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Everyone is claiming victory, but the fact is that post-election Germany seems ungovernable. “The coalition led by Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder lost the elections and cannot now return to leading the country. On the other hand, the coalition that supported Angela Merkel does not have a majority and will therefore have to seek external support”. Thomas […]

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“Serious and honest stocktaking must be undertaken. This is not a matter of cheerleading adulation (of the European Union). Rather it requires civic education of the measured success of an historic project which can be undone through ignorance and a lack of political responsibility, whether on the part of political leaders or citizens”, says NOËL […]

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“Young people want us not to be afraid of the media: let us go where people do not expect us; let us enter the arena when the Church is called to take part in society’s debates and encourage those who do. A Church that is absent or complacent will be respected neither by the media […]

“We cannot permit ourselves to be reluctant. Evangelizing is a task of Christians and too often we step backwards out of fear of offending someone or being rejected. As a Catholic community we must break down the barriers raised by fears and bear witness to Jesus Christ, now more than ever”, declared Bishop Malcolm McMahon […]

Sharing successes and creating a global structure of solidarity to achieve a civilization of love: these are the objectives of the recent pastoral letter on international development “Towards the Global Common Good” issued by the Irish Bishops’ Conference. “In previous years Ireland has harvested the fruit of world economic development – says the letter – […]

Poland is about to have two elections, just a few months after the death of John Paul II: on Sunday 25 September citizens will be called to the ballot box to vote for the renewal of Parliament, and a few days later, on 9 October, will be called to choose their new President. The political […]

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World Youth Day was celebrated a month ago, with over a million youth gathered round Benedict XVI, on his first foreign journey, in his native Germany. The country, which voted for the election of the new Parliament on 18 September – with the two leaders (Spd) and Merkel (Cdu-Csu) emerging almost neck and neck, so […]

Le vicende dell’Onu in primo piano sulla stampa europea. Ampi commenti in Germania, Paese che ha richiesto un seggio permanente, come l’Italia. Ecco cosa scrive K.F. sulla Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (15/9): “ Il giorno di inaugurazione del vertice delle Nazioni Unite ha segnato già un bilancio in passivo. Molte cose si sono verificate contemporaneamente, molti […]

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Negli Stati dell’Oecd (Organisation for economic cooperation and development – Organizzazione per la cooperazione e lo sviluppo economico,Ocse – cui aderiscono 30 Paesi industrializzati del mondo, 22 dei quali europei) “i livelli di istruzione sono in progressiva crescita” ma “le opportunità di formazione postscolastica sembrano privilegiare le persone dotate già di un buon grado di […]

“European Researchers’ Night”. Questo il titolo di un’iniziativa organizzata dalla Commissione europea per venerdì 23 settembre che prevede una serie di eventi in diverse città dell’Ue. L’obiettivo, che si cercherà di raggiungere attraverso esibizioni, giochi, anche interattivi, esperimenti e dimostrazioni scientifiche, è quello di dimostrare quando sia importante e interessante decidere di intraprendere la carriera […]