Giusi Nicolini

Giusi Nicolini
Giusi Nicolini
Mayor of Lampedusa e Linosa
	In office; 8 May 2012 – 11 June 2017
Preceded by	Bernardino De Rubeis
Succeeded by	Salvatore Martello
Personal details
Born	Giuseppina Maria Nicolini; 5 March 1961 (age 63); Lampedusa, Italy
Political party	Democratic Party

Giusi Nicolini (born Giuseppina Maria Nicolini, 5 March 1961) is an Italian politician, former mayor of Lampedusa e Linosa.^[1]

Biography

A member of the Legambiente environmentalist association, after having been Deputy Mayor and Councilor for the Environment of Lampedusa e Linosa from 1983 to 1988, Nicolini is elected mayor at the 2012 Italian local elections.^[2]

After the 2013 Lampedusa migrant shipwreck, in which more than 300 migrants have drowned, Nicolini asked to the European Union to realize a new European law on sanctuary and immigration rules.^[3] Due to her several efforts in order to promote integration and solidarity,^[4] Nicolini has been awarded with the UNESCO Award for Peace in 2017.^[5] She was unsuccessful in her re-election mayoralty bid at the 2017 Italian local elections.^[6]

References

^ "Lampedusa, la sindaco gentile che accoglie l'umanità". Il Fatto Quotidiano. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
^ "Lampedusa diventa "verde": Giusi Nicolini di Legambiente eletta sindaco". you-ng.it. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
^ "La strage di Lampedusa". Il Post. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
^ "Giuseppina Nicolini: "It's natural for an island to be welcoming!"". UNESCO.org. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
^ "Premio Unesco per la pace alla sindaca di Lampedusa Giusi Nicolini". La Repubblica. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
^ "Lampedusa, sconfitta Giusy Nicolini Il nuovo sindaco Martello: sull'accoglienza deve cambiare tutto". Corriere della Sera. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2019.

[1] "Lampedusa, la sindaco gentile che accoglie l'umanità". Il Fatto Quotidiano. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2019.

[2] "Lampedusa diventa "verde": Giusi Nicolini di Legambiente eletta sindaco". you-ng.it. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2019.

[3] "La strage di Lampedusa". Il Post. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2019.

[4] "Giuseppina Nicolini: "It's natural for an island to be welcoming!"". UNESCO.org. Retrieved 18 February 2019.

[5] "Premio Unesco per la pace alla sindaca di Lampedusa Giusi Nicolini". La Repubblica. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2019.

[6] "Lampedusa, sconfitta Giusy Nicolini Il nuovo sindaco Martello: sull'accoglienza deve cambiare tutto". Corriere della Sera. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2019.

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