Eu news in brief

Price increase: the Commission’s proposal “The price increase of fuels is drastically reducing citizens’ purchasing power, with devastating consequences upon low-income families”. The president of the Commission, José Manuel Barroso, acknowledging the emergency situation triggered by oil product prices, along with similar increase in foods, on June 11 submitted a series of concrete proposals to […]

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UE

Questions and facts

Is the EU’s population increasing or decreasing? Is the average age still growing? How does each country live? Are the welfare systems very different? Which labour markets seem to be more dynamic? How much waste is produced and collected from Estonia to Malta, from Greece to the United Kingdom, through Hungary? The 2008 Statistics Yearbook […]

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IRELAND

Beyond the surface

Increasing Irishmen’s awareness of the unique contribution given to society by Catholic schools, encouraging people to express their views on education offered by Church institutions by contacting Bishops via e-mail or letter, announcing the opening of a “Catholic Education Service” for a harmonious perception of Catholic schools, from northern Ireland to the rest of the […]

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TURKEY

For all Christians

On June 22, an ecumenical celebration to the presence of Cardinal Walter Kasper, President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity will mark the opening of the Pauline Year (28 June 2008 – 29 June 2009) in Tarsus, Turkey. The Year was called by the Pope for the bi-millenary of the birth […]

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SYNOD OF BISHOPS

Gift of “communion”

The “Instrumentum laboris” for the 12th ordinary general Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (5 – 26 October 2008) was presented in the Vatican on 12 June. The Synod will have as its theme: “The Word of God in the life and mission of the Church”. The document – presenting the agenda of the upcoming […]

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Scotland, Germany, Austria

Scotland: abortion, the politics of numbed consciencesAfter three days of meetings, last week, with Prime Minister Gordon Brown, opposition leader David Cameron and exchanges with Catholic parliamentarians, Card. Keith O’Brien, President of the Scottish Catholic Episcopal Conference asked the politicians and Catholic congregations to examine their consciences the day after the parliamentary vote on the […]

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Portugal, Ireland, Spain

Portugal: The Church respects atheists and calls for respect During a press conference, Msr. José Policarpo was asked to comment the recent creation of the Portuguese Atheist Association (PLA), that stigmatized some positions taken against atheism. Among them, for example, a comment made during the Christmas 2007 homely pronounced by cardinal-patriarch of Lisbon, which stated […]

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FRONT PAGE

People for Europe

Without the fundamental approval and active support of civil society, the process of European unification could not have developed its own dynamics nor could it have successfully led to entry into the European Union of an ever increasing number of peoples and nations of the continent and the fact that others also want to join. […]

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GUANTANAMO: AMNESTY APPREZZA DECISIONE CORTE SUPREMA FEDERALE USA” “” ” ” “

La decisione emessa oggi dalla Corte suprema federale degli Usa, che riconosce il diritto dei cittadini stranieri detenuti a Guantánamo Bay di ricorrere a un tribunale civile statunitense per contestare la propria detenzione rappresenta, secondo Amnesty International, "un importante passo avanti verso il ristabilimento della preminenza del diritto". Amnesty international ha espresso soddisfazione per il […]

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MORTI SUL LAVORO: FERRARA (MLAC SICILIA), "APPLICARE LE NUOVE NORME SULLA SICUREZZA"

"La tragedia di Mineo è l’ennesima vicenda che segna il mondo lavoro siciliano. E’ urgente applicare gli elementi forti della nuova normativa sulla sicurezza, che sono la cultura della formazione, l’addestramento e la responsabilità sociale d’impresa". Lo ha detto Antonello Ferrara, segretario regionale del Movimento Lavoratori Azione Cattolica, intervenendo a proposito della morte dei sei […]

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