Sir Europe (Rome - Brussels - Bratislava)

EDITORIAL

"Winds of populism are threatening one of the most significant integration achievements: freedom of movement in the Union". During his visit to Bucharest, Eu Council chief HermanVan Rompuy expressed his concerns for the Schengen agreement ( Romania and Bulgaria’s entry bid has been vetoed by the Netherlands) that are bound to be echoed also within […]

IRELAND

Eighty years ago, in 1932, Dublin hosted the Eucharistic Congress. To commemorate this event, in the year in which the capital of Ireland has been chosen as the venue for the 50th International Eucharistic Congress (10-17 June 2012), a meeting with the title "Gathering and Remembering 1932" was held on 23 April. It was attended […]

EU: YOUNG PEOPLE AND EMPLOYMENT

Employment is a crucial theme of ongoing debates in Brussels, while in a few days the "employment package" will be presented in Strasbourg by Commissioner László Andor. The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the European Youth Forum organized a joint conference titled: “Quality Jobs for Youth: Are we asking too much?” held on […]

EU Parliament: protecting biodiversity with the CAPRedirecting the common agricultural policy (CAP) to environmental protection; promoting the granting of European funding to farmers that sustain the respect of biodiversity: the request is contained in a non legislative resolution for the protection of ecosystems, adopted by the European Parliament in the closing session of the plenary […]

CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Comece: Conference at the EP on Christians and the Arab WorldThe Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (Comece) work for the Middle East continues. On Wednesday May 9th, Comece together with the European people’s party and the ECR parties will organize a seminar on Christians in the Middle East and Northern Africa […]

CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Germany: Pro-Life WeekAn ecumenical celebration that took place on 21st April, at Freising Cathedral, marked the beginning of the Pro-Life Week all over Germany, organised by the Catholic and Evangelical Churches. The theme is "Committed for life: with all generations", and lots of events will be held in the communities, churches and academies until 29th […]

EUROPEAN UNION

The economic crisis and problems of public debt; the French presidential elections and the legislative elections in Greece (6 May); the political crisis in the Netherlands (lack of agreement in the government about the austerity plan to keep the national deficit under control); the instability of the Czech government; competition in global markets; the falls […]

WYD RIO 2013

"When preparing a large event such as the WYD we should ask ourselves what will be its legacy. My thought goes to the 36th International Eucharistic Congress in Rio de Janeiro of 1995, which thanks to the commitment of Archbishop Helder Camara left to our city the Providence Bank of Saint Sebastian, to provide assistance […]

IL DOLORE DEI BAMBINI

"L’iniziativa esprime quelle ‘nuove frontiere della solidarietà’ che trovano nel Vangelo la linfa generatrice". Lo ha detto oggi pomeriggio il card. Angelo Bagnasco, arcivescovo di Genova e presidente della Conferenza episcopale italiana, in occasione dell’inaugurazione della Fondazione Flying Angels, la cui mission è l’assistenza a bambini con gravi patologie, provenienti da Paesi in difficoltà e […]

CAMPANIA

La Regione Campania ha approvato due leggi che riguardano l’agricoltura. La prima, la n. 5 del 2012, s’intitola “Norme in materia di agricoltura sociale e disciplina delle fattorie e degli orti sociali e modifiche alla legge regionale 7 marzo 1996, n. 11”. Con questa legge “la Regione riconosce e sostiene, nel rispetto delle competenze costituzionali, […]