleppo district. Under the circumstances, the complete liberation of the town is a matter of time, probably within 4-6 weeks, even if some disputes arised among the elements of the forces fighting for liberating the town.
We estimate that after it loses Raqqa, Daesh will direct its forces towards other areas it controls in Syria and Iraq and in other states, as well, such as Yemen, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Egypt while terrorist attacks in Europe may multiply in the coming period. Even if the self-titled Caliph – Al Baghdadi will be killed (news concerning his death are not certain), the organization will survive and most likely will seek a closer cooperation with al Qaida.
Syria – the situation there is of a maximum complexity and difficult to be synthesized in a few lines. The interests concentrating and confronting there belong both to the states in the area and to the great foreign powers: the USA, Russia, France, Great Britain and others.
Iran seeks to preserve its interests and to ensure it will control what King Abdullah of Jordan in an inspired moment in 2004 called the Shiite crescent, a project in which Syria has a prominent place. We notice Israel’s strong artillery responses against mortar fire coming from Syria, on Quneitra area, south of Syria. According to some unofficial Israeli sources, there is a serious discontent in Tel Aviv vis-a-vis Trump-Putin understandings at G20 Summit in Hamburg on Syria, considering that Israel’s security needs were ”completely overlooked” on that occasion. A high Israeli military source, who insisted on anonymity, declared that ”the two sides (the USA and Russia, o.n.) partitioned Syria – the Americans north of Euphrates River, the Russians south of it”. Even if the situation on the ground looks like that, we do not think the USA definitely accepted such a situation.
Israel is further concerned about the possibility of Iranian missiles launching bases being built in Syria. The possibility of Hezbollah building, in a unspecified yet area in Lebanon, with Iranian assistance, of a deep underground performing missile manufacturing facility (Iran has experience in this field, see the components of its nuclear programme) is being circulated as well.
Russia further acts for securing and possibly expanding its influence gained after its direct military intervention in 2015. The most optimistic forecasts show that a possible solution will emerge in 2018, followed by a transition period of at least two years and then Syria’s reconstruction begins. It is indeed a business only the great ones will get access to.
Qatar – the situation remains tense yet and the USA’s intentions of mediating are noticeable, as well as the usual inaction of the Arab League. Turkey insists on observing Qatar’s sovereignity (see the 13-point Saudi demands) and president Erdogan had, on 30th of June, a phone talk with president Donald Trump mainly on this issue. We notice also the Turkish president’s visit to Kuwait on 23rd of July, after his visit and talks on the same day in Riyadh with the Saudi King Salman. The discussions with the Kuwaiti emir Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah lasted more than a hour.
Iraq – after Mosul’s liberation is not going yet towards a stable situation. It is for the first time the city is controlled by the Iraqi army (Shia in its majority) and it will still take time untill the situation in this city will come back to reasonable confines. It is likely that a compromise solution will be found with the Sunni opposition coming back to the city. Besides, the 15th of July Baghdad conference of the Sunni leaders proved their divisions and their lack of a coherent action, and that is something quite usual at the level of the entire Sunni community of the Middle East.
The referendum for the Kurdish independence, announced for September 25th, 2017, is an attempt of the leadership of the Iraqi Kurdistan – of the president Massoud Barzani, towards creating a Kurdish independent state, a project opposed by Turkey, Iran and the USA as well. As we said some time ago, the time for solving the Kurdish issue has not come yet.
The Middle East, a region considered, in a way, stable before 2010, as a result of the balance created by the existence of some authoritarian regimes, is now extremely volatile and presents great risks for the expansion of terrorism. Iran’s and Russia’s intervention in Syria greatly complicated the civil war in this country. Egypt, in its turn, goes over a difficult period economically and the Saudi and other Gulf countries’ assistance is not enough for surpassing it.
The Sunni-Shia sectarian divisions, the expansion of the influence of the Iranian revolution, the proliferation of the Islamist Sunni groups and last, but not least, the Arab-Israeli conflict are the biggest challenges of the region on the background of an explosive demographic and social and economic situation.
Therefore, Middle East – whereto? A question that will continue to arise.
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About the author: Corneliu Pivariu, former first deputy for military intelligence (two stars general) in the Romanian MoD, retired 2003. Member of IISS – London, alumni of Harvard – Kennedy School Executive Education and others international organizations. Founder of INGEPO Consulting, and bimonthly Bulletin, Geostrategic Pulse”. Main areas of expertise – geopolitics, intelligence and security.
On the picture, Deputy Ambassador Mr. Mohamed Elsharif.By Roy Lie A Tjam.
The Embassy of the Republic of Egypt celebrated the 65th anniversary of the 1952 revolution on the lawns of the residence of the Egyptian Ambassador in The Hague on the 13th July 2017.
An Egyptian diplomat recently noted, July the 23, 1952, revolution has proven to be a milestone, not only in the history of the Egyptian Republic but also in that of the Arab world and the African countries.
For additional Robert Huibert’s pictures, please open the following link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/121611753@N07/albums/72157684157116041H.E. Sheikh Mohammed Belal, Ambassador of Bangladesh, the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia, H.E. Abdulaziz Abohaimed with H.E. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
According to Deputy Ambassador Mr. Mohamed Elsharif, the revolution represents the pattern for the people and nations that struggled to attain national independence, to achieve their freedom.
The revolution aimed to achieve justice, peace and sustainable development, not only for the Egyptian people but for the Middle East and the world.
H. E. Dimitris Iliopoulos, EU Representative to the OPCW and the Ambassador of Sudan Her Excellency Rahma Salih Elobied.
Mohamed Elsharif added, ¨this year, the celebration of the 1952 Revolution calls for special attention, as Egypt is confronted with new challenges. With firm determination Egypt will deal with the challenges, paving the way so that peace overcomes war, cooperation overcomes conflicts, justice overcomes oppression, construction overcomes destruction¨
A cordial and lively reception, attended by scores of ambassadors, public figures, members of the business community and the Egyptian diaspora.
Egypt reception 65rd anniversary
Manufacturing in the USA.
Made In America Week, President Donald Trump welcomed 20 companies that manufacture their products in the United States to join him for a roundtable discussion to highlight the importance of manufacturing products in American factories, with the hands and labor of American workers.
“We’re here today to continue our celebration of American manufacturing as part of Made in America Week. The leaders and innovators around this table create the products that fill our homes, defend our nation, and enrich our lives. And each one of these products proudly carries the label, Made in the USA,” said the President.
MADE IN AMERICA WEEK
President Trump hosted companies from across the country at the White House to showcase products Made in America. In order to celebrate and highlight each state’s effort and commitment to American-made goods, businesses from each of the 50 states displayed products.
Leaders from each company showcased their unique businesses on the South Lawn and on the State Floor of the White House. Products ranged from sandwiches, to wool blankets, to firetrucks; each business connected by the common thread of American excellence. Since first running for office, President Trump has urged industry to Buy America, Hire American. He showcased that commitment again this week from The White House.
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The main picture refers to President Trump and Vice President Pence lunch with service members who served in Afghanistan. The President wanted to sit down and listen to the people on the ground. “We’ve been there for now close to 17 years, and I want to find out why we’ve been there for 17 years,” said President Trump.
By Anton Lutter.
At the Grote Kerk in the center of The Hague Mayor Mrs Pauline Krikke met with the representatives of Community of Churches of The Hague (Haagse Gemeenschap van Kerken) for the first time.
The Community of Churches was founded in 1968 with the purpose to cooperate between the different Christian churches in The Hague. This also truly international ecumenical organisation consists of the following denominations: American Protestant Church, Anglican Church, Apostolisch Genootschap, Baptisten Gemeente, Deutsche Evangelische Gemeinde, Doopsgezinde Gemeente, Ekklesia, Evangelisch Lutherse Gemeente, Evangelische Broedergemeente, Gereformeerde Kerk den Haag Oost, Gereja Kristen Indonesia Nederland, Leger des Heils (Salvation Army), Oud Katholieke Parochie, Orthodoxe Communauteit HH Bonifatius, Protestantse Gemeente (Dutch Protestant), Quakers, Remonstrantse Gemeente, Rooms Katholieke Kerk, Waalse Kerk (Huguenot), Vrije Evangelische Gemeente, Zevende Dag Adventisten (Seventh Day Adventists).
The Hague Mayor Mrs Pauline Krikke.
The Hague Community of Churches is chaired by Dr. Ad van der Helm, vicar of the Roman-Catholic Church in The Hague, adjunct-professor of Church Law at the Leuven Catholic University and, amongst many other positions, vice-officiaal of the ecclesiastical court in Surinam.
Van der Helm, who showed the mayor around the stands of the different religious organisations, pressed on the importance of volunteer workers. Their contribution to society is enormous, visiting the sick en elderly, organising social meetings, caring for the abandoned. The professionals of religious organisations are also involved in mental health care. The mayor was duly impressed, noting “Your wish to help all people and your large network touches me deeply”.
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Source of the photo’s: www.rkparochiedevierevangelisten.nl
A wave of global culture will sweep through The Hague during the fifth annual Embassy Festival, taking place on Saturday 2 September on the picturesque Lange Voorhout. The Embassy of Hungary will be represented during the festival, with a stall and music performances.
The Embassy Festival is supported by the Embassy of Hungary.
On the picture Dario Poli during The Peace, Justice and Security Foundation launch in The Hague. Photographer Kim Vermaat.The Thrilling Journey of Dario Poli: Multifaceted Artist, Warrior Poet & Influent Master of Equilibrium
Marbella 15/6/17 Dario Poli Interview on Kamsyn.com
The beauty of travel is that it allows for unplanned encounters in uncharted waters. It is also the occasion for bold yet refined gentlemen to meet and go beyond the usual trivial small talk.
At the 18th Anniversary Party of Essential Marbella (number 1 Magazine in Costa Del Sol, held in the wonderful VIP setting of Les Cubes) this is how Kamsyn met Dario Poli, Internationally famous Song-writer, Composer, Poet and Painter who worked with Stars such as Olivia Newton-John, Dave Allen, Julie Felix, Buddy Greco & Bruce Forsyth to name only a few.
Dario is a multifaceted-artist with a phenomenal memory who quotes the works of Tolstoy, Mozart and also Nostradamus – which was the subject of a book he wrote- without ever sounding pompous because as he says: “Memory is the foundation of Civilization. Without it, there can be no understanding, no lessons learnt or accumulation of knowledge. Yet today, it seems we’re heading towards a society that just wants to live in the eternal now”
Dario was born from a Tuscan father, opera singer from which he inherited his passion for horses as he was raised in the tough neighborhoods of post-World War II Scotland. Dario reached international recognition thanks to the impact of his works such as his song “Marbella Marbella”. The song composed as an Ode to the city and he initiated the campaign to present a better image internationally, of Marbella and the Costa del Sol. « Marbella Marbella » became the anthem of the campaign. A Hit that sparked the renaissance of the Jewel of Costa Del Sol after the financial crisis of 2008.
Dario has also Co-written the Musical Lady X and the Power of Destiny (based on the story of Princess Diana) The musical drama, originally composed as a celebration of England’s favourite princess, based on the late Diana Princess of Wales.
For Dario it became a long mystical and spiritual journey, an exploration of Diana’s enigmatic character, her emotions, her motivations, and her fascination with the phenomenon of love. Dario’s meticulous research into every facet of her life has resulted in a work, which has great profundity and truth to life, while acknowledging the gaiety and brilliance of a beautiful, if flawed aristocrat.
The Producer Richard Pine wrote « …the recording demonstrates…its emotional appeal, the immediate catchiness of its rhythms and lyrics, and the richness of the orchestral texture »… « The jewel at the heart of the musical remains that what it had been from the outset, a celebration of her life, beauty and demeanour ». Dario wrote; the moral of the story is simply that « what we say and do to other people effects and shapes their lives, whether for good or bad. Therefore, each individual has his or her own personal responsibility to manage their actions towards others ».
He also other recorded compositions including Nostradamus 1999 and « Nostradamus » released by Plaza Records Ltd London. He composed « Corazon », for The Children for Peace a UNESCO recognized charity in Rome. Dario was invited in 2016 to compose a special anthem “ Ever Changing World” for the Inaugural Gala of the Peace, Justice and Security Foundation at the Peace Palace in The Hague where Sharon Stone gave an inspiring speech (music by Dario Poli, Lyrics David Mairs and Production David Redston).
As a Humanist, Dario was moved by the attendees who shared their stories of War and Deprivation and their capacity to Carry On. He also met Dr Mary Atkin Cyber Criminologist advisor for Europol , Interpol, FBI and even the White House whose work inspired the famous TV series “CSI Cyber” as she congratulated him for his Anthem and signed him a personal copy of her new book “The Cyber Effect”.« My father had been arrested during the war as an enemy alien and was shipped with hundreds of prisoners Italian and Jewish across U-boat infested Atlantic Ocean». On the Picture Mr Fabio Poli.
After such International success, Dario sometimes recalls the hard-times of his childhood “being raised in Scotland after the War, as an Italian I had to fight for what I wanted and to gain the respect of those who still saw Italians as a threat. My father had been arrested during the war which turned him into a hard man. Still his army commander noticed he was an opera singer and asked him to perform in front of important dignitaries. The streets were tough and opportunities quasi-inexistent. This forged my character and taught me that it’s not enough to dream. As an Artist, if you don’t fight for what you want, you don’t deserve to have it”.« My father had been arrested during the war as an enemy alien and was shipped with hundreds of prisoners Italian and Jewish across U-boat infested Atlantic Ocean».
Dario grew-up like the character of Mark Twain’s book “Huckleberry Finn” and worked hard since he was 5 to help his father at the potato crisp manufacturing factory he had set-up. Still he did not renounce on his artistic talents. When he reached 15 Dario painted his first mural in the restaurant of his father « The Apocalypse »; an impressive scene depicted on Formica which impressed a renowned Maestro from Florence who wished to take him in as an apprentice. However Dario’s father refused: “Since when do Italians need to learn Art? It’s all within you. Remember where you come from. Did Michelangelo or Da Vinci go to university? If you have something of real value within you, it will find way to come out… if not you will become like everyone else… Now go back to work ».Dario Poli
Still, Dario kept pursuing his dream as he learnt cello thanks to his neighbor Maestro Gasparini. Fond of numerology and his lucky number 19, Dario finally had his big break in Leicester where he had opened his first restaurant with all his savings. Dario would play guitar for his guests who would walk over from the Haymarket Theater across the street.
One night, one visitor would change his life forever. Engelbert Humperdinck’s brother who happened to pass by invited Dario and his sister to perform in a competition on ATV Television which they won.
Today, Dario is preparing “Amsterdam” a Musical about a lost work of Art in the city of Canals which is found by a group of street musicians in Marbella. For this impressive project Dario is working on uniting the Mayors of Marbella and Amsterdam as he teams up with Co-Writer David Mairs, Mugge Fischer and Ose del Sol.
Also, Dario is working on finding a publisher for his new book “The Boatkeeper’s Daughter”.
A novel based on the life of his father and his relationship to a girl who lived near the internment camp he was held in, on an island in the middle of the St-Laurence river in Montreal, Canada. One day, as his father was practicing his Opera singing, he saw the curtains move in a house above his camp. It was a young girl who became enamored by Dario’s father and would leave him love letters hidden beneath rocks on the other side of the fence. He would collect them meticulously yet they never met. Years after his father passing, Dario would find four of the surviving letters she wrote to him: an innocent yet desperate tale of such troubled times.
She penned « mon petit rossignol en cage ». Dario found the secret to balance his time under the spotlight with other moments in the shade where he likes to reflect as he finds inspiration for his new projects. Only in Marbella do we encounter a 21st century Renaissance man living a Warrior- Poet life: A true Master of Equilibrium.
Sr. Emile Issa, Editor in Chiefwww.kamsyn.com Additional Sources: Essential Magazine March 2015,Euroweeklynews.com 15-21 Sept 2016 / D’Elite Magazine
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About Dario:Dario Poli Composer, artist, published author and illustrator including illustrated books on « Nostradamus » published by Studio Editions Ltd England, Random House Ltd, Karl Muller Verlag and Bison Books Ltd as well as numerous magazine articles. Dario with his sister Delia as « Delia and Dario » (Two of a Kind) performed their singing talents on the International Cabaret and theatre circuit in many of premier venues both in the UK and abroad, working with a plethora of international stars, including TV, film and radio performances to their credit. An Artist: « Dario Poli’s work attests to this through its own visionary quality and technical brilliance’. S. Capel. `Imagine a combination of Edvard Munch, Dali and William Blake.’Paul Chave. Sources: Essential Magazine March 2015/ Euroweeklynews.com 15-21 Sept 2016 / D’Elite Magazine
From 29 may to 24 September 2017 the Jewish Historical Museum in Amsterdam will be placing work by nineteen Hungarian avant-garde artists in the limelight. The exhibition from Fauvism to Surrealism: Jewish avant-garde artists from Hungary presents the innovative paintings of these artists from the first half of the 20th century, when the country was plagued by nationalism, communism, and war. Most of the artworks included have never been shown in the Netherlands before.
The exhibition displays work by celebrated Hungarian artists such as Vilmos Huszár, Béla Czóbel, László Moholy-Nagy, and Lahos Tihanyi. Also on display will be Róbert Berény’s masterpiece, Self-Portrait with Top Hat. Some of the artists spent part of their working lives in the Netherlands. Huszár was one of the founding members of the movement De Stijl, a hundred years ago. Czóbel was involved with the Bergen School and produced the first known portrait of the poet Adriaan Roland Holst. László Moholy-Nagy also lived and worked in the Netherlands for few years. Some of his early works are on view here.
Hungary provided a vibrant artistic milieu in the first half of the 20th century. The country was a magnet for artists from Eastern, Central and Western Europe, becoming a hub of countless artistic movements. Artists
experimented with French Fauvism and Cubism, Italian Futurism, German Expressionism, and Soviet cinema and Constructivism.
Growing Anti-Semitism
At the same time, this was a turbulent period in Hungary. The country went through an upsurge of nationalism, the First World War, the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Second World War, and the early years of the Communist regime. Many artists came from Jewish backgrounds and from the early 1920s onwards they faced growing anti-Semitism. They shared a belief in progress and a desire for a just world, but all of them fell victim to the Holocaust in one way or another.
The exhibition shows some ninety paintings that illustrate both the urge for experimentation and a range of different styles. For instance, we see Béla Kádár’s cubist landscapes, painted in the style of Chagall, and images of Budapest’s night life by Armand Schönberger, painted in the style of Italian Futurism. The artworks also capture the
atmosphere of the times. Lili Ország portrays the consequences of the Holocaust in dark, grim paintings.
The works on display have been provided on loan by a range of museums and private individuals in Hungary and the Netherlands, including the Hungarian National Gallery and the Jewish Museum in Budapest. With this display of Hungarian art, the Jewish Historical Museum is continuing along the lines of earlier successful exhibitions of work by Jewish
artists from Russia and avant-garde artists from Romania.
Publication
The exhibition From Fauvism to Surrealism will be accompanied by a book with the same title, published by Walburg Press. The book’s editor is Joël Cahen, who served as director of the Jewish Cultural Quarter until October 2015.
Art gallery
Simultaneously with this exhibition the museum will be displaying work by a contemporary Hungarian artist in its small art gallery (Kunstkabinet). False Testimony by Hajnal Németh is about the Tiszaeszlár Affair of 1882, sometimes referred to as the Hungarian equivalent of the Dreyfus Affair in France. A modern opera tells the tale of the false accusations made against Jews in connection with the disappearance of a 14-year-old girl.
The photographs, which the artist produced in partnership with the historian Zoltán Kékesi, provide a subtle exposé of present-day anti-Semitism in Hungary.
When she returned home, Florence-infant tried to reproduce the forms and colours that had dazzled her. It was not counting the mockery of her girlfriends class or play.
Eventually, she decided to forget. Several decades later, she became aware of what she really was. A straight woman, clear in her mind, and in love with her roots.
Florence now paints in spite of herself. She paints. She’s painting. It does not stop. The flood that it has so long contained, during all these years is pouring into the life of today.
But do not be deceived. Florence does not copy; she does not imitate anything or anyone. Only the inner energy linked to his native Cameroon and his personal life, makes him throw on a canvas this gaiety and this hope.
Today, she continues the exhibitions in beautiful places. She has appeared in many newspapers and magazines. These works are acquired by great business man and collector.
And at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, in South Africa she was chosen along with 2 other artists to represent Cameroon. With her painting entitled “Welcome to all”. She is also regularly asked to illustrate the cover pages of school books.
These results led her to realise one of these dreams. The one to open, this own art gallery, she’s named “Mbakop Gallery”.
There are exhibited many of his works expressing the artist’s feelings with words that him his own. Florence Béal describes herself as a singular person with singular ideas. 
A cordial and lively reception, attended by scores of ambassadors, public figures, members of the business community and the Egyptian diaspora.
For Dario it became a long mystical and spiritual journey, an exploration of Diana’s enigmatic character, her emotions, her motivations, and her fascination with the phenomenon of love. Dario’s meticulous research into every facet of her life has resulted in a work, which has great profundity and truth to life, while acknowledging the gaiety and brilliance of a beautiful, if flawed aristocrat.
The Producer Richard Pine wrote « …the recording demonstrates…its emotional appeal, the immediate catchiness of its rhythms and lyrics, and the richness of the orchestral texture »… « The jewel at the heart of the musical remains that what it had been from the outset, a celebration of her life, beauty and demeanour ». Dario wrote; the moral of the story is simply that « what we say and do to other people effects and shapes their lives, whether for good or bad. Therefore, each individual has his or her own personal responsibility to manage their actions towards others ».
He also other recorded compositions including Nostradamus 1999 and « Nostradamus » released by Plaza Records Ltd London. He composed « Corazon », for The Children for Peace a UNESCO recognized charity in Rome. Dario was invited in 2016 to compose a special anthem “ Ever Changing World” for the Inaugural Gala of the Peace, Justice and Security Foundation at the Peace Palace in The Hague where Sharon Stone gave an inspiring speech (music by Dario Poli, Lyrics David Mairs and Production David Redston).
As a Humanist, Dario was moved by the attendees who shared their stories of War and Deprivation and their capacity to Carry On. He also met Dr Mary Atkin Cyber Criminologist advisor for Europol , Interpol, FBI and even the White House whose work inspired the famous TV series “CSI Cyber” as she congratulated him for his Anthem and signed him a personal copy of her new book “The Cyber Effect”.
