Middelhavet, som er den europæiske civilisations vugge, er et modtageligt og levende, men yderst skrøbeligt sted, der har status som indesluttet hav med dets egne farer. ###>The Mediterranean, which is the cradle of European civilisation, is a responsive, living, but extremely fragile place, characterised by its status as an enclosed sea, which brings its own dangers.