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Public health – Tender to present bids for 2003 – Community action programme in the field of public health (2003-2008). Deadline for the presentation of proposals: 16/5/2003. For further information, fax: 00352.4301.38019.

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In the course of last week the following legislative acts and communications, among others, cam into force: Regulation (EC) no. 450/2003 of the European Parliament and Council, of 27 February 2003, relating to the cost of labour index (OGEC L 69/1, 13/3/2003); Decision no. 451/2003/EC of the European Parliament and Council, of 27 February 2003, […]

A Security Council “divided” on the war, and an America ever more determined to mount an armed attack on Iraq (with or without a new UN resolution): that, in essence, is the current scenario of the international crisis, which continues to monopolize the attention of the main dailies . “No vote yet on Iraq, but […]

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What’s Europe’s attitude to water? While the 3rd World Forum on Water is currently being held in Kyoto (Japan) (until 22 March), the international Committee of the world contract on water and the world Coalition have organized the first alternative Forum at Florence from 21 to 22 March; it will be attended by over 650 […]

The Heads of State and of Government of the European Union are due to meet in Brussels on Friday 20 and Saturday 21 March 2003 for their “Spring Summit” traditionally dedicated to economic and social issues. The Greek Presidency has invited the Prime Ministers of the candidate countries (the ten in the process of membership, […]

In the course of its plenary session last week (Strasbourg, 10-14 March), the European Parliament approved a Report and a “Resolution on the annual assessment in the implementation of the stability and convergence programmes”, presented by Italian MEP Bruno Trentin. The stability and convergence programmes are the instruments of economic and financial planning and activity […]

During the Convention’s 18th plenary assembly, held in Brussels on 17-18 March, the Presidium presented its draft articles regarding the European Space of Freedom, Security and Justice and the finances of the European Union, and the Convention debated the articles dedicated to EU tasks and the simplification of its legislative procedure . Justice and internal […]

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“We begin our session on the eve of a military intervention which sees Europeans, both its peoples and leaders, divided. Let’s not close our eyes to Europe today, nor give up our commitment to make it different”. So said President Valery Giscard d’Estaing in opening the Convention’s 18th plenary session, which took place concurrently with […]

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Bobrujsk (Belarus): a surprising Magnificat “Faith is reviving in Belarus – writes Sister Iryna Bartsevich – but not much resources are available for animation, especially among the young. That’s why we have made a start ourselves… “. The enterprise of the young community of Salesian Sisters and of the boys and girls who have shared […]

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Il nuovo secolo, appena nato da tre anni è cominciato male, sotto il segno della violenza estrema degli attentati dell’11 settembre 2001, sotto il segno della guerra. Il nostro mondo sembra entrato in una fase terribilmente pericolosa, dominata da una cultura del conflitto, che è una cultura della crociata che strumentalizza le religioni per meglio […]