FEAST OF EUROPE

A joint venture for citizenship

"Public confidence in political institutions is falling sharply". It is necessary to restore credibility "to national governments, regional, local as well as to European institutions, to "bring people closer to policy-making processes", to democratic participation and to the "European project". Viviane Reding, from Luxembourg, EU Commissioner for Justice, citizenship and fundamental rights, Vice-President of the […]

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The EU in brief

Energy and evasion: Barroso writes to the States In a letter released on May 8 the president of the EU Commission, José Manuel Barroso calls upon the EU 27 Heads of Government and State to complete the creation of a single energy market at EU level and to step up the fight against tax fraud […]

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CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Italy, Portugal, Germany, CCEE-COMECE

Italy: card. Bagnasco on private schools "In all European countries, except for Italy, and even in post Communist countries, the public service provided by Catholic schools and by all private schools in general which comply with national education standards is recognized by the State. All European countries enjoy such recognition but Italy is out of […]

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CHURCHES IN BRIEF

Slovakia, Ukraine, Czech Republic

Slovakia: youth and faith "mission possible"The catechesis due to represent an essential part of a program of the National Youth Meeting in Ruzomberok will be led by Greek Catholic eparch of Bratislava, Mons. Peter Rusnák, and auxiliary Roman Catholic bishop of Bratislava, Mons. Jozef Halko. This information has been confirmed by members of coordination team […]

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GERMANY

A question of justice

From May 1° to 5, some 120 thousand members of the German Evangelical Church met in Hamburg. 2500 events ranged from discussions on justice and a fair balance between money and happiness. "As much as you need" ("Soviel du brauchst") was the title of the 34th national conference, almost 500 years since the Reformation. Significantly, […]

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COMECE

Which energy is good?

Energy issues are the central themes of the May issue of Europe Infos but major emphasis is also placed on the European Year of Citizens and social Europe, with two contributions on Nigeria and development policies. The review opens with an editorial by Frank Turner "The Ethical Challenge to Offshore Banking" (click here). Gas shale: […]

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SERBIA AND KOSOVO

High hopes

The key factor was the European perspective. Fourteen years after the end of the Balkan war and NATO intervention against the Serbian regime of Slobodan Milosevic, Belgrade and Pristina return to cooperate for a shared future, a European future. The agreement signed in Brussels in recent weeks is indeed an important historical moment for these […]

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EDITORIAL

The Christian mark

Next year the citizens of the 28 EU Member States will be called to the polls to re-elect a new European Parliament. It is expected that for the first time since 1994 more than 50% of Europe’s citizens will cast their vote, since the financial crisis and the crisis of the euro zone have placed […]

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CHIESE IN BREVE

Italia, Portogallo, Germania, Ccee-Comece

Italia: card. Bagnasco su scuole paritarie“In tutti i Paesi europei, eccetto che in Italia, c’è da parte dello Stato, di qualunque Stato, anche dei Paesi post comunisti, il riconoscimento, in un modo o nell’altro, del servizio pubblico delle scuole cattoliche o delle scuole private in genere che rispondono ai parametri dello Stato per l’istruzione e […]

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CHIESE IN BREVE

Slovacchia, Ucraina, Repubblica Ceca

Slovacchia: giovani e fede, “missione possibile”La catechesi che è destinata a rappresentare una parte essenziale del programma della Giornata Nazionale della gioventù a Ruzomberok sarà guidata dall’eparca greco-cattolico di Bratislava, Mons. Peter Rusnák, e dal vescovo ausiliario cattolico di rito romano di Bratislava, Mons. Jozef Halko. Questa informazione è stata confermata dai membri dell’équipe di […]

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