Impegno per l’istruzione nei Pvs

Nel corso di una recente conferenza che ha avuto luogo a Bruxelles, i principali donatori internazionali si sono impegnati ad accelerare le procedure per raggiungere l’Obiettivo del Millennio per lo sviluppo di fare in modo che, entro il 2015, tutti i bambini del mondo possano completare almeno il ciclo d’istruzione primaria. Oggi sono circa 77 […]

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Cittadinanza europea

È stato lanciato nei giorni scorsi il nuovo programma comunitario “L’Europa per i cittadini”, il cui obiettivo consiste nel “promuovere la partecipazione civica alle questioni europee”. Il programma, dotato di un bilancio di 215 milioni di euro per il periodo 2007-2013, è suddiviso in quattro azioni principali: cittadini attivi per l’Europa (gemellaggi fra città); una […]

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Primavera dell’Europa

È ormai entrata nel vivo la “Primavera dell’Europa 2007”, l’iniziativa dell’Unione europea che, dal 2003, coinvolge i giovani e le scuole per “riflettere, imparare e far sentire la propria voce sui temi europei”. In concomitanza con il 50° dei Trattati di Roma, il tema per l’edizione di quest’anno – che terminerà il 30 giugno – […]

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European dailies and periodicals

There in wide coverage in the German press on the new President of France Sarkozy, who lost no time in visiting Berlin on 16 May, the same day on which he was sworn into office in the Elysée. The weekly DER SPIEGEL (14/5) comments: “Berlin will have to get used to the fact that in […]

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Commitment to education in the developing countries

During a recent conference in Brussels, the main international donors pledged to accelerate the procedures to reach the Millennium Objective for development, so that, by 2015, all children in the world be able to complete at least primary education. Today some 77 million children are completely excluded from any form of education at all. On […]

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European citizenship

The new EU programme “Europe for Citizens” was launched in recent days. Its objective consists in “promoting civic participation in European questions”. The programme, endowed with a budget of 215 million euros for the period 2007-2013, is subdivided into four main actions: active citizens for Europe (twinning between towns); a civil society for Europe (work […]

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Spring of Europe

“Spring of Europe 2007” has now in full swing. This is a project of the European Union that was introduced in 2003 and that has involved children and schools to “reflect, learn and make their own voice heard on European issues”. In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome, the theme for […]

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Cooperation in South-East Europe

In the presence of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso and the President of the European Parliament Hans-Gert Poettering, a meeting of the heads of state and of government of the countries of South-East Europe was held in Zagreb on 11 May, on the occasion of the tenth […]

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

On common principles

“It was a very positive meeting which expressed the will to continue the dialogue between the European Union and the religious communities, based on common principles”, said FRANCO FRATTINI , Vice-President of the European Commission. Frattini had participated in the meeting between the institutions of Brussels (European Commission, Parliament and Council) and the representatives of […]

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FRANCE

Europe is waiting

Nicolas Sarkozy has officially become the new President, the 23rd, of the French Republic. The ceremony of his swearing into office took place at the Elysée on 16 May. Sarkozy arrived there accompanied by his family, and was received by the outgoing President Jacques Chirac, who had taken his leave with a speech on television […]

di Henri Madelin COMECE (Brussels-Strasbourg)