International dailies and periodicals” “

The German press analyses the failure of the summit in Brussels. “ The Europe ordered from the top, in which opposing ideas were compressed into conspiratorial circles, is dead“, writes Berthold Kohler in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (23/6). “ A community that wants to be able to act has a need for a minimum of […]

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Pause is not inactivity” “

Perhaps also thanks to the duel between Chirac and Blair, the debate on the future of the Union is gaining strength. The leaders of France and the United Kingdom had been especially blamed for the failure of the summit of 16 and 17 June, during which the 25 had decided to prolong the time for […]

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No to different roads” “

“Prepare the ground, avoid errors, promote the positive aspects”: according to the Jesuit Father EDMOND FARAHIAN , these are the steps that need to be taken in the dialogue between Christians and Muslims in Europe, with a view to the affirmation of “an enriched European identity, which must have as its common denominator respect for […]

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Infringement procedures against member states” “

Various member states of the EU have asked the European Commission to benefit from further time in implementing the provisions contained in the new Directive relating to disability. News of the request for extra time is given by the “disabled persons” intergroup, composed of MEPs of the 25 member states, in the last number of […]

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Conference on disability” “

On 1st July the United Kingdom will assume the revolving Presidency of the European Council. The various activities being planned for Britain’s six months’ Presidency include a Conference on disability, due to be held on 8-9 November 2005. The issues to be discussed at the conference are contained in a report entitled “Improving the living […]

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European Forum: 9th General Assembly” “

“Today our ability to campaign for our rights and defend the 50 million people with disabilities in the enlarged Europe is far greater than in the past, and this assembly is the proof of that”, declared Yannis Vardakastanis, reconfirmed as chairman of the European Disability Forum (EDF) for the next four years, during the 9th […]

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Youthful and vital minority” “

Sixty youngsters from Turkey will travel to Cologne to participate in the next World Youth Day (15-21 August). They come from Mersin and Izmir and are aged between 16 and 25. They are all parishioners, though there will probably be a few other youth of the Neocatechumenal Way who will travel to Germany with their […]

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Scotland: dioceses and municipality working together for Glasgow ” “

We need to work more closely together to improve the life of the citizens of Glasgow, said the archbishop of the Scottish city, Archbishop Mario Conti, during the traditional mass for civic administrators held in the church of St. Aloysius on 19 June. In his homily, Archbishop Conti declared his appreciation for “the efforts being […]

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Germany: more subsidiarity for Europe in crisis” “

Cardinal Karl Lehmann, president of the German Bishops’ Conference, has spoken out in favour of EU enlargement to the states of Central and Eastern Europe, in spite of the EU’s current crisis. Lehmann’s comments were made during an interview with the German Catholic press agency KNA on 16 June. Commenting on the negative results of […]

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Austria: plenary assembly of the bishops” “

WYD, Europe, Katholikentag for the Catholics of Central Europe (MEKT) and World Refugee Day were the main issues discussed by the Austrian bishops at their summer plenary assembly held in Mariazell from 13 to 15 June. The Austrian Bishops’ Conference has appealed to Austrian youth to participate in large numbers in World Youth Day in […]

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