Piotr Mazurkiewicz - Comece/Europe Infos

editorial

The Christians of Europe together with the Christians of the Middle East: the Churches of the European continent have promoted solidarity and support initiatives for the Christian communities in the Middle East and North Africa in this delicate transition period. In the past days father Duarte da Cunha, General Secretary of the Council of the […]

HOLY LAND

Faced by the “radical changes” taking place in the Middle Eastern region “religious leaders cannot stand idly by as observers, but must work to build bridges and unite what the walls divide”. So said the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Fouad Twal, in welcoming the bishops of the Holy Land Coordination (HLC), the Coordination of the […]

EU

After two and a half years at the lead of the European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek, elected EP president in July 2009, is preparing to leave his office. In fact, according to procedures, all the Assembly’s high-ranking posts are renewed half-way through the European Parliament’s term of office.A reference to Schuman. During the EP session of […]

EU parliament, electing the new presidentBy Monday January 16 European parliament groups must present nominations for the first ballot in the election of the new President, that will take place during the plenary in Strasbourg next January 16-19. The nominations must be addressed to the outgoing Polish president Jerzy Buzek and to the EP secretary […]

COMECE

The first 2012 issue of Europe Infos devotes ample space to economic and financial politics issues. A contribution by Jacque Delors underlines the ideal significance of the single currency, “a tool providing spiritual momentum for European unification”; MEP Sylvie Goulard, (Adle-France), and member of the European Parliament’s standing committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, conveys […]

CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Hungary: a new law on the ChurchesHungarian Parliament has enacted the church law recognising 14 established Churches and religious communities in the country. It was adopted by 256 votes in favour, 36 against. Religious communities that have lodged a request for additional registration with the relevant minister, maintain their status for now. The parliament is […]

CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Austria: the bishops for parish councils renewalIn a pastoral letter that read in parishes across Austria on January 8 during Mass, the bishops called upon the faithful to take part in the election of the parish boards due to take place on March 18th. The parish boards of over 3,000 Austrian parishes will be renewed: […]

MIGRANTI E RIFUGIATI

Ci sono circa 5 milioni di stranieri che vivono in Italia, ma anche 4 milioni d’italiani residenti all’estero a dimostrare la rilevanza che ha, nel nostro Paese, la realtà migratoria. A costoro, e più in generale a quanti lasciano la loro terra per vari motivi, è dedicata la 98ª Giornata mondiale del migrante e del […]

TERRA SANTA

La mancanza di abitazioni in Terra Santa, secondo il patriarca latino di Gerusalemme, Fouad Twal, è la prima causa di emigrazione dei giovani cristiani. Una crisi alla quale la Chiesa locale cerca di rispondere concretamente con dei progetti per la costruzione di nuovi nuclei abitativi, o di restauro di vecchi appartamenti, da dare in affitto […]

LIBERALIZZAZIONI

Se c’è un argomento sul quale Mario Monti può essere accreditato come uno dei maggiori esperti europei, è quello della concorrenza: per quasi un decennio è stata la massima autorità comunitaria nel settore, con una verve capace di affrontare (con successo) pure giganti mondiali come Microsoft. Chi ha avuto a che fare con il commissario […]