How can countries best be supported to answer key policy questions relating to health and care workers? With just over a quarter of people in the WHO European Region living in rural or remote areas, how can strong, multidisciplinary teams be built to deliver primary health care based on local needs, as well as national priorities? Answers to these questions were provided at a WHO Healthy Settings webinar on 27 January 2022, which focused on new tools and resources available for planning the health workforce.
Two new tools
Firstly, participants were shown the new “Health labour market analysis guidebook”, a tool which aims to provide a better understanding of the health workforce and country-level dynamics for policy responses and planning. It builds on a unique combination of technical expertise, country experience and existing literature. Questions answered by the guidebook include “What are the key elements to assess in a health labour market analysis (HLMA)?” and “Who should be involved in this type of analysis?”.
The guidebook emphasizes that an HLMA should be interdisciplinary and participatory, gathering inputs from technical experts in areas such as health workforce, labour and macroeconomics, political economy, education, gender equity and data management. This approach makes it possible to carry out a more complete analysis of all the components of the health labour market.
Secondly, participants learned about an updated version of the “WHO guideline on health workforce development, attraction, recruitment and retention in rural and remote areas”.
This resource suggests taking a multi-pronged approach to achieving sustained improvement. For example, considering what attracts health workers to an area and how attractive the area is compared to its urban counterparts, in terms of regulation as well as personal and professional support.
The guideline is based on a global evidence review, including 133 studies, and provides 17 recommendations to help policy-makers develop, attract, recruit and retain health-care workers in rural and remote areas. These recommendations cover areas including education, regulation, incentives, and personal and professional support for health and care workers.
SWEDEN, February 21 – I would like to begin by thanking the French presidency for hosting this important conference. And a special thanks to Éric Dupond-Moretti for inviting me to speak.
Twenty years ago, the European Union took its first steps towards a completely new way of cooperating in criminal matters.
The topics of this conference, Eurojust and the European Arrest Warrant, have proved to be very important tools in the fight against serious and cross-border crime.
Eurojust’s valuable work and support to law enforcement agencies cannot be overestimated.
And the European Arrest Warrant has paved the way for cooperation based on the principle of mutual recognition. Over the years, we have adopted several legal acts based on this principle. Some are applied frequently, while others could need a bit more attention.
Cooperation based on this principle is of the utmost importance in the fight against serious and cross-border crime, as well as when it comes to enforcing final decisions and judgments, such as custodial sentences, fines and confiscation orders.
For a well-functioning judicial cooperation, I would like to highlight three aspects that are particularly important.
Firstly, our courts and competent authorities need to be made more aware of the opportunities in this field of cooperation. They must become more familiar with the obligations arising from these legal acts and the case law from the European Court of Justice. This could be done by more information and training.
Secondly, cooperation must be simple and effective. Deadlines must be respected. Language barriers should be removed as far as possible. Standardized procedures and certificates should be developed. Complicated procedures and language barriers can be a reason why certain instruments are applied less than other. We have reached far, but we can do more.
The last, and crucial, aspect is that cooperation presupposes mutual trust. We must respect each other’s differences. But all Member States must also respect the fundamental principles that are the foundation of the European Union. The principles of the rule of law are obviously one of them. And the freedoms and rights of individuals should never be set aside. Every time a decision or a judgment is questioned by an executing authority with reference to fundamental principles, for instance in the EU Charter, is basically a failure. Our aim should be that these questions never arise.
In the last 20 years, a great deal of work has been done. And we should be proud of what we have achieved together. However, we need to continue. A lot of work remains.
For example, we have to expand the field of cooperation. Cyberspace is one such area. Our law enforcement agencies need for electronic evidence cannot be underestimated. Another field is transfer of proceedings. A clear legal framework for such cooperation would give our law enforcement authorities another important tool.
There are many challenges ahead of us. However, I promise that Sweden will contribute to this work in all possible ways, not least through our upcoming presidency.
Once again, thank you for the opportunity to address this conference and its important topics.
Following Cardinal Hollerich’s statement on the ongoing tensions at EU’s Eastern border, COMECE welcomes the adoption by the EU of €1.2 billion assistance to Ukraine to provide swift support in a situation of acute crisis and to strengthen the country’s resilience.
Presidents of the EU Council and Commission together with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky. (Credit: Press service of President of Ukraine)
The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) welcomes the EU’s approval of an emergency macro-financial assistance operation of €1.2 billion in the form of loans to foster stability in Ukraine.
As the current geopolitical tensions are having a detrimental effect on the country’s economic and financial stability, COMECE welcomes this EU assistance package aimed to strengthen Ukraine’s rule of law and governance, and the country’s resilience, especially in the economic, financial and energetic sectors.
“The escalating rhetoric and actions pose amenace not only to the people of Ukraine, but they also put at risk peace on the whole European Continent and beyond,threatening to bring horrific human suffering and death, but alsoto destroy the achievements of several generations in building peace and stability in Europe for many years to come”, stated Cardinal Hollerich.
In his statement, the President of the EU Bishops also urged the international community, including the European Union, to “renew its commitment to peace and actively contribute to these dialogue efforts, not by demonstrating force and reinforcing armament dynamics, but by seeking creative ways of negotiation and value-based engagement”.
The works of Pablo Picasso, Marc Rothko, Andy Warhol and other contemporary artists are the property of entrepreneur Harry McLaugh and his wife Linda
Works by Pablo Picasso, Marc Rothko, Andy Warhol and other contemporary artists will be sold at auction by Sotheby’s at the behest of a US court as part of the division of property in the divorce of a family of billionaires, the Associated Press reported.
Thirty works of art from the McLaughl collection will change owners on May 16 in New York.
The works are in the possession of entrepreneur Harry McLaw and his wife Linda,
who for four decades collected works by the greatest masters of the brush of the twentieth century. Many of the paintings were exhibited in the huge apartment of the family in New York.
After they separated in 2016, a judge ordered the collection sold off as part of a divorce agreement. The works, which will be sold in May, are expected to reach hundreds of millions of dollars.
Sculptures by Picasso, Alberto Giacometti and Jeff Koons
will also be included in the bidding organized by Sotheby’s. This is the second auction of works of art from the McLaw collection. The first was in November and included 35 exhibits that raised a total of $ 676 million – the highest ever achieved by Sotheby’s.
Then the multi-colored canvas “No. 7 “by Rothko, reaching a price of 82.4 million USD,” Number 17 “by Jackson Pollock – for 61 million USD and” Sixteen times Jackie “by Andy Warhol – for almost 34 million USD.
The public exhibition of the works before the auction is scheduled to begin on March 2
at the London branch of Sotheby’s. The artwork will then be in Palm Beach, Taipei, Hong Kong, Shanghai and New York.
Times of social distancing, work from home, and growing fears undoubtedly leave their mark on our mental health. More and more people feel confused and insecure about their daily lives and what lies ahead. Accumulating stress leads to a drastic rise in the levels of mental disorders and mental health problems around the world. Among the most common of them is the syndrome of occupational burnout, the so-called. “burnout” (from English – burnout). Although the phenomenon is not new, the onset of the covid pandemic marks the beginning of a sharp rise.
What does the problem look like?
The state of occupational burnout has been known since 1970. here. Digitalisation, complex expectations of employees and the changing work environment are contributing to the increasing incidence of burnout. From 2020 Since then, cases of burnout have seen an unprecedented rise worldwide. In 2021 over 50% of the working age population in Central and Western Europe reports feeling emotionally exhausted.
Some symptoms include mental fatigue, nervousness, a feeling of heaviness or overload, apathy, unwillingness or inability to take on work tasks, cynicism in the work plan.
Part of the problem is the gradual development of the condition, which often goes unnoticed. Talking about burnout is taboo, one often has reservations about sharing with relatives or colleagues. Counterintuitively, one of the common reactions is working even harder. This intensifies toxic processes and maintains the fire of combustion.
What is the solution?
Digiburn is a digital treatment for burnout. Presented as a two-part mobile application – free burnout test and therapeutic module. The app is self-help oriented, acts as a pocket mirror and encourages the user to improve the connection with themselves and works for sustainable change. The therapy has been developed by specialists, and the use of the application is independent of the human factor. Without arranging an hour, travel time and the corresponding costs for multiple sessions, the treatment is available at the convenience of your smartphone, wherever and whenever you want.
How does the application work?
It all starts with a short burnout test. If symptoms are present, the user is invited for the therapeutic part. It lasts 3 months and is logically upgraded during the period. In the beginning we work to improve the physiology and general condition of the user. The subjective perceptions of the inner and outer world follow. In the end, the user chooses his new thought patterns to achieve a long-term satisfactory and balanced life.
Each of the 3 modules includes theory, practice and monitoring of the condition and progress in therapy. The user is in the driver’s seat, and the application is the personal advisor who carefully guides him. At all times, the user knows exactly where he is in the process and makes his own decisions about his change. The aim is to address the fundamental prerequisites for burnout and achieve sustainable improvement.
The English version of Digiburn will be available in the Apple App Store and Google Play from March 1, 2022. A Bulgarian version is expected later this year.
On 25-27 February, the final of four European Citizens’ Panels of the Conference on the Future of Europe meets in Dublin to debate and deliver its recommendations.
The Panels’ five work streams are: Working in Europe, An Economy for the Future, A Just Society, Learning in Europe, and An Ethical and Safe Digital Transformation. Once finalised, its recommendations will be debated at the Conference Plenary meeting on 11-12 March. You can find all relevant information, including the latest report on the Panel’s work, on the dedicated Panel 1 webpage. The draft agenda is available here.
The session will take place with panellists physically present, in full respect of the public health measures in place in Ireland. Hybrid facilities will be available for participants to connect remotely as well.
Technical briefing
On Tuesday 22 February, at 10:00 AM CET, a technical briefing with representatives of the Common Secretariat of the Conference will take place at the premises of the European Commission. Accredited correspondents can participate in person and remotely. The briefing will be off the record, in English and French only. For more information and the link to participate remotely, send an email to Sinead.MEEHAN-VAN-DRUTEN@ec.europa.eu.
How to follow the Panel session
The main meetings will be livestreamed on the Conference’s Multilingual Digital Platform, as well as on Parliament’s Multimedia Centre (Friday and Sunday), where recorded versions will also be available.
You will need to be an accredited journalist (in an EU Member State or the European institutions) to access the premises. A press working area will be available in the following building:
A press point with Parliament’s Co-Chair of the Executive Board of the Conference will take place on Saturday at 16.00. Further information will be available in the press room of the Panel session.
Background
The Conference Plenary of 21-22 January took stock of the recommendations delivered by the European Citizens’ Panels and national Citizens’ Panels on ‘European democracy / Values and rights, rule of law, security’ and on ‘Climate change, environment / Health’.
The four European Citizens’ Panels take into account citizens’ contributions from across Europe collected via the multilingual digital platform and from events held across the Member States. Prominent academics and other experts helped with specific questions when the citizens requested it. Citizens were randomly selected by specialist contractors, who ensured that they are representative of the EU’s diversity.
Eighty representatives (20 from each of the European Citizens’ Panels, of which at least one-third is aged between 16 and 25 years) are members of the Conference Plenary. There, they debate with MEPs, national government and parliament representatives, European Commissioners, and other Plenary Members from EU bodies, regional and local authorities, social partners and civil society.
EU citizens’ contributions to the Conference, submitted via the platform by 20 February, will be included in the final report on 17 March. However, the possibility to submit contributions on the platform will remain open after that date, to allow debate to continue online.
Muellners Foundation Joins the Open Invention Network Community
Copenhagen, Denmark (February 21, 2022) – Muellners Foundation, a not-for-profit humanitarian organisation that advocates for financial inclusion, social inclusion, and biodiversity, announced today that it has joined the Open Invention Network (OIN), the largest patent non-aggression community in history.
Muellners Foundation hosts a global open source community and supports best practices and industry standards in the financial services sector. Foundation also suggests regulatory reforms to financial supervisory and regulatory agencies, inter-governmental agencies, social and development organisations and financial crimes agencies, among others, through its open research.
As an industry association, Foundation independently observes, investigates and peer reviews research, and creates studies on open-source documentation and practices regarding different financial services and technologies.
“We are excited to be part of the larger OIN community and contribute towards freedom of the collective and a patent “no-fly” zone alongside strong non-aggression IP policies,” said Ankit Muellner, Foundation’s Independent Board member.
“We are pleased that an organization that supports open collaboration and diversity globally has joined OIN. The financial services and fin-tech industry will continue to improve based on innovations that spring from open-source software’s collaborative innovation model,” said Keith Bergelt, CEO of Open Invention Network.
Keith further added that “Given its focus on best practices in the financial services sector, it is notable that the Muellners Foundation has joined our community and is publicly supporting patent non-aggression in open source.”
OIN’s community practices patent non-aggression in core Linux and adjacent open source technologies by cross-licensing Linux System patents to one another on a royalty-free basis. Patents owned by Open Invention Network are similarly licensed royalty-free to any organization that agrees not to assert its patents against the Linux System.
About Muellners Foundation:
Muellners Foundation is a global think tank, a not for profit initiative. The foundation hosts a community of thought leaders, distributed across different time zones.
The Foundation’s community has embodied an Open Constitution and a decentralised autonomous governance model. Foundation’s initiatives are self-organised with democratic principles.
Muellners Foundation advocates a public, carbon-neutral, & ergonomics driven monetary system.
The purpose of the Foundation is to promote ethical technology governance to tackle social, ecological and development challenges of human society.
Muellners Foundation is a ‘Non for Profit’ voluntary association, based in Copenhagen, Denmark and with Fiscal hosts and constituent bodies in different countries.
The foundation advocates Diversity, Equity and inclusion with its open research and community development programs. Read Foundation’s guiding principles here
Muellners Foundation supports social sustainability – financial inclusion and green projects. Read about open-source Finscale. Foundation maintains an open and global Trust System – Project Serenity. For more information, please visitwww.muellners.org
One of the UK’s largest community led nature restoration projects has taken a big step forwards, with its crowdfunder surging past £100,000 after a £20,000 donation from charity Rewilding Britain.
The community of Langholm in Dumfries and Galloway is seeking to raise £2.2 million to double the size of the vast new Tarras Valley Nature Reserve, created last year following the successful first stage of the South of Scotland’s biggest community land buyout.
Led by the Langholm Initiative charity, the community is now in a race against time to complete the buyout by purchasing a remaining 5,300 acres of Langholm Moor from Buccleuch, before the land is put on the open market after the 31 May deadline.
Success would boost plans for community regeneration, including nature-based tourism opportunities, and for tackling the nature and climate emergencies.
Over 1,000 people from across the UK and the world have now donated to the public crowdfunder on Go Fund Me at bit.ly/LangholmMoorAppeal, which aims to raise at least £150,000 of the £2.2m needed.
“Thanks to the donation from Rewilding Britain and the amazing support and generosity of so many people from across the UK and the world, we’ve taken our ‘impossible dream’ another step closer to reality,” said Jenny Barlow, Tarras Valley Nature Reserve’s Estate Manager.
“But we have a long way to go if we are to safeguard this land for future generations by bringing it into community ownership. A big push is needed over the next few weeks to get us over the line. We really need people to keep donating to the crowdfunder, while we also seek support from major funders.”
Rebecca Wrigley, Rewilding Britain’s Chief Executive, said: “The people of Langholm are showing how community-led nature recovery projects can make a real difference for people, nature and climate, and this hugely important project deserves all the support it can get. There is a unique opportunity here to bring this culturally important land into community ownership.
“The buyout is an inspiring example of local empowerment and the positive change that can happen when people come together with a bold vision. We’re delighted to add our support alongside the remarkable generosity shown by over 1,000 people worldwide, and we urge major funders to back the appeal and help the community achieve something truly historic.”
With Buccleuch’s offer to keep the land off the open market being time limited, the £2.2m target needs to be reached by 31 May or the community’s chance of purchasing the land will be lost forever.
If the land goes on the open market, its price will probably rise beyond the community’s reach. There are fears it may then be bought by corporate investment firms, which are land banking in Scotland.
The buyout’s first phase saw the Langholm Initiative and Buccleuch reach an agreement of £3.8 million for 5,200 acres of land and six residential propertiesin October 2020. On the resulting nature reserve, globallyimportant peatlands and ancient woods are being restored, native woodlands established, and a haven ensured for wildlife.
Ensuring community regeneration through a nature-based approach is a central aim of the new nature reserve. Langholm was once a thriving textile centre, but the industry has declined in recent years.
The community buyout has already seen jobs on the land rise to six from zero, alongside detailed plans that are underway for generating social and economic opportunities for local people.
According to a recent report by Rewilding Britain,‘Rewilding and the rural economy’, localised nature-based economies can increase and diversify rural jobs, while helping Britain meet its biodiversity and climate commitments.
Leading charities that have supported the buyout include Borders Forest Trust, John Muir Trust, Rewilding Britain, RSPB Scotland, Scottish Wildlife Trust, Trees for Life, and the Woodland Trust.
To find out more, visit langholminitiative.org.uk.
Press release distributed by Pressat on behalf of Langholm Initiative, on Friday 18 February, 2022. For more information subscribe and follow https://pressat.co.uk/
The St. Synod of the Patriarchate of Alexandria summoned two Russian clergy to a church court. These are the priests Georgi Maximov and Andrei Novikov, who were sent by the Moscow Patriarchate to Africa to attract African clergy to the Russian Exarchate in Africa.
In the two letters of the Holy Synod says: “You are summoned to appear in person before the First Instance Synod Court of the Patriarchate of Alexandria, intended for elders, deacons and monks, in the Patriarchal Palace of Alexandria (hereinafter the address, ed. Note) on February 24, Thursday, 10 a.m. to be tried for the offenses you are accused of, as described below, in accordance with the provisions of the Rules of Procedure of the Ecclesiastical Courts of the Patriarchate of Alexandria.
Based on divine and sacred rules, he is accused of the following canonical violations:
• acts outside (church) borders by performing the Divine Liturgy and other sacraments in the canonical jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa without the permission of His Divine Beatitude the Pope of Alexandria and All Africa Pope and Patriarch Mr. Theodore II and in places (rules 15th of the First Ecumenical Council, 15th of the Holy Apostles, 3rd of the Council of Antioch, etc.);
• fellowship with deposed clergy (rules 10th and 11th of the Holy Apostles, 2nd of the Council of Antioch and 3rd of the Council of Carthage, etc.);
• intrigues and divisions (rules 18th of the Fourth Ecumenical Council, 31st of the Holy Apostles, 6th of the Council of Ganges, 5th of the Council of Antioch, 5th of the Antioch, 10th, 53rd, 62nd of the Council of Carthage, 34 the Fifth Ecumenical Council, etc.);
• severe scandal of the believers in the Church “woe to that man by whom the offense cometh” (Matt. 18: 7).
We warn you that in case of your disobedience and non-appearance on the specified day and time, you will be tried in your absence.
The following are the signatures of three metropolitans, members of the court of first instance, as well as the place and date of the summons: Alexandria, February 18, 2022.
Simultaneously, theologians from the Thessaloniki Faculty of Theology declared: The actions of the Russian Church in Africa are blasphemy against the Holy Spirit!
The Department of Social Theology and Christian Culture at the Faculty of Theology at Aristotle University in Thessaloniki described the Moscow Patriarchate’s decision to establish an “exarchate” in the Alexandria Patriarchate as an “anti-canonical act” that violates “fundamental church principles.” a strong blow against the unity of the Orthodox Church. “
“The theological world is watching with pain the growing isolation in the Orthodox Church, mainly due to ethnocentrism,” said an extremely sharp statement from the university, which essentially accused the ROC of succumbing to the “temptation of power.” arising from the feeling of power.
“It is unjust and ultimately blasphemous against the Holy Spirit for the Patriarchate of Alexandria, which is finally recovering from the cost of struggle, martyrdom and the testimony of humble missionaries, to suffer the anti-canonical behavior of a younger sister church. according to Orthodox diptychs. “Especially when this church in its inter-Christian relations shows special sensitivity and attention not to harm, for example, its good cooperation with the Roman Catholic Church,” the theologians said.
Here is the text of the entire statement, signed by the head of the department Prof. Konstantinos Hristu:
The Department of Social Theology and Christian Culture at the Faculty of Theology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki expresses deep sorrow at the decision of the Holy Synod of the Moscow Patriarchate to establish a Russian Exarchate under the jurisdiction of the ancient Patriarchate of Alexandria. This canonical act violates above all the basic ecclesiastical principles based on the canonical decisions of the Ecumenical Councils, and is a strong blow against the unity of the Orthodox Church. The consequence of this action is the weakening of the authority and testimony of our Church in the modern world. A study of historical sources shows that such actions ultimately turn against those responsible for this anti-canonical nature.
The theological world is watching with pain the growing isolation in the Orthodox Church, mainly due to ethnocentrism, which has recently, unfortunately, become associated with the logic of “an eye for an eye”. This spirit, alien to the gospel of Christ, opposes above all the laws of catholicity and unity introduced by the Founder of the Church himself. We know from the teachings of the Holy Fathers that the Church, according to her highest principles, carries the gospel message of “the unity of all.” In this context, the use of secular authority to achieve world ecclesiastical hegemony is a temptation similar to that of Christ in the desert, so it is most strongly rejected by the Church Fathers, and even by secular authors, as a typical representative. is the Russian writer F. Dostoevsky in “The Grand Inquisitor” by “The Karamazov Brothers”.
The temptation of power, arising from the feeling of the strong, of one who can use even the means of a superpower, but also the channels of propaganda to look convincing, has nothing to do with the spirit and thinking of the holy fathers. In the long-suffering African continent, the Church was created through the sacrificial service of weak missionaries, but strong by the grace of Almighty God. The arrogance of the secular ruler, according to the apostle of the nations Paul, collapses before the spiritual power of God’s saints, these devoted workers of the Lord’s vineyard.
Unfair and ultimately blasphemous against the Holy Spirit is the Patriarchate of Alexandria, which is finally recovering from the cost of struggle, martyrdom and the testimony of humble missionaries, suffering from the anti-canonical behavior of a sister church, younger than her according to orthodox diptychs. Especially when this church in its inter-Christian relations shows special sensitivity and attention not to harm, for example, its good cooperation with the Roman Catholic Church. We remind you that when the Russian Church endured the hardships of the ungodly regime, the churches of the Greek tradition invariably provided assistance to support the Russian Orthodox brothers in the faith and alleviate their pain. Then the spirit of unity, blessed by God, prevails. In addition, we recall that the Moscow Patriarchate performed its ministry much better when it practically carried out the spiritual covenants, experience and tradition of the ancient patriarchates and especially of the Great Church of Christ. Numerous cases of spiritual assistance from the Ecumenical Patriarchate for the strengthening of Orthodoxy in the Russian lands are known.
The Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church (Crete 2016) stated that: “The Orthodox Autocephalous Churches are not a confederation of churches, but one, holy, universal and apostolic Church” and as such must develop and promote its unity. The same council decided that it was not possible to have a diaspora within the jurisdiction of the local autocephalous Orthodox churches. Therefore, the Russian Church, with its concrete action, also challenges the modern conciliar decisions, which were also adopted by it, as it co-signed all the pre-conciliar texts.
The future of the Orthodox Church presupposes unity, and that is why we must all work in this direction, respecting and supporting church institutions. Recent experience from pan-Orthodox cooperation to the Holy and Great Council has shown the way to the creative and fruitful cooperation of local churches. This process must continue.
Standing in the apostolic and patriarchal tradition, we call for the restoration of the canonical order, which revives the testimony of Orthodoxy in the world and glorifies God in the Trinity.
City officials plan to turn this long-forgotten ancient site into a major attraction
The ancient amphitheater in Milan is being turned into a green archeological park under a 1.5m-euro restoration project, Art Newspaper reported.
It is planned to plant a hedge of boxwood, myrtle and ligustrum on the site of the destroyed parts of the facility.
City officials plan to turn this long-forgotten ancient site into a major attraction. Many bushes will be planted in the ruins of the Roman amphitheater, which will allow visitors to imagine how the so-called Colosseum of Milan. Excavations, which are still ongoing, have already “rewritten chapters from the history of Milan”, say the people behind the project.
Mediolanum, as the city was formerly called, was the capital of the Western Roman Empire from 286 to 402 AD, when it had a palace, a circus, many basilicas, thermal baths and a huge forum. Built in the first century, the elliptical amphitheater was originally 150 meters by 120 meters – smaller than the Colosseum in Rome – but was gradually demolished in the late fourth century to provide material for new structures, including the Basilica of San Lorenzo. Archaeologists discovered its location in 1931, and in the 1970s excavations found seven walls that supported the stands.
The new project, which began in 2018, envisions an increase in the area of the city-owned archeological park from 12,500 square meters to 22,300 square meters. Thus, it will become the largest in Milan. Excavations, launched in 2019 under the control of Italian authorities, revealed 14 more walls and a hypoge, consisting of two underground galleries, from which gladiators and beasts were brought to the stage.
The project is funded by the Italian Ministry of Culture and private donors. The park is expected to be open to visitors by the end of this year.
Hedges of boxwood, myrtle and ligustrum will mark parts of the structure that have been destroyed, including the walls of the base, and more than 100 trees will form a passage representing the outer walls of the amphitheater. Wild flowers will create a balance on the example of a central garden in the Renaissance style. Covering the hypogeum with a wooden stage will allow the arena to be used for performances.
Fragments of at least 150 pre-Roman vases dating from the fourth to the third century BC were discovered in the park last year, suggesting that a Celtic shrine may have been nearby. These and other finds – including a spear and a marble head resembling Agrippina, the wife of Emperor Claudius – are likely to be on display either in the park museum at the entrance or in an abandoned building that could be renovated with funds from the Ministry of Culture. The excavations will continue after the opening of the park for visitors.
