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MESSAGE FROM LEBANON

Three intense days of meetings, celebrations, utmost respect, attention and reception for the "passing guest". The visit of Benedict XVI to Lebanon, for the signature and the presentation of the Apostolic Exhortation "Ecclesia in the Middle East", that closed on September 16, left in the Pontiff the "regret" of departure. In his greeting to the […]

COMECE

Horizon 2020 is the research and innovation program for the period 2014-2020, with an 87 billion euro budget and three priorities: to boost scientific excellence in Europe,; to make Europe more attractive for industrial investment in research and innovation; to highlight areas such as individual health and psycophysical wellbeing that impact social realms. Presented on […]

GIUSTIZIA E PACE

La primavera araba ha sconvolto il mondo intero e a distanza di un anno è inevitabile tracciare un bilancio e pensare al futuro. Questo il presupposto alla base del workshop promosso dalla Commissione Giustizia e Pace Europa che si è svolto a Malta dal 14 al 16 settembre. Non è un caso che sia stata […]

CHIESE IN BREVE

Portogallo: settimana dell’educazione cristianaTra il 29 settembre e il 7 ottobre, la Chiesa cattolica portoghese organizza la Settimana nazionale dell’educazione cristiana invitando professori e catechisti a privilegiare il rafforzamento della fede all’interno delle proprie comunità. Con una specifica nota pastorale, la Commissione episcopale dell’Educazione cristiana e della Dottrina della fede (Ceecdf) ricorda ai responsabili diocesani […]

CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Portugal: Christian education weekFrom September 29 to October 7 Portugal’s Catholic Church will hold National Week of Christian Education, inviting professors and Catechists to promote the strengthening of faith within their congregations. In a dedicated pastoral note the Episcopal Commission for Christian Education and for the Doctrine of the Faith (CEECDF) reminds diocesan coordinators about […]

EU PARLIAMENT

The speech on the "state of the Union" delivered by the President of the Commission José Manuel Barroso, a hot debate on banking union and another on the 2013 community budget, a new directive on energy efficiency, several provisions regarding fundamental rights, along with a worrying balance of human rights in Russia. The latest plenary […]

SURVEY OF IDEAS

The comparison between the ongoing constitutional process in Arab countries and the European models highlights "a crucial aspect" in modern dynamics, namely "to find a balance between the will of the majority and non-negotiable values". This, in short, is the conclusion of Silvio Ferrari, professor of Law and Religion at the University of Milan and […]

EU-DEMOGRAPHY

"The rapid ageing of European population in the coming decades and the pension-age of the baby-boom generation are the challenges that lie ahead". László Andor, EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, launched a cry of alarm on the occasion of the presentation of a brochure on "The EU Contribution to Active Ageing and […]

EDITORIAL

A widely debated question regards the stand to be taken for Europe’s future. In my opinion it will no longer be possible to keep a foot in both camps for various reasons.It is widely acknowledged that Maastricht’s flaw, namely, the fact of undertaking the path of the single currency without a central political power tasked […]

JUSTICE AND PEACE

The Arab spring has upset the whole world. A year later, we must draw a balance and think of the future. This is the point of departure of the workshop held by the Justice and Peace Europe Commission in Malta, September 14-16. The choice of the venue is not accidental, as "thousands of people fleeing […]