Bishop Amédée Grab of Chur, " "President of the Ccee" "" "

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During the plenary assembly of the Council of Episcopal Conferences of Europe (CCEE), to be held in Sarajevo from 3 to 6 October, the presidents of 34 Bishops’ Conferences will publish a reflection by Bishop Amédée Grab of Chur (Switzerland), president of the CCEE. The preaching of the Gospel in Europe is our first task. […]

· EMPLOYMENT AND INNOVATION – Call for the presentation of bids for innovative measures in conformity with article 6 of the regulation relating to the European Social Fund “Local strategies for employment and innovation”. Deadline for the presentation of bids: 31/1/2003. For further information, contact the European Commission, GD Employment and Social Affairs, Tel: 00322.2956643, […]

The European Parliament is meeting in Brussels for a plenary mini-session from Wednesday 9 to Thursday 10 October 2002. The main points on the agenda are as follows: · Communication of the Commission – Approval of the Report of the European Commission on progress towards enlargement; · Declarations of the Senior Representative for foreign policy […]

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In the course of last week the following legislative acts and communications, among others, came into force: · Committee of control of OLAF (European Anti-Fraud Office) – Report of activities September 2001 – June 2002 (OGEC C 234/1, 30/9/2002); · European Foundation for professional training – Budget for the 2002 financial year 2002 (OGEC C […]

Diplomatic efforts need to be “europeanized”: that’s the crux of the article by Valery Giscard d’Estaing, published on the front page of Le Monde (2/10) commenting on the development of the US-Iraq crisis, in the immediate aftermath of the meeting in Vienna to verify the modalities for the sending of UN weapons inspects back to […]

The first European Day for Parents and Schools will be celebrated in all the countries of the EU, as well as in Cyprus, Malta, Liechtenstein, Norway and Slovakia on 8 October. “Parents, teachers, headmasters and pupils are invited to get to know each other better and strengthen their cooperation through workshops, cultural events, seminars, lessons […]

The ninth plenary session of the Convention on the future of Europe, scheduled to be held in Brussels on 3-4 October, has four fundamental points on its agenda. First, the debate will take place on the report of the work group on the “Union’s juridical personality” chaired by Giuliano Amato, followed by a progress report […]

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The vote of the Commission for development and cooperation of the European Parliament on reproductive health, scheduled for 2 October, has been deferred to its next meeting in November. The vote in question is on the “draft regulation of the European Parliament and Council on support for policies and actions regarding reproductive and sexual hygiene […]

Is a European constitution necessary? And what characteristics ought it to have? These questions are currently being addressed by the Convention on the future of Europe. The many problems to be addressed also includes that of how to recognize and turn to account the “Christian roots of Europe”. The issue was discussed at the round […]

Academics and politicians, both Italian and European, met together for two days in Naples on 26 and 27 September to discuss the question of the “European political system”, in the course of an international conference promoted by the Centre for Research on European Institutions (CRIE), the European Commission and the Suor Orsola Benincasa university institute […]