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.