spagna" "

Una "battaglia" culturale ” “

Il Parlamento spagnolo ha approvato ieri, 30 giugno, la nuova legge che legalizza il matrimonio omosessuale equiparandolo a quello tradizionale e consentendo le adozioni.La legge, approvata con 187 voti a favore, 147 contro e 4 astensioni, prevede che “il matrimonio avrà gli stessi requisiti ed effetti quando entrambi i contraenti siano dello stesso sesso o […]

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libertà religiosa" "

Europa in chiaroscuro ” “

Episodi di “intolleranza etnico-religiosa”, difficili rapporti tra governi nazionali e chiese, nuove “spinte laiciste”; ma anche esempi positivi di convivenza tra fedi differenti e coraggiosi “interventi legislativi a tutela della libertà di culto”. Il “Rapporto 2005 sulla libertà religiosa nel mondo”, realizzato dall’opera di diritto pontificio Aiuto alla Chiesa che soffre (Acs) e presentato a […]

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prima pagina" "

La parola assente ” “” “

Ho letto una fiaba di Hans C. Andersen nei giorni in cui dalle urne referendarie della Francia e dall’Olanda usciva il “no” all’Europa; l’ho riletta pensando a Terry Schiavo e al referendum italiano sulla legge 40. La si può ripensare ascoltando le notizie sul Darfur o sulle vicende del Medio Oriente… La fiaba racconta di […]

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European dailies and periodicals” “

A sensation has been caused in Germany by Schröder’s decision to submit himself to a vote of confidence in the Bundestag, with his announcement that he himself would abstain in the vote, and his invitation to the president of the SPD, Franz Müntefering, and MP’s of the party to do likewise, in such a way […]

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Against violence on women” “

The Commission for Equal Opportunities of the European Parliament held a public audition in Brussels last week to review the situation relating to acts of violence committed against women in Europe. The figures in the possession of the European Union – though incomplete and relating to the 15-member EU alone, with the almost total absence […]

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Rural Fund for Employment” “

The Council of Ministers of Agriculture reached a political agreement in Luxembourg last week on the establishment of a specific Fund for the development of rural areas which ought to permit the extension of the activities of farmers, businesses and industries and the consequent creation of new jobs. The financial endowment of the Fund – […]

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Greater investments for Africa” “

In preparation for the Summit of the G8 in Scotland in early July, which has at the top of its agenda the cancellation of the debt of the poorest countries and the definition of new and more effective measures to help the developing countries to combat poverty, the President of the European Commission José Manuel […]

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war on drugs" "

A global strategy” “

The EU Council of Ministers adopted an “Action Plan of the European Union on the fight against drugs (2005-2008)” on 17 June. This is the first measure of the “EU anti-drugs strategy (2005-2012)” – approved last December – that defines the framework and objectives within the four following priorities: reduction of demand; reduction of supply; […]

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romania" "

To serve unity ” “

Bucharest, Ciocanari, Sibiu, Darmanesti… They are some of the Romanian towns that host a Carmelite presence. Experiences of faith that intersect with the daily life of the local people and their problems: housing, employment, assistance to the elderly and the weak. But the Carmelite presence also means celebrating mass together, and engaging with a civil […]

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spain" "

A cultural "battle" ” “

The Spanish Parliament, in a vote on 30 June, approved the new law that legalizes homosexual marriages, according them parity of rights with traditional marriages and permitting homosexual couples to adopt children. The law, approved with 187 votes in favour, 147 against and 4 abstentions, prescribes that “matrimony will have the same requisites and effects […]

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