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Nel suo trentesimo anno di vita, il G8, che riunisce i dirigenti di otto nazioni (Canada, Francia, Germania, Italia, Giappone, Russia, Regno Unito e Stati Uniti) si riunirà a Gleneagles, in Scozia, dal 6 all’8 luglio, sotto la presidenza britannica dell’Unione Europea. Anche una delegazione dell’Ue guidata dal Presidente Barroso parteciperà al vertice. In occasione […]

The annual conference of the CRI, Centres of contact for innovation, was held in Brussels at the end of June. A network of 71 agencies present both inside and outside the European Union, the CRI Centres were established in 1995 with a view to “favouring the international transfer of innovative technologies and promoting technological partnerships”. […]

ARGO, the programme of the European Union that promotes cooperation between states in the sector of external frontiers, asylum, visas and immigration, has now entered its fourth year since coming into operation. The Commission in fact approved the programme of work for 2005 last week: it is endowed with an overall budget of 6.7 million […]

Exactly a year after its introduction, there are now over 30 million European Health Cards regularly in circulation among European citizens. In a progressive manner, the Commission and the national authorities are planning to reach a total 50 million cards within a few months, and to exceed the 100 million mark (approximately a third of […]

The European Commission has decided – beginning in 2006 – to “open a civil dialogue between the EU and the candidate countries, with the aim of establishing and reinforcing the links between civil societies in the member states and in the candidate countries”. Made even more urgently necessary after the negative outcome of the French […]

culture and history" "

Even Mark Twain can be cited to explain the new impasse into which the European Union has fallen, after the failed referenda in France and Holland and the stalemate of the European Council of Ministers of mid-June. Culture and history, by helping to clarify the origins and objectives of integration, are able to indicate viable […]

The “mission” of the new ecumenical research centre established by the World Council of Churches near Geneva is to increase understanding between different religions and people in the world. Forming part of the Ecumenical Institute of Bossey, the new centre was officially opened by the general secretary of the WCC, pastor Samuel Kobia on Sunday […]

The Christian Churches of the USA and England have also asked the leaders of the G8 for “decisive action and a firm commitment” to eradicate poverty in the world. The appeal was made at an international Forum held at Lambeth Palace in London, and hosted by the archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams. Delegations of the […]

ecumenism and dialogue" "

The heads of the main religions in Great Britain have sent an open letter to British Prime Minister Tony Blair to urge him to act against poverty in the world, in view of the summit of the G8 that the British premier will chair at Gleneagles, in Scotland, from 6 to 8 July. It is […]

Average life expectancy in Russia does not reach 65 years of age. Last year 233,000 people died prematurely and at the present time the Russian population consists of 144.2 million persons, a minimal figure in comparison with the demographic size of other countries. “We are facing a choice that will determine whether our country will […]