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“The marginalization of the religions that have contributed and still contribute to the culture and humanism of which Europe is legitimately proud, seems to me both an injustice and an error”, observed the Pope in his address to the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See on 10 January. The Holy Father’s words aroused numerous […]

· ENERGY – Programme “SAVE” – Invitation to present proposals for the promotion of energy efficiency in the European Community (2002). Deadline for the presentation of proposals: Part A, 3/4/2002; Part C, 3/4/2002 and 30/9/2002. For further information, please contact the European Commission, GD Energy and Transport, Fax: 00322.2966016, e-mail ronan.harbison@cec.eu.int oor consult the website […]

The European Parliament met in plenary session at Strasbourg from Monday 14 to Thursday 17 January 2002. The main points on the agenda were as follows: · Inaugural session – Announcement of the candidates for the election of the President; · Election of the President of the European Parliament; · Election of the Vice-Presidents of […]

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The following legislative acts and communications, among others, came into force in the course of last week: · Decision of the European Central Bank, of 13/12/2001, that modifies the decision ECB/2001/7 relating to denominations, reproduction, substitution and withdrawal of banknotes in Euros (ECB/2001/14), (GUCE L 5/26, 9/1/2002); · Conclusions of the Council of 15/11/2001: combating […]

The French Parliament is debating the revision of the law on bioethics (cf. the report on p. 7), and the French dailies devote ample coverage to the questions connected with the more recent advances in this field, at the centre of the new bill being debated in the national Assembly. “Parliament is about to authorize […]

The Irish Pat Cox, 49 years old, president of the Group of Liberals, Democrats and Reformers, was elected president of the European Pariament during the plenary assembly held in Strasbourg on 15 January. He succeeds the French Nicole Fontaine. The election of Cox, widely expected after the support given to him by the European People’s […]

“Spain and the EU are not keeping their promises in the field of cooperation”: the accusation is made by the Coordination of the non-governmental organizations for development of Spain (CONGDE), which has issued a document coinciding with the beginning of the Spanish presidency of the EU (1st January 2002), and denouncing the cutbacks in European […]

With the presentation of its programme of work to the European Parliament, the Spanish presidency of the EU has begun its own activity that will end in June. We asked Ana Maria Rodriguez , spokesperson of the ambassador Francisco Javier Conde de Saro, permanent representative of the Kingdom of Spain to the EU, to describe […]

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The Spanish government presented the programme for its six months’ presidency of the European Union (January-June 2002). Significantly entitled “Màs Europa” (“More Europe”), the twenty-page document outlines the main priorities and guidelines for action that premier Aznar intends to pursue to ensure that Europe “assumes the profile and role that belong to it in international […]

The successor of Thomas Winning as head of the archdiocese of Glasgow, in Scotland, is the 67-year-old Mario Joseph Conti. Cardinal Winning, passionate defender of Catholic doctrine even if it meant making harsh criticisms of the government, died last June. For the new archbishop it “will be difficult to gather the legacy of Cardinal Winning, […]