Cohesion, development and work ” “

Turning Europe into an area that attracts investments and work, developing technological know-how and innovation, and creating new and better quality jobs: these are the main guidelines of the EU strategy for cohesion, development and work presented by the European Commission on 5 June. The aim of the strategy is to establish the priorities for […]

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Turkey called on to respect women’s rights ” “

Women’s rights and the equality of the sexes belong to the acquis of the European Community that Turkey will have to accept as part of the conditions set for its membership negotiations with the European Union. The need for Turkish compliance is maintained by the European Parliament in a report adopted on 7 July, in […]

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2006, European Year of Professional Mobility” “

The European Commission has proclaimed, for the first time (on 30 June), 2006 “European Year of Professional Mobility”. It is an initiative aimed both at raising citizens’ awareness of the advantages of working abroad or changing jobs and at improving understanding of mobility. Working in a country different from one’s own or in a new […]

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CHILDHOOD IN EUROPE" "

Incurable wounds” “

Home is not always the safest place for a child. In the European region alone 4 children aged between 0 and 14 are killed each day: over 1,300 each year, as a consequence of murder or injuries sustained by beating. This terrible scourge of “invisible violence” inflicted on children within the walls of the home, […]

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Hungary, misunderstandings on integration of the disabled ” “

The Hungarian Ministry of Education had asked the Churches and various civil groups their opinion about a possible amendment of the law, to be voted in September, on the integration of disabled pupils in schools. The Hungarian Bishops’ Conference formulated its opinion, after consulting among others the Catholic Pedagogical Institute, in a document later leaked […]

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Bulgaria, the Cross destroyed during the regime restored ” “

With a great celebration, a 6-metre-high cross was erected on a hilltop site between the two Catholic towns of Ores and Dragomirovo, in Northern Bulgaria, on 9 July. The celebration was presided over by the bishop of the diocese of Nicopoli Msgr. Petko Hristov. It’s unusual to find crosses on the summits of mountains or […]

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Romania: HIV-affected children victims of prejudice” “

There are more children infected with HIV or AIDS in Romania than in the rest of Europe and most of the population believe they should live in a regime of isolation, also in hospitals. This is one of the findings of a survey conducted by the international organization World Vision. This isolation of HIV-affected children, […]

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GREAT BRITAIN" "

No to violence and threats” “

A draft law against the instigation of religious and racial violence (Racial and Religious Hatred Bill), introduced by the Labour government in the UK, is now in its third reading in the House of Lords (upper chamber of the British Parliament). It is a debate that has taken on added relevance after the terror attacks […]

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Europe in silence” “

Christian and Moslem leaders in Britain have issued a joint statement asking their respective faith communities throughout England to join publicly together with others to observe two minutes silence at midday on Thursday, 14 July, exactly a week after the terrorist attacks in London in which 50 persons lost their lives. The initiative was promoted […]

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The mask and the face” “” “

A symbolic image of the tragedy in London has circulated in the world’s media: the image of a woman wearing a white surgical mask against her burns, with the face of a first-aid worker beside her. All of us wished to know the true face and the story of Davinia, the young woman behind the […]

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