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Da crisi a opportunità” “” “

la volontà espressa dal popolo francese e da quello olandese ha messo in dubbio la ratifica del Trattato costituzionale ed ha creato una situazione critica per l’Unione Europea. Tuttavia, questo avvenimento non significa la fine della ‘costruzione’ dell’Europa. Una crisi può comunque trasformarsi in un’opportunità, purché divenga l’occasione di una nuova spinta. Dopo la tragedia […]

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Immigration and security” “

“A real European policy of asylum and immigration that is fair, equable and respectful of fundamental rights”: that is the main request made by the European Parliament through a draft Resolution approved last week by a very large majority (528 in favour, 116 against and 24 abstentions). In this document the EP adopts a stance […]

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Genital mutilations are violations of human rights” “

If hitherto the EU’s official position on the practice of genital mutilations (a phenomenon that involves almost 150 million women worldwide) was one of opposition, but predicated solely on the need to safeguard reproductive health, now Brussels intends to go one step further and classify infibulation and excision practised on the female genital organs as […]

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Reducing administrative red tape” “

In an attempt to curb the excessive red tape of EU bureaucracy – which too often impedes the capacity of firms to foster growth and employment – the European Commission launched an on line public consultation on 1st June through which it invites businesses and other interested parties to propose solutions to reduce the administrative […]

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Protection of minorities” “

The European Parliament has adopted a new stance in favour of a greater protection of minorities. With a Resolution approved during the last plenary session in Strasbourg, MEPs call for a reinforcement of the “measures adopted by the public authorities in this field”. They appeal for a condemnation of “all acts and all expressions of […]

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Uphill task” “

The noble intentions that have supported half a century of European integration seem to have given way to national interests; concerns have been expressed about the failure to ratify the European Constitution in France and Holland, but member states now seem to be devoting their efforts especially to obtaining advantages from the Community budget. The […]

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On the path of God” “

“On the path of God. My little catechism” is the title of the bilingual catechism published by the Committee of the Croatian Bishops’ Conference for pastoral activities among the Roma, presented in Zagreb in recent days. Written in two Romany dialects, Lovar and Bayah, and edited by Sister Karolina Miljak, this is the first catechism […]

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Youth and vocations” “

The date of the national youth meeting was also announced at the bishops’ assembly: it will be held at Pola on 29-30 April on the theme “The Master is here and is calling you”. During the same bishops’ assembly, some members of the Croatian Bishops’ Conference met the religious provincials. “Meetings like this – observed […]

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Special session of the Bishops’ Assembly” “

The pilgrimage on 24 September to the Marian sanctuary of Brezje (diocese of Ljubljana), the tenth anniversary of the military police campaigns at Bljesak and Oljuja and the project for the church of Croatian martyrs at Udbina (its foundation stone will be laid on 9 September), were the main questions discussed by the Croatian Bishops’ […]

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Ireland: a project for refugees” “

There were 4265 new asylum applications in Ireland in 2004, with a monthly average of more than 355 applications; that is a decline over the monthly figure for 2003 which was 620. Immigrants mainly arrived from Nigeria (37%), Romania (6%), China and Sudan (3%). These are some of the data furnished by the “Refugees Project” […]

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