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Una delegazione ecumenica ha incontrato il 18 febbraio Clare Short, segretario di Stato per gli affari internazionali e il primo ministro britannico Tony Blair per esprimere la forte opposizione delle Chiese cristiane ad un imminente attacco militare in Iraq. La delegazione era composta dai rappresentanti delle Chiese degli Stati Uniti ed è approdata a Londra […]

“Di fronte alla accresciuta violenza in Israele e nei Territori palestinesi, che nutre sentimenti di odio e di vendetta, di fronte ai rischi di una guerra contro l’Iraq, ti chiediamo Signore: dona coraggio e perseveranza a coloro che continuano ad operare per una pace giusta nei Paesi del Medio Oriente ed ispira ai governi dei […]

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Il Consiglio europeo, che riunisce i Capi di Stato o di governo dei quindici Stati membri dell’Unione europea e il Presidente della Commissione europea, ha tenuto, il 17 febbraio, una riunione straordinaria per discutere, in particolare, la crisi irachena. I membri hanno incontrato anche il Segretario generale delle Nazioni Unite Kofi Annan e il Presidente […]

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An appeal to all the parties involved in the crisis to dedicate themselves “fully and with urgency”, under the aegis of the UNO, “to a process that includes the continuation of the weapons inspections” to avert recourse to war has been made by Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor, Catholic archbishop of Westminster, and Rowan Williams, Anglican […]

The week from Monday 24 to Friday 28 February 2003 will be dedicated to the meetings of the political groups and to the electoral colleges.

General Directorate for Enterprises – Programme of grants for 2003. For further information, consult the internet site of the European Commission http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/funding/grants/themes_2003/index.htm (GUCE C 33/8, 12/2/03); ASIA –Urban policy – Tender to present proposals for the ASIA URBS programme. Deadlines for the presentation of bids: 24/5/2003 and 4/9/2003. For further information, contact the European Commission, […]

In the course of last week, the following legislative acts and communications, among others, came into force: Communication of the Commission to the Council, to the European Parliament, to the Economic and Social Committee, to the Committee of the Regions and to the European Central Bank – The introduction of banknotes and coins in euros […]

A Europe divided and world public opinion demonstrating for peace: these are the two aspects of the USA-Iraq crisis most emphasized by the main international dailies in recent days. “Iraq: Europe torn between Chirac and Blair”, is the front page headline in Le Monde (18/2). Yet on the following day (reporting on the EU summit […]

He has never met John Paul II, but if one day he should have an opportunity to do so (the possible dates for such a meeting are being discussed) he would like to discuss with him poetry and Hans Urs von Balthasar, the Swiss theologian who “more than anyone else opened up theology to completely […]

The Bulgarian Parliament approved a new law on religions on 19 December 2002, reconfirming the dominant role of the Orthodox Church, to which some 85% of the population belong. Parliament also decided that the Orthodox Church – as the “traditional religion” – shall not be required to be registered by the civil administration to be […]