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ITALY " " " "

“Europe is the land where Christianity flourished, generating a form of humanism enjoyed by the whole world. But unfortunately today we witness the determination to separate it from the vital lymph of the Gospel”, said cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, archbishop of Genoa, president of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, in the prolusion that opened the 65th General […]

EDITORIAL" " " "

When speaking of the future of Europe sometimes we’re far too self-referential. However, it can be understood, given the amount of hanging problems, that leave two-lung Europe short of breath. It may be useful to extend our glance across European borders not only as relates to global markets that are closely monitored but also to […]

UNO DI NOI

Medico, un dottorato in genetica umana all’Università di Bonn, componente del Comitato centrale dei cattolici tedeschi (Zdk), presidente del gruppo di lavoro di bioetica del Ppe, Peter Liese è uno degli eurodeputati tedeschi che appoggiano la campagna “Uno di noi”. Al di là dell’iter legislativo che ne potrà derivare, in ogni caso la mobilitazione in […]

ONE OF US" " " "

Physician, a doctorate in human genetics at Bonn University, member of the Central Committee of German Catholics (ZDK), president of the EPP working group on bioethics, Peter Liese is one of the German MEPs who openly supports the campaign “One of Us”. Besides the legislative process that may ensue, the ongoing mobilization and one million […]

EDITORIALE

Forse c’è un po’ troppa autoreferenzialità quando si argomenta sul futuro dell’ Europa. È comprensibile perché i problemi da affrontare e i nodi da sciogliere tolgono il respiro e i due polmoni appaiono in affanno.Tuttavia uno sguardo oltre le frontiere europee, non solo per quanto concerne i mercati mondiali che sono sempre ben osservati, può […]

EU Parliament, protecting women in the Balkans The European Parliament “Considers that women play an essential role in stabilisation and conflict resolution, which is crucial to reconciliation in the [Balkan] region as a whole”. The resolution equally “underlines the importance of access to justice for women victims of wartime crimes, in particular rape”. The resolution […]

CHURCHES IN BRIEF " " " "

Switzerland: 150th of the Bishops’ Conference Next June 2 in Einsiedeln we will jointly celebrate 150 years marking the foundation of the Swiss Bishops’ Conference (CVS) and the internal Mission (IM). “Both bodies were established in 1863 to promote the life of the Church in Switzerland”, states a release by the bishops announcing the celebrations. […]

CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Czech republic: Churches support rural areasA memorandum about the support of rural areas was signed on 18 May in Prague by the representatives of Churches and institutions dealing with the issues of regional development in the Czech republic. “The aim of activities in rural areas should be a liberation of their inhabitants from the feeling […]

EU COUNCIL

Europe “will be born through concrete achievements which first of all create a de facto solidarity”: perhaps it is too much to refer to Robert Schuman, “father” of integration, and his Declaration of 9 May 1950, on the occasion of the European Council of 22 May. But the “cornerstone” of the process of European construction […]

SARDEGNA

È in via di ripartizione la spesa dei fondi stanziati dalla Giunta regionale sarda per un importo complessivo di 10 milioni di euro per il disinquinamento e la bonifica di aeree industriali dismesse e il recupero e la bonifica di siti minerari chiusi o esausti. In particolare con le delibere sono stati assegnati 4 milioni […]