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France" "

The new president of the French Episcopal Conference is Msgr. Jean-Pierre Ricard , bishop of Montpellier. He was elected by the plenary Assembly of the bishops of France, gathered at Lourdes from Sunday, 4th to Saturday 10th November. Bishop Ricard takes the place of Cardinal Louis-Marie Billé who, at the opening of the Assembly, presented […]

Islam" "

An attack on an Anglican church by a group of Moslem youth. It happened in the church of Saint Philip in Bradford, a town in northern England where half the population is of Asian origin. “Those responsible for the attack are unemployed youngsters – explains Father Patrick McCuffrey , in charge of interreligious dialogue in […]

There was “incomprehension” on the part of the Patriarchate of Moscow for the Pope’s visit to the Ukraine, but “the intention to continue the dialogue with all our strength and overcome the obstacles that divide us remains firm”. That’s how Father Vladimir Kuciumov , representative of the Patriarchate of Moscow in Italy, speaks of the […]

For the first time the Russian Orthodox Church has enunciated a kind of social doctrine that translates Christianity into social life. A group of thirty experts, theologians, laymen, intellectuals, biologists, economists, both “Western and Eastern”, have worked for four years on the “questions posed by modernity”. In presenting the report, Nikolaj Balashov , secretary of […]

The Orthodox world" "

The European Union is looking eastwards for its future enlargement from fifteen to twenty-seven states. How does the Orthodox world react to this eventuality? There are those who maintain that the Orthodox Church is trying to curb enlargement out of its fear of the impact of the culture of Western Europe. But this view is […]

agriculture" "

What do the citizens of Europe think of the EU’s agricultural policies? What are the expectations of farmers? What “ethical” demands emerge from public opinion after the “mad cow” crisis and the various environmental alarms of recent times? The EU Commissioner for Agriculture, Franz Fischler, replied to these questions in recent days, in a speech […]

the future of Europe" "

In the construction of Europe and in the process of integration now underway an important role is assumed not only by the Euro and the single market, but especially by culture: Romano Prodi is convinced of this. On 7 November he chose, for the first time, to convene the European Commission, which he heads, outside […]

· ESF, art.6 – 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 proposals: 22/2/2002 (first session), 31/1/2003 (second session). For further information, please contact: European Commission (tel: 00322.2956643, Fax: 00322.2995989, E-mail empl-article6@cec.eu.int), or consult the Internet […]

The main points on the agenda of the parliamentary Commissions meeting in Brussels from 5 to 8 November were the following: · Prevention of conflicts: regional integration and cooperation, short-term prevention (Commission for foreign affairs, human rights, joint security and defence policy, rapporteur: Lagendijk); · Framework decision on the fight against terrorism (Commission for internal […]

agenda" "

The following legislative acts and communications, among others, came into force in the course of last week: · Common position (EC) no. 34/2001, of 31/7/2001, defined by the Council, and deliberated in conformity with the procedure specified in article 251 of the Treaty by which the European Community was instituted, with a view to the […]