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In Germany discussion continues about the negative reactions in the Arab world to Denmark as a consequence of the caricatures of Mahomet recently published in a leading Danish paper. Death threats, boycotts, mass protests, even the withdrawal of diplomatic representatives from the country, are among Arab reactions to what is widely perceived as blasphemous. The […]

A major pan-European Conference entitled “Drugs and Society” was held in Brussels on 26-27 January. Held under the auspices of the European Commission (General Directorate for liberty, security and justice), in collaboration with national governments, local authorities, European networks of NGOs active in this field and many organizations of volunteer service, the expression of “non […]

“Now’s the time to go into top gear”: that’s the motto with which the President of the European Commission, Josè Manuel Barroso, chose to accompany the presentation in Brussels of the Annual Report on progress made in the implementation of the Lisbon Strategy, published on 25 January. The report contains three fundamental elements: an analysis […]

The results of a survey conducted by Eurobarometer on EU energy consumption published last week are no cause for surprise. They show that 47% of European citizens would prefer energy decisions to be taken autonomously by the European Union, against 37% who “believe” in greater competence at the national level and a minority (8%) who […]

The Commission for Women’s Rights and Equal Opportunities of the European Parliament recently approved the first reading of the report on the setting up of a European Institute for Equal Opportunities. It could already open its doors by next year. In contrast to the initial proposal of the European Commission – making provision for an […]

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The European Churches and European and international institutions 2 Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord: 10th Day of Consecrated Life. Special meeting on Iran (2-3) of the Governing Council of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in Vienna. 4 Eucharistic Liturgy for the 50th anniversary of the erection of the Diocese of Rotterdam, in […]

“An extraordinary woman who lived an extraordinary life during an extraordinary time”: that’s how Samuel Kobia, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), described Coretta Scott King, wife of the American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, who died at the age of 78 on 31 January. “Thanks to the life of Coretta […]

Tributes will come from Germany, Poland, England, Switzerland, Italy and elsewhere: celebrations to mark the centenary of the birth on 4 February of the Lutheran theologian and pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer (4 February 1906 – 9 April 1945), condemned to death for his opposition to the Nazi regime, will have a pan-European dimension. The Evangelical press […]

The CEC secretary for the Third European Ecumenical Assembly, the great ecumenical jamboree of the Churches of Europe that will be held in Sibiu, in Romania, from 4 to 8 September 2007 (following up the previous assemblies in Basel and Graz), is a woman: Beate Fagerli, a 36-year-old Norwegian of the Lutheran Church. Her appointment […]

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“Having committed ourselves to a common journey, we have sought to build mutual trust and understanding by working and praying together. We have also endeavoured to foster a spirituality that is rooted in God’s Word”: so says the final communiqué of the first stage of the Third European Ecumenical Assembly (EEA3), the ecumenical meeting of […]