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Constructing Europe” “

The visit of US President Bush to Brussels, a plenary session of the European Parliament reaffirming the need to respect the Maastricht criteria, the address of Ukrainian President Yuschenko in Strasbourg, yet another go-ahead of the Commission to the entry of Bulgaria and Romania into the EU, not to mention scores of economic, legal and […]

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From mistrust to trust” “” “

The journalist Olivier Morin reviews relations between the European Union and the Mediterranean countries and suggests some future approaches. The Barcelona declaration, signed between members of the EU and the ten partners of the South and East of the Mediterranean, is the founding document of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership (EMP). It is aimed at the construction […]

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Historically Europeans” “

The union of Serbia and Montenegro was born on 4 February 2003, following the accords signed in Belgrade in March 2002 and also thanks to the pressure of the European Union. On the basis of the accords, the Union is on probation for three years, up till 2006, after which Serbia and Montenegro will decide […]

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Germany: respecting the sacredness of life” “

Commenting on the recent authorization by the British authorities of research on human embryos, Bishop Gebhard Fürst of Stuttgart observed that “man has become a thing that is unscrupulously subjected to scientific research and may be manipulated”. “We are consigning human beings into the hands of other human beings”, said the bishop, who is also […]

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Spain: University Days of volunteer service” “

The Catholic University of St. Anthony in Murcia (www.ucam.edu) is holding the international Days of Charity and Volunteer Service until 5 March with the aim of “promoting mutual understanding between peoples and raising their awareness especially through friendship”, explains Iván Vargas Papadopoulos, director of communication of the Catholic University of St. Anthony, in describing the […]

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Cec: "Kosovo must not be forgotten"” “

At the invitation of the Serb Orthodox Church, a delegation of the Conference of European Churches (CEC), headed by its general secretary Keith Clements, made a four-day visit to Serbia and Kosovo from 10 to 13 February to “renew and reinforce the links between CEC, Orthodox Churches and the other member Churches of the CEC […]

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Austria: cloning rejected” “

A “clear ban on any form of cloning”: that is the request of the Austrian pro-life organization “Aktion Leben” in countering “the alarming tendency” in Europe to open the way to therapeutic cloning, an “aberrant” concept. “It is more correct – in the view of the association – to speak of cloning for purposes of […]

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France: Cardinal Lustiger’s farewell to Paris” “

Three thousand faithful thronged the cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris on Sunday, 20 February to participate in the last Sunday mass celebrated by Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger after the Pope – accepting his resignation – had appointed Msgr. Andrè Vingt-Trois to succeed him as the new archbishop of Paris. Cardinal Lustiger was greeted in the cathedral […]

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Germany: final statement of the bishops’ assembly” “

The plenary assembly of the German bishops at Stapelfeld/Oldenburg ended on 17 February. Many questions were discussed: World Youth Day, EU Constitution, culture of burial, and measures to promote the family. During a study day dedicated to the situation of the religious orders in Germany, the bishops acknowledged “very difficult trends”, especially for the female […]

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Countdown” “

Less than 180 days remain before the great youth meeting in Cologne. A clock with the time in reverse, marking the countdown to August, has appeared in the city on the Rhine. “The clock must encourage us to use as effectively as possible the few months that still remain before World Youth Day”, said Heiner […]

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