Industrial production price increase

Between October and November 2007, industrial production price index increased by 0.8% in the Euro-zone (which until December included 13 Countries) and by 1.1% in the EU-27. This index shows the variations in the different Countries of retail prices of all products sold within the different National markets, excluding durable goods. The data was issued […]

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The Euro in Cyprus and Malta

“Euro adoption in Cyprus and Malta is proceeding rapidly. This shows that there has been a good preparation on the part of the respective governments and the competent authorities”. This was the remark of the European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary affairs Joaquín Almunia, a week after the two Countries’ entry in Euroland. Past January […]

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Promoting innovative markets

The European Commission suggested to boost the market potential of innovative products and services by removing the obstacles which curb innovation. The first phase envisages the involvement of six markets: on-line health assistance (Ict at the service of doctors and patients to speed up procedures and contain expenses), protection textiles (high-tech and “intelligent” fabric), eco-building, […]

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UE

The five priorities

“In order to set a good example to the other Member States, Slovenia is committed to ratifying the Lisbon Treaty at the beginning of 2008”. This is one of the five priorities that the shifting Presidency of the EU Council now chaired by Lubiana’s government, identified in its working programme. Slovenia will be guiding the […]

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Bulgaria: link up with Sydney

The news was given by Bishop Msgr. Petko Hristov, during a reunion of the Diocesan Pastoral Council held at the end of 2007 on the forthcoming commitments of the diocese of Nicopoli. For the first time, one of the three Bulgarian Catholic Dioceses presented its yearly pastoral plan. The year 2008 marks 10 years since […]

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Italy: a website for the youth

Over 8 thousand young people registered for the World Youth Day that will be held in Sydney, Australia on July 15-20, 2008. “These figures are provisional”- said Father Nicolò Anselmi, in charge of the Pastoral Care of the Youth for Italy’s Bishops Conference- “and they refer to the end of 2007. More registrations were filed […]

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SYDNEY 2008

The Netherlands: 600 registered for the WYD

Up to now, 600 Dutch youth are expected to take part in the forthcoming World Youth Day which will be held in Sydney July 15-20, 2008. The data was drawn from registrations collected by the Secretariat of the Catholic Dutch Church on December 1st 2007. This was the deadline by which young people could register […]

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Kenya: mobilization of European Churches

There is great concern for the situation of Churches in Kenya. Methodist Pastor Samuel Kobia, Secretary General of the Ecumenical Council of Churches, launched an appeal for parties to establish negotiations as soon as possible “in order to a achieve a political non-violent solution on post-electoral disputes”. The Orthodox displayed their concern for the situation […]

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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

There is great mobilization throughout Europe for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity celebrations (January 18-25) marking its hundredth anniversary. In fact, the octave of prayer for Christian Unity was celebrated for the first time in 1908 on the initiative of Father Paul Wattson, an Episcopalian minister (an Anglican from the United States), cofounder […]

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ECUMENISM

Russia: a study on the question of “primacy” in the Church

The Theological Commission of Moscow’s Patriarchate met at the end of December to discuss the question of primacy in the universal Church. The news was given by “Europaica”, the Orthodox news service promoted by the representative of the Russian Church at the European Institutions. The topic of primacy is crucial for ecumenical dialogue and it […]

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