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" "culture" "

After Graz in 2003, Genoa in Italy and Lille in France have been chosen as European capitals of culture in 2004. Many cultural activities are planned in the two cities: exhibitions, concerts, theatre and dance. (For further information www.genova-2004.it and www.lille2004.com). The two local Churches have also become actively involved, by promoting a series of […]

economy and society" "

Continuing to consider agricultural policy as a means of feeding all European citizens; and not renouncing the traditional vocation of solidarity: these are the two principles that the European Federation of food banks wishes to impress on the European Union. “If the European Union wishes to maintain its character of solidarity, it cannot renounce providing […]

europe and the worLd" "

A Europe of hope and of brotherhood, able to recognize and turn to account its own Christian roots, while keeping its doors open to other continents: that is the Europe called for by Michel Camdessus , former director of the International Monetary Fund and current president of the Semaines Sociales de France . Camdessus appealed […]

The Commission’s Statistical Office (Eurostat) has published the data relating to the positive trend of Community Internal Product for the third quarter of 2003. The growth is translated into a 0.4% growth in GDP, both as regards the Europe of the Fifteen and the 12 countries of the Eurozone. This increase is attributable especially to […]

After repeated warnings, the Commission has decided to take legal action against Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Holland, Portugal and Spain for violations of EU provisions on water quality. The Brussels crackdown more particularly concerns the provisions on damaging substances, on waste water, on minimum standards for drinking water and on the pollution of marine […]

A list containing the mountain areas to which the Union proposes to allocate new funds for the protection of flora and fauna at risk from extinction was approved by the European Commission last week. The list contains 959 sites, within which the local authorities can implement projects thanks to the intervention of the “Nature 2000” […]

Informing youth about the reality of the humanitarian aid allocated by the European Union: that’s the aim set by the European Parliament and the Office for humanitarian aid of the European Commission (Echo) in promoting Youth Solidarity Day on 20 January. Some 600 youngsters aged between 16 from the fifteen current member countries participated in […]

tv and minors" "

In terms of relations between TV and the protection of the under age, the common tendency in European countries is towards a system of co-regulation by which the authority agrees with broadcasters a kind of self-regulation as the condition for obtaining a licence; broadcasters regulate themselves according to a variety of forms and methods; the […]

youth" "

She’s the youngest Member of Parliament in Europe, perhaps in the world. Katerina Konecná celebrated her 23rd birthday on 20 January. Born at Nouy Jicin in 1981, she has already served as an MP in the Czech Republic for two years. Last year she was sent to represent her country in the European Parliament in […]

“Improbable”: that’s how the “Information Service” of the Anglican Communion calls the eventuality of a third province (the other two being Canterbury and York) being formed within the Church of England, due to the possible ordination of a woman bishop in the province. The statement was issued following a meeting that the bishops of the […]