2008 events

CCEEJANUARY12/16 – Holy Land – Visit of the coordination group of the Bishops Conferences in support of the Catholic Church and Christians in the Holy Land FEBRUARY8/10 – Cologne (Germany) – Meeting of the “Migration” Committee Topic: Preparation to the yearly meeting of 200821/24 – London (UK) – Yearly meeting of the Ccce-Kek Joint CommitteeTopics: Considerations on the Third European Ecumenical Assembly and prospects of the ecumenical process in Europe, European Churches and institutions 28-02/02-03 – Sofia (Bulgaria) – VIII meeting of the presidents of the Bishops Conferences of South-Eastern Europe – Topic: “The education of engaged couples and the spiritual assistance of married couples in mixed marriages and different religions” MARCH1 – Rome (Italy) – VI European Day of University Students – Rosary with the Holy FatherAPRIL17/20 – Budapest (Hungary) – Meeting of Crme (Ccee-Kek committee for relations with Muslims in Europe) 25/27 – Venue to be defined – Meeting of the Executive Committee of Ceem (European Bishops Commission for the Media) – Topic: The plenary meeting of 2009 about “The culture of the Web and the Church”, the work of the regional language groupsJUNE11/14 – Rome (Italy) – Yearly meeting of the press agents and spokespersons of the European Bishops Conferences – Topics: the mass media of the Holy See; the challenges of communication for the Churches in Europe today: the European Union and the media26/30 – Spain – Yearly meeting of the secretaries general of the European Bishops Conferences JULY3/6 – Porto (Portugal) – Yearly meeting of the European Vocation Service (Evs)SEPTEMBER12/14 – Vienna (Austria) – Yearly meeting of the national directors of the offices for the pastoral of migrants 26/28 – Bucharest (Romania) – Yearly meeting of the national directors of the offices for the university pastoralOCTOBER30/09 – 03/10 – Budapest (Hungary) – Plenary meeting of CceeNOVEMBER19/23 – Liverpool (UK) – Workshop with European and African bishops (Ccee-Secam) Topic: “I was a foreigner and you gave me hospitality. Migration (from Africa to Europe and from Asia to Africa and Europe) as a new space of evangelisation and solidarity”DECEMBER1/2 – Rome (Italy) – Congress on schools in Europe COMECEJANUARY11- Brussels – Meeting of Comece’s workgroup on “Climate change and Christian lifestyle”FEBRUARY8 – Meeting of Comece’s Executive Committee14 – Meeting of Comece’s Migration Workgroup 28 – Workshop on dialogue, promoted by the European Commission, Comece and Cec on flexicurityMARCH5/7 – Plenary meeting of ComeceAPRIL3 – Meeting of Comece’s Bioethics discussion groupSEPTEMBER- Meeting of Comece’s “Social Affairs” CommissionNOVEMBER12/14 – Plenary meeting of Comece EUJANUARY 1 – Slovenia takes on the presidency of the European Council; Malta and Cyprus enter the euro-zone8 – Meeting between the Slovenian presidency and the EU Commission14/17 – First plenary session of the EU Parliament in 2008 (12 planned in Strasbourg and 6 in Brussels throughout the year)21/25 – First plenary session of the Parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe in 2008 MARCH13/14 – European Council (summit)MAY1 – Sweden takes over from Slovakia the presidency of the Committee of the Ministers of the Council of Europe 9 – The Feast of Europe (official events in the 27 EU member states) JUNE19/20 – European Council (summit)JULY1 – France takes on the presidency of the European CouncilNOVEMBER1 – Spain takes over from Sweden the presidency of the Committee of the Ministers of the Council of Europe