EU PARLIAMENT

Living as an “ex-MEP”

Being a former MEP: to what extent does life change? Needless saying that there will no longer be weekly trips to Brussels and Strasbourg, nor the endless multilanguage meetings on agriculture, energy, or crisis and single currency. Friendships created during the years of mandate will wane as well as professional relations with assistants, MEPs and […]

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EUROPEAN CHURCHES

Spain, Poland” “

Spain/1 the bishops invite Christians to go to the polls In view of the upcoming elections of the European Parliament – elections in Spain will take place May 25 – the executive Committee of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference (CEE) – recalled the words of the Pope John Paul II spoke in 1982 in Santiago de […]

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EUROPEAN CHURCHES

Germany, Austria, Hungary, Belarus

Germany, Week for life with Christian Churches Through the Week for Life the Catholic and Protestant Churches of Germany have offered a strong contribution to raising awareness on the value and dignity of human life for over 20 years. By reflecting on manifold dangers and attacks on human life, the initiative provides an opportunity to […]

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AHEAD OF THE VOTE

“Christians should be in the frontline”

The values of the European Union, which for the “founding fathers” corresponded to the concepts of solidarity, democracy, brotherhood among peoples, wellbeing, are now being seriously questioned in the Old Continent. Social egoisms, nationalisms, populism and revanchist stances are worming their way through the public opinion. At the same time various appeals have been made […]

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DENMARK" "

Coming to grips with old age

The Danish government has recently adopted a set of measures to prevent suicide among elderly people, a population bracket with the highest suicide rates compared to other age groups. A third of all those who decide to commit suicide in Denmark are over 65, with a peak among over 80-year-olds (respectively 28 and 32 cases […]

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UKRAINE/REPORTAGE

Euro-Majdan look forward to elections” “

Euro-Majdan, the Square that was the beating heart of the “Dignity Revolution” in Kiev, is still thriving. That’s the place where – with the demotion of President Viktor Yanukovich and the installation of a new ad interim government – was decided the destiny of Ukraine, a Country with 45 million inhabitants, the largest in Eastern […]

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EDITORIAL

Francis near ” “the giants of peace” “

“He will act with words, intervening each time that life is threatened”, said the Vatican Secretary of State, “without caring about the risk that his words may be used instrumentally, highlighting the causes of violence and war”. Cardinal Pietro Parolin speaks of Pope Francis, of his commitment for peace, reiterated in his Urbi et Orbi […]

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CHIESE EUROPEE

Spagna, Polonia

Spagna/1: I vescovi invitano i cristiani a votare In vista delle prossime elezioni del Parlamento europeo – in Spagna si voterà il 25 maggio – il Comitato esecutivo della Conferenza episcopale spagnola (Cee) ricorda le parole di Papa Giovanni Paolo II, pronunciate nel 1982 a Santiago de Compostela: “Da Santiago ti lancio, vecchia Europa, un […]

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CHIESE EUROPEE

Germania, Austria, Ungheria, Bielorussia

Germania: Settimana per la vita con le chiese cristiane Da più di 20 anni la chiesa cattolica e quella protestante tedesche offrono, con la “Settimana per la vita”, un contributo per aumentare la consapevolezza del valore e della dignità dell’esistenza umana. Riflettendo sui tanti pericoli e attacchi che la vita umana subisce, viene proposta un’opportunità […]

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PARLAMENTO UE

Eurodeputati, vita da “ex”

Da europarlamentare ad ex-europarlamentare: quanto cambia la vita per chi lascia l’Emiciclo Ue? Certo mancheranno la routine settimanale dei viaggi per raggiungere Bruxelles e Strasburgo o le interminabili riunioni plurilingue per discutere di agricoltura, di energia oppure di crisi e di moneta unica. Potrebbero diradarsi amicizie costruite negli anni di mandato, relazioni di lavoro con […]

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