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There are over 50 million disabled people in the Europe of the Twenty-Five; and one disabled person out of 10 encounters situations of difficulty such as architectural barriers or social discrimination: the European Union dedicated 2003, European Year of the Disabled, to them. But the difficult battle being waged by the disabled for the recognition […]

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In the aftermath of the general elections of 8 February, with the predicted victory of the government coalition, headed by the Liberal party of Premier Anders Fogh Rasmussen (95 seats won, against the 80 won by the centre-left), Archbishop Czeslaw Kozon of Copenhagen has commented to SIR on the diffusion of Christian values in the […]

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Ash Wednesday marked the beginning of Lent, during which all the churches are engaged in various activities, a large part of which are aimed at helping modern man to rediscover the value of prayer, renunciation and sharing (for previous instalments see SirEurope 10/2005 and 12/2005 on old.agensir.it). We continue our review of the various proposals. […]

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No one can ever divide Europe from America. We have common values and objectives to pursue together. We must inaugurate a new era in transatlantic relations. Just a few sentences were enough for US President George W. Bush to “turn his back on” the recent divisions on the war in Iraq and to raise his […]

“ After years of negotiations, the Kyoto Protocol on climate change becomes a reality in the absence of the world’s main polluter: the USA” is one of subtitles chosen by the French Catholic daily La Croix (15/2) for a series of special features dedicated to the international treaty to reduce the level of gas emissions […]

The EU has announced a crackdown on the unfair advertising that targets the weakest consumers, especially children. As part of the draft EU directive to provide the Union with common rules for the protection of “the weakest consumers”, the internal market and consumers’ protection Committee of the European Parliament last week unanimously approved a report […]

The allocation announced by European Commissioner for external relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner in favour of the Palestinian population for 2005 will amount to approximately 250 million euros. Following a visit to the region and the ceasefire proclaimed by Israel and by the Palestinian Authority, the EU Commissioner emphasized the Union’s intention to “continue to provide political […]

During the meeting of Ministers of Culture of the States that form part of the Euro-Med Partnership, held in Rome in early February, the European Commission announced the introduction of a Prize for Journalism, which will be awarded for the best articles relating to the cultural heritage in Euro-Mediterranean relations. The competition, funded by the […]

Coinciding with the celebration of World Day 2005 for a safer internet (8 February) and with the Commission’s launch of an awareness-raising campaign in schools coupled with a special competition (http://europa.eu.int/saferinternet), thirteen European countries have signed an accord aimed at combating at the EU level the phenomenon of the sending of unsolicited e-mails, so-called spam. […]

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Re-focusing on what unites the Christian churches; redefining the relation between minority and majority churches, between men and women, between young and old; accepting the challenges of secularisation and pluralism and finding “common responses” to such problems as peace, reconciliation and ethics: these are the questions being discussed in the ecumenical world. The process goes […]