Piotr Mazurkiewicz - Europe Infos (Comece)

EDITORIAL

When the financial crisis broke in the Eurozone, the German philosopher Peter Sloterdijk invoked the image of Crystal Palace, venue of the World Exhibition in London in 1851. In his view, the EU has often been perceived as a gigantic glasshouse of leisure in which citizens can give themselves up to worshipping, in joy mixed […]

CHIESE IN BREVE

Portogallo: guardare oltre la crisiIn un’intervista trasmessa domenica 7 ottobre dalla televisione portoghese (Rtp2) nel programma “70×7”, mons. José Policarpo ha invitato ad una profonda riflessione sul sistema economico, affermando che “il destino del Portogallo e di tutta l’Europa può essere definito e progettato al di là della crisi attuale”. “Se sapremo essere solidali, abbiamo […]

UCRAINA

Pubblichiamo l’intervista con il presidente della Conferenza episcopale ucraina, mons. Mieczyslaw Mokrzycki, arcivescovo di Leopoli, sulla storia e sulla presenza della Chiesa cattolica di rito latino in Ucraina. Sul precedente numero di Sir Europa (clicca qui) è stata pubblicata l’intervista all’arcivescovo maggiore di Kyiv-Halych e capo della Chiesa greco-cattolica ucraina (Ugcc), Sua Beatitudine Sviatoslav Shevchuk, […]

BISHOPS' SYNOD

"To the theme of Europe have been dedicated two special Assemblies of the Bishops’ Synod. The first after the fall of the Berlin Wall, in a climate of enthusiasm. The second in 1999, on the eve of the Great Jubilee. The fruits of the latter can be summarized in the Apostolic exhortation ‘Ecclesia in Europe’ […]

EU action plan for unaccompanied minors"The minors arriving alone to our borders are among the most exposed and vulnerable in our societies. Although it is encouraging that EU policies have helped to improve the conditions and protection of the children, more challenges lie ahead" said Cecilia Malmström, Commissioner for Home Affairs, commenting on a proposal […]

CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Portugal: extending our glance beyond the crisisIn an interview broadcast on Sunday October 7 by the Portuguese television (RTP2) during the program "70×7", Msgr. José Policarpo invited participants to undertake a profound reflection on the economic system. He said: "the destiny of Portugal and of all Europe can be planned and developed looking beyond the […]

EUROSTAT

For some time already Europe has had to get used to acknowledge the "numbers" of the crisis. Reports and statistics analysing the present situation, envisaging future scenarios have become a part of everyday life. Speaking of unemployment, also the recent figures issued by Eurostat are not at all encouraging when compared to the previous years. […]

CYPRUS

"The separation wall in Cyprus will fall when the international and European institutions will directly ask Turkey to withdraw its troops from the occupied northern part of the island". Diomides Diomidous, secretary general of the Democratic Labour Federation (DEOK) in Cyprus, put it in clear terms: "Turkey must leave the Turkish-Cypriot community free to negotiate […]

COMECE

The COMECE monthly features in-depth reflections on the bank regulating system, as well as on bioethics, ensuing the ruling of the European Court on an Italian case of pre-implant diagnosis and asylum rights on religious grounds (in the light of a Court case in Germany). The issue features also a rendering of EU-China relations over […]

UKRAINE

Follows the interview with the president of the Ukrainian Bishops’ Conference, Msgr. Mieczyslaw Mokrzycki, Archbishop of Lviv, on the history and presence of the Catholic Church of Latin rite in Ukraine. On latest issue of SIR Europe (click here) is published the interview with the Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych, head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church […]