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Nonostante la politica estera e di sicurezza comune (Pesc) e la politica di difesa comune (Pesd), l’Unione Europea appare profondamente divisa sull’ipotesi di attacco militare all’Iraq. Germania e Francia hanno preso le distanze dalla dottrina della “guerra preventiva” degli Stati Uniti. Regno Unito e Italia non escludono la possibilità di un intervento armato. La presidenza […]

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Incerte fino all’ultimo, le elezioni del Bundestag – Camera bassa – svoltesi il 22 settembre in Germania, hanno visto un successo di misura della coalizione uscente SPD (socialdemocratici) – Verdi. Grazie a questi ultimi, l’attuale governo è stato riconfermato. SPD e i partiti cristiani dell’Unione (CDU/CSU) hanno riportato la stessa percentuale di voti, il 38,5%. […]

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In Europe’s pluralist society the Catholic Church is only one voice among many: how can we verify the effectiveness of her message and how can we prove to those who accuse her of remaining anchored to the past that her action and words still respond today to the real and profound needs of man in […]

· TWINNING OF TOWNS – Invitation to present proposals – Support for the promotion of the twinning of towns in 2003. Deadlines for the presentation of bids: five phases (18/10/2002, 30/12/2002, 28/2/2003, 30/4/2003, 17/7/2003). For further information, contact the European Commission, GD Education and Cultura, Town Twinning Service, VM-2 4/35, B-1049 Bruxelles, Tel 00322.2952685, Fax […]

The European Parliament will meet in Strasbourg in plenary session from Monday 23 to Thursday 26 September 2002. The main points on the agenda are as follows: · Status of refugee (draft directive of the Council containing provisions on the attribution of refugee status to stateless citizens of third countries or to persons otherwise in […]

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In the corse of last week, the following legislative acts and communications, among others, came into force: · Directive 2002/77/EC of the Commission, of 16/9/2002, regarding competition in the markts of electronic communications networks and services (OGEC L 249/21, 17/9/2002).

The USA-Iraq crisis monopolizes the attention of the main international dailies. They report and analyze the announced Iraqi agreement to let UN weapons inspectors back in and the US and European reactions to the various possible “strategies” in combating terrorism. “The United Nations split on Iraq’s offer to permit weapons inspections”, is the headline in […]

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As expected, the resumption of the work of the Convention on the future of Europe after the summer break coincides with the beginning of its decisive phase. Valéry Giscard d’Estaing and Giuliano Amato announced on behalf of the Presidium the presentation of a first draft of the future Treaty, scheduled for the plenary session of […]

The Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has decided to create a national Office for vocations with the aim of “fostering a culture of vocation” open not only to those in vows but also to marriage and the life of the “single”. The office – says a press release of the Bishops’ Conference – envisages […]

A “preventive war” against Iraq “would have unacceptable human costs and very serious destabilizing effects on the whole Middle-Eastern area, and probably on international relations as a whole”: only “the weapon of dissuasion”, exercised by UNO, may represent “an alternative able to guarantee security and peace”, a year after the tragedy of 11 September 2001. […]