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The world’s religions aspire to peace. Nonetheless, they are often, unfortunately, involved in conflicts and violent actions. This was the paradox at the centre of an interreligious symposium on violence, peace and religions held in recent days at the ecumenical Institute of Bossey (Geneva) on the initiative of the World Council of Churches. The symposium […]

Anglicans will also be present at the UN Summit on sustainable development to be held in Johannesburg from 26 August to 4 September. The Anglican Communion has in fact promoted a Congress in the South African capital a week before the beginning of the summit. Representatives of the Anglican Churches will meet in Johannesburg from […]

“The future of theology in Europe in an ecumenical perspective”: that’s the theme of the European Consultation of the theological faculties being held in Graz (Austria) from 4 to 7 July. Convened by the Conference of European Churches (KEK) and by the faculty of theology at the Catholic University of Graz, the consultation is being […]

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Women as the victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse and prostitution: that was the theme of a consultation promoted by the Conference of the European Churches held at Cartigny, in Switzerland from 26 to 30 June, in the presence of 22 women from 14 European countries, representing the various Christian Churches (members of KEK) and […]

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The study conference of the European Forum of the national committees of the laity, organized by the central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK – Catholic Action), held at Erfurt in Germany, ended on 3 July. Over the years, the Forum – to which belong members coming from twenty-one European countries – has devoted attention to […]

· TACIS (countries of eastern Europe and central Asia) – Invitation to present proposals for seminars/conferences for the Tacis programme in 2002. Deadline for the presentation of bids: 31/10/2002. For further information, contact the European Commission, Office of Europeaid cooperation, e-mail adriano.longoni@cec.eu.int, or consult the Internet site http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid (OGEC C 152/17, 26/6/2002); · JUDICIAL COOPERATION […]

The Commissions of the European Parliament are meeting in Brussels from Monday 8 to Thursday 11 July 2002. The main points on the agenda are as follows: · Declaration of Per Stig Moller, Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs, acting President of the Council, on the programme of the Danish Presidency in the foreign policy and […]

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In the course of last week the following legislative acts and communications, among others, came into force: · Decision no. 1145/2002/CE of the EP and the Council, of 10/6/2002, relating to EU measures to provide incentives in the employment sector and related Declaration of the Commission (OGEC L 170/1, 29/6/2002); · Recommendation of the Council […]

The lack of US support for the International Criminal Court – which officially came into force on 1st July – is analyzed in a front-page article published by Le Monde (2/7), and also in an editorial dedicated to the fraught relations between the USA and Europe on this issue. “Washington uses its veto in the […]

With a view to combating the phenomenon of so-called “bank exclusion”, the Belgian government has decided that from next year the banks will have the obligation to permit all citizens to open current accounts on payment of a minimum non-refundable deposit of 12 euros per year. The provision, the first of its kind in Europe, […]