Diogo Pinto (activist)

During his first term, important projects and events took place, such as the 2nd{{Cite web| title=South-North mediterranean dialogue for a shared vision of the future | url=http://casa-mediterraneo.es/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/conclusionesen.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101001110807/http://casa-mediterraneo.es/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/conclusionesen.pdf | archive-date=2010-10-01}} and 3rd{{Cite web| url=http://www.wfot.org/Portals/0/PDF/Invitation%20Letter%20to%20Tunis%20Congress.pdf | title=Invitation to the third south north mediterranean dialogue congress | access-date=23 August 2017 | archive-date=23 August 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823163249/http://www.wfot.org/Portals/0/PDF/Invitation%20Letter%20to%20Tunis%20Congress.pdf | url-status=dead}} Congresses of the North-South Mediterranean Dialogue for a Shared Vision of the Future (Alicante and Tunis, respectively), the EMI Congress on Civil Society in Candidate and Potential Candidate Countries{{Cite web| title=Civil Society Organisations challenge public authorities: From political commitment to active dialogue | url=http://europeanmovement.eu/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Istanbul-Congress_Final_Report.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823162626/http://europeanmovement.eu/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Istanbul-Congress_Final_Report.pdf | archive-date=2017-08-23}} (Istanbul) and the EMI Congress on Eastern Partnership Countries{{Cite web|url=http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/81397/|title=European Movement International congress kicks off in Yerevan}} (Yerevan), as well as the first-ever statutory meeting held outside the EU (Belgrade).

Pinto was appointed for a second three-year term as secretary general at the EMI Federal Assembly meeting held in Brussels on 26 May 2012.{{Cite web|url=http://europeanmovement.eu/press_release/emi-federal-assembly-re-appoints-diogo-pinto-as-secretary-general-and-adopts-new-policy-positions/|title = EMI Federal Assembly re-appoints Diogo Pinto as Secretary General and adopts new policy positions}}

In July 2016, Pinto joined European Friends of Armenia (EuFoA) as its director.{{Cite web|url=http://eufoa.org/diogo-pinto-takes-the-helm-as-director-of-european-friends-of-armenia-eufoa-4/|title = Diogo Pinto takes the helm as Director of European Friends of Armenia (EuFoA)|date = September 2016}}

During Pinto's time, the EuFoA addressed issues related to Armenia-European Union relations (especially regarding the new Armenia-EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement{{cite web | url=https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/23120/joint-press-release-european-union-and-republic-armenia-initialling-eu-armenia-comprehensive_en | title=Joint Press Release by the European Union and Republic of Armenia on the initialling of the EU-Armenia Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement | EEAS Website }}), promoted Armenia and its realities, and gave visibility to Artsakh and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in Brussels and elsewhere in Europe. This was done through the organization of events, gathering and spreading of analysis and opinions, and a constant dialogue with EU officials and decision-makers. Personalities such as Armen Ashotyan, Frank Engel, Heidi Hautala, Tatoul Markarian, Masis Mayilyan, Ruben Melikyan, Garegin Melkonyan, Serzh Sargsyan, Hans-Jochen Schmidt, Jaromir Stetina, Piotr Świtalski and Arman Tatoyan are among those who spoke at EuFoA events.{{Cite web|url=http://eufoa.org/eu-armenia-framework-agreement-negotiations-big-ambitions-positive-atmosphere-good-progresses-bring-sides-closer-to-a-successful-conclusion/|title = EU-Armenia framework agreement negotiations: Big ambitions, positive atmosphere, good progresses bring sides closer to a successful conclusion|date = 15 December 2016}}{{Cite web|url=http://eufoa.org/arman-tatoyan-armenian-ombudsman-the-institution-of-the-ombudsman-in-armenia-is-now-strong-and-legally-protected-like-no-other-in-eastern-europe/|title=Arman Tatoyan (Armenian Ombudsman): "The institution of the Ombudsman in Armenia is now strong and legally protected like no other in Eastern Europe."|date=8 February 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://eufoa.org/elections-in-armenia-signify-progress-with-room-for-improvement/|title=Elections in Armenia signify progress with room for improvement|date=25 April 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://eufoa.org/the-eu-still-fails-to-engage-with-the-most-democratic-enclave-in-eastern-europe/|title = The EU still fails to engage with the most democratic enclave in Eastern Europe|date = 3 May 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://eufoa.org/president-sargsyan-joined-eufoa-honorary-council-inaugural-meeting/|title=President Sargsyan joined EuFoA Honorary Council Inaugural Meeting|date=24 November 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://eufoa.org/eu-armenia-relations-in-the-cepa-era-whats-next/|title = EU-Armenia relations in the CEPA era: What's Next?|date = 6 December 2017}}{{Overcite|date=April 2024}}

Pinto is married and has 3 children. He lives in Brussels.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}

{{Reflist}}

• [https://www.euractiv.com/section/armenia/opinion/nagorno-karabakh-30-years-on-time-for-the-eu-to-raise-its-game/ Nagorno-Karabakh: 30 years on, time for the EU to raise its game]
• [https://armenpress.am/eng/news/917086/ EuFoA's 2018 programs to focus on EU-Armenia agreement's ratification process]
• [https://armenpress.am/eng/news/913777/ New agreement with EU great success for Armenia's diplomacy - Diogo Pinto]
• [http://www.1in.am/2248487.html The agreement must be saved]
• [https://en.168.am/2017/10/27/21847.html People know what the text of the CEPA says; no room left for rumors. Diogo Pinto]
• [http://www.bridgingeurope.net/diogo-pinto-a-europeanist-on-the-armenian-cause.html Diogo Pinto: A Europeanist on the Armenian cause] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817121250/http://www.bridgingeurope.net/diogo-pinto-a-europeanist-on-the-armenian-cause.html |date=17 August 2017 }}
• [https://euobserver.com/opinion/137555 Armenia ready to open new chapter in EU cooperation]
• [http://www.euractiv.com/section/europe-s-east/opinion/nagorno-karabakh-ballots-not-bullets/ Nagorno-Karabakh: Ballots, not bullets]
• [http://europeanmovement.eu/index.php?id=11886 European Movement International]
• [http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=a38a853f-6c64-4aac-a695-a045011bf28a EuroparlTV Interview, Hands off Schengen]
• [http://www.eesc.europa.eu/resources/docs/europe-iii-march--5.pdf EESC Interview, Facilitating the active participation of Citizens and Civil Society Organization]
• [http://www.youthforum.org/assets/2013/11/Anthology+FINAL+ISSU-web.pdf Anthology: raw materials for a history of the European Youth Forum] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822174448/http://www.youthforum.org/assets/2013/11/Anthology+FINAL+ISSU-web.pdf |date=22 August 2017 }}

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