TERRA SANTA

Pellegrini europei

Salgono silenziosi sul monte della Trasfigurazione, qualcuno recita il rosario. Altri si fermano per ascoltare le spiegazioni della guida locale. I più giovani invece che il bordone, il bastone segno del pellegrinaggio, hanno la chitarra con cui accompagnano i canti delle liturgie che risuonano in inglese, spagnolo, russo, italiano, olandese, polacco, tedesco, francese… La stessa […]

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RUSSIA

Il grande pellegrinaggio

Questa primavera è una stagione molto speciale per i cattolici della Russia. Il gruppo di pellegrini russi più numeroso della storia (150 persone) giungerà a Roma a metà maggio. Questo pellegrinaggio rappresenta l’evento conclusivo dell’anno dedicato al ricordo di papa Giovanni Paolo II. Nel corso dell’anno sono stati organizzati molti incontri con la stampa, con […]

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European dailies

The German press continues to discuss the liberation of the German hostages held by kidnappers for some three months. Writing in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , Wolfgang Günther Lerch (4/5) comments: “ Perhaps it is more difficult to negotiate with kidnappers urged by religious or ideological motives than with mere criminals: in either case we […]

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Serbia: Mladic isolates Belgrade from Brussels

“The negotiations have been interrupted”: the European Commissioner for Enlargement Olli Rehn did not mince words in explaining, in a briefing on 3 May, the suspension of the negotiations between the European Union and Serbia on a “stabilization and association” accord. The decision, which freezes the relations between Brussels and Belgrade, was taken after Carla […]

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Green Paper on transparency and lobbying

The European Union has a “need for greater transparency and greater efforts to increase the responsible involvement of the public if we want to safeguard the legitimacy of the European decision-making process”. The question of the relation between citizens and EU institutions remains in the foreground. A contribution to this debate is now provided by […]

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Enlargement, “political and economic success”

“The reunification of Europe is not only a great political achievement, but also a success at the economic level”, declared Joaquín Almunia, Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, in Brussels on 3 May; Almunia was summing up the first two years of the European Union enlarged to 25 member states. To mark the anniversary, the […]

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Towards the agency of fundamental rights

The first informal meeting of the “troika” – composed of representatives of Council, Commission and European Parliament – on the setting up of a European Agency of Fundamental Rights was held in Brussels on 25 April. It now seems certain that the new Agency (the date of 1st January 2007 for its official foundation is […]

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Prize for civil society

Promotion and reinforcement of the European identity as essential cultural element for the integration of the continent: that’s the theme chosen by the Economic and Social Committee of the European Union (CESE) for the first award of a Prize aimed at organizations of civil society capable of “raising the awareness of citizens about the roots, […]

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Health protection for workers

The first European accord for the protection of the health of workers belonging to various employment sectors is specifically targeted at the prevention of silicosis and the necessary medical assistance in the event of disease. European citizens and citizens of third countries legally resident in Europe who “share” contact with silicon particles on a daily […]

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Social services of general interest

“It’s a dynamic sector, huge in scale, which in the years to come will provide many opportunities for work and form an important element of the EU strategy for growth and employment. The social services represent a pillar of the European social model (…)”, declared the European Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs Vladimir Spidla […]

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