Michael Kuhn - Europe Infos (Sir Europa)

EDITORIALE

Fin dall’inizio del suo libro, apparso lo scorso anno e intitolato “E se l’Europa esplodesse?”, lo scrittore e storico olandese Geert Mak racconta un episodio che gli aveva narrato l’autore serbo Aleksandar Tišma. Nell’inverno del 1999, per una sfortunata combinazione di circostanze, Jacky, il cane di Tišma, si ritrova bloccato su una lastra di ghiaccio […]

UE

“L’austerità da sola non basta, bisogna investire per rilanciare la crescita”; per far questo “occorrono maggiore integrazione economica e, dunque, un’Europa politica”; Cameron “con la sua proposta di referendum rimette tutto in discussione e io non posso essere d’accordo”; l’intervento in Mali “è stato compiuto per il popolo del Mali, per la Francia e per […]

CHIESE IN BREVE

Repubblica Ceca: successo raccolta dell’EpifaniaDecine di progetti di beneficenza nella Repubblica Ceca saranno finanziati dal denaro raccolto attraverso la Raccolta dell’Epifania 2013 nelle parrocchie cattoliche del Paese. Il 10% dell’importo, ovvero 76.900.000 corone (più di 3 milioni di euro) sarà utilizzato per gli aiuti umanitari e la cooperazione allo sviluppo all’estero. “I ricavi della Raccolta […]

EUROPEAN CHURCHES

Historical Christian Churches are confronted with the reality of new Christian, evangelical and Protestant movements. Over the past 100 years the continent underwent deep changes both in religious and demographic terms. Although Catholics and Orthodox represent 75% of Christians in Europe, the so-called ‘Independent marginal Christians’ are rapidly growing in numbers. "Faith and religiosity in […]

EDITORIAL

In the opening paragraphs of the book titled "What if Europe fails?" published last year, historian and Dutch historian and writer Geert Mak describes an incident recounted to him by the Serbian author Aleksandar Tišma. In the winter of 1999, for an unfortunate set of circumstances, Jacky, Tišma’s dog found itself stranded on a sheet […]

CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Czech Republic: immense success of Epiphany collectionDozens of charitable projects in Czech republic will by supported by the money raised through the Epiphany Collection 2013 in Catholic parishes of the country. 10% of the amount 76.9 million CZK (more than 3 million EURO) will be used for humanitarian and development aid abroad. "The results of […]

AUSTRIA

From December 18 the Votivkirche, the Gothic Church in Vienna, has been occupied by over 40 political refugees. Protests broke out past November 24, when people took the streets in the Austrian capital shouting, "We want our rights". Initially the refugees set up a permanent camp at the Sigmund Freud Park. As they got no […]

EU

"Austerity alone is not enough. We must invest for growth recovery", which requires "greater economic integration, and therefore a political Europe"; Cameron "with the proposal of a referendum calls everything into question and I cannot but agree with him"; the military intervention in Mali "was carried out for the people of Mali, for France and […]

Serbia, uncertain steps towards the "common home" According to a survey by the Serbian daily Danas, only 41% of all Serbians are in favour of EU adhesion. It’s the lowest figure recorded in the past 10 years: 18% less than the outcomes of the same survey conducted in June 2012. The daily, which published the […]

FRANCE

The French Catholic press discusses about changes needed in content, work and relations with the readers. The XVII Francis de Sales French Catholic press study (Ffpc – www.presse-catholique.org), held in Annecy at the end of January was attended by almost 200 French journalists and some foreign delegations. A country amid pessimism and "sanctuarisation". "Difficulties in […]