BELGIO

Dopo le ferite

“Ogni bambino ha diritto alla propria integrità fisica, psichica, sessuale e spirituale. A causa delle aggressioni che l’abuso sessuale provoca a questa integrità”, esso costituisce “la negazione della dignità dell’uomo”. Di qui “il compito” che può avere “la Chiesa nell’accompagnamento di chi, dopo aver subito un abuso, cerca presso di lei conforto, assistenza e giustizia”. […]

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European dailies

The case of the photos of German troops in Afghanistan has aroused conflicting judgements in the German press. The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (26/10) comments as follows: “ The shock aroused by the photos is so great also because they are incompatible with the image that the Germans and their politicians have (and want to have) […]

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Saving energy

“Europeans must save energy. Europe in fact wastes at least 20% of the energy it uses”, said EU Commissioner for Energy Anders Piebalgs, in presenting the eagerly awaited EU Action Plan for energy efficiency for the period 2007-2013. Formulated in response to the concerns expressed by the European Council in March that has laid the […]

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Development Days

Just on the day on which the General Affairs and External Relations Council of the EU reached a political deal on a portfolio of 17 billion euros for the new fund for cooperation in development 2007-2013 (a sum that should be added to the over 22 billion euros already allocated for the ACP countries from […]

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Our neighbours

The relations of Europeans with their neighbouring countries and peoples are the focus of the last special report of Eurobarometer dedicated to “European neighbourhood policy”. The survey confirms some by now consolidated data: 68% of EU citizens see relations with neighbouring countries in a positive light and are convinced that cooperation in some key sectors […]

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Against poverty

A billion people living on less than a dollar a day; 800 million people suffering from famine; 6 million children dying due to malnutrition each year; an African child dying of malaria every 30 seconds: these are some of the harsh realities of which we are reminded each year by International Anti-Poverty Day, introduced in […]

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EU - CHINA

Looking to Beijing

“The expansion of China should be seen not as a spectre, but as a positive result of globalization” that may bring “significant advantages for Europe”, says PETER MANDELSON , EU Trade Commissioner, giving his very personal ‘take’ on the relations between the EU and the great country of the Far East. Brussels’ attention to Beijing […]

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ECUMENISM

Decisive steps

November will be a key month for dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Anglican Church. For the first time since the Church of England was founded by Henry VIII in the sixteenth century, all the Catholic bishops of England and Wales will confer with their Anglican colleagues who sit in the “Bishops’ Chamber” in […]

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COMECE

The Church and healthcare

Since the Church is an important provider of health services within the member states of the European Union, public consultations in this field “will have a significant impact on the way in which she will continue to provide these services in future”, points out DANIEL HISSNAUER in the October number of “Europe infos”, the monthly […]

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TURKEY

We are here to serve

There is only a month to go before Benedict XVI’s apostolic journey to Turkey (28 November – 1 December). In recent days the Holy See, announcing the places to be included in the Pope’s visit (Ankara, Izmir, Ephesus and Istanbul), confirmed that the journey would go ahead, thus putting an end to the fears that […]

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