Task force on immigration

Following the decision taken by the Commission on 30 August to set up a temporary task force on the problems of immigration, the Commissioners that compose it met for the first time to review the situation and plan the actions that the European Union is called to take in the near future to tackle the […]

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Environment: less violations of EU legislation

The application of EU legislation in the environmental field is improving. From the report on the implementation of the environmental legislation of the European Union by member states it emerges that at the end of 2005 Brussels had opened 489 provisions for infringements against 570 in 2004: a reduction of 14%. The improvement of the […]

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Energy: consumption unchanged, growing dependency

1637 million petroleum equivalent tons (PET), or 3.6 PET per inhabitant: that is the quantity of energy that was needed to satisfy the internal demand of the 25-member European Union in 2005, according to a report published last week by the Statistics Office of the EU (Eurostat). Though the level of consumption remained unchanged over […]

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What future for the single market?

The European Commission has published the conclusions of the consultation held last April with the objective of promoting a public debate on the future of the policies linked to the single market. A total of 1514 replies were received, from national governments, businesses and ordinary citizens. The Commission’s Report emphasises the five sectors on which […]

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COMMUNICATION

The two thousand antennae

CREATING A NETWORK. “Defining what is meant by being Catholic in television, and establishing a Catholic television network that will serve as a vehicle for the evangelising movement are the objectives of the World Congress of Catholic Television”, due to take place in Madrid, from 10 to 13 October. The event, for which organizers expect […]

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ECUMENISM

Many steps ahead

Following the meeting of the mixed International Commission for dialogue between the Catholic and Orthodox Church, which ended in Belgrade on 25 September, we asked some exponents of the Orthodox Church present at the 14th Ecumenical Conference held at the monastery of Bose (Italy) in recent weeks, for their impressions on the resumption of interconfessional […]

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COMECE

Free and protected

“In the absence of the entry into force of the Constitutional Treaty, it is vital to make effective use of the Programme of The Hague and its preliminary evaluation to ensure the citizens of the European Union of effective protection and security”, says JOANNA LOPATOWSKA-RYNKOWSKA, expert in human rights, in the last number of “Europe […]

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France: criticism respectful of religions

45% of the French believe that religions ought not to be criticised and 53% fear that tensions between Christians and Muslims will increase in the years ahead. These findings emerge from a survey published in the French Catholic weekly “La Vie”. The opinion poll, conducted on 20-21 September by the polling agency CSA on a […]

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Belgium: Day of the Christian Media

The Day of Christian Media and Culture was celebrated in Belgium on 24 September. In a message issued for the occasion, Cardinal Godfried Danneels recalled “the magnificent role that the media can play in society. A means of communication, of exchanges full of messages transmitted in all directions, the media can truly influence our culture. […]

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Czech Republic: missionary bridge of prayer

A “missionary bridge of prayer” is the initiative that the Pontifical Mission-Aid Societies of the Czech Republic are launching to mark this year’s Missionary Day due to be held on 21 October. News of the event is carried by the Fides international press agency. Eighty years ago Pius XI established World Missionary Day at the […]

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