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La situazione economica tedesca è da sempre volano per lo sviluppo e le variazioni di prospettiva o di recessione per l’Europa. Le recenti analisi del Fondo monetario internazionale hanno ipotizzato le stime del Prodotto interno lordo della Germania per il 2013 con una crescita in diminuzione dallo 0,6% allo 0,3% a causa dell’incertezza dell’Eurozona. La […]

POLAND

"Three quarters of the needs of the Polish Church are funded with the offerings of the faithful", said cardinal Kazimierz Nycz, Archbishop of Warsaw, president of the economic council of the episcopate. The prelate said that to ensure the sustenance of 10 thousand parishes in 44 diocese of the country, men and women congregations, pastoral […]

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Along the streets of Moscow the homeless are the most evident sign of misery. According to recent estimates there are over 100thousand street people. They belong to various different nationalities and backgrounds. The "bums" are at the bottom of the scale, dirty, stinky and outcast. Conversely, most homeless are decorous, while at times they struggle […]

CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Ukraine: UCU awarded for best social investmentDuring the second International Investments and Innovations Forum that took place in Lviv on 6 June, the winners of the "Investor of the Year 2012" competition were awarded. The winner of the category The Best Social Investment was the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU), for opening of the Professional Master’s […]

European Parliament, relentless fight on organized crimeAsylum rights, freedom of religion and of speech, reform of the Schengen system, food aid to the poor, the unrests in Turkey and the situation in Greece: the plenary session of the European Parliament, held in Strasbourg June 10-13, addressed a wide range of topical issues, many of which […]

MIGRATION

"The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights provides for the right to asylum and the prohibition of refoulement. The EU asylum acquis only applies from the moment an individual has arrived at the border. The "Asylum Procedures Directive permits the processing of asylum seekers at the borders"; EU Member States "must act in accordance with EU […]

CHIESE IN BREVE" "

Ucraina: Università cattolica, miglior investimento socialeDurante il secondo Forum internazionale investimenti e innovazioni, che si è svolto a Leopoli il 6 giugno, sono stati premiati i vincitori del concorso “Investitore del 2012”. Per la categoria del miglior investimento sociale ha vinto l’Università Cattolica Ucraina (Ucu), per aver organizzato un master professionale su innovazione e imprenditorialità, […]

EDITORIAL

The political summits of the second half of the month of June will no longer hit front pages of national newspapers. Neither the G8 summit of June 17-18 nor the European Council of June 27-28 will trigger passionate reactions. TV networks will to their duty, namely, by broadcasting beautiful footage of Lough Enre, on the […]

GERMANY

The economic situation in Germany is always a item of reflection for development and the changes regarding the recession in Europe. According to recent forecasts by the International Monetary Fund 2013 GDP growth rate in Germany is expected to fall from 0.6% to 0.3% because of uncertainties in the Eurozone. However, slow recovery is expected […]

CARDINALE BAGNASCO

"Un contesto sociale incapace di offrire lavoro ad ampie fasce della popolazione si condanna di fatto alla recessione e all’impoverimento". Economico, culturale e antropologico, "perché non sa mettere a frutto il capitale umano che è la prima e più vera ricchezza". Intervenendo al congresso della Cisl, il cardinale Angelo Bagnasco, presidente della Cei, ha proposto […]