Francia: dibattito sull’uniatismo” “

“Approfondire il dibattito intorno al documento di Balamand costituisce un’occasione irripetibile per far dialogare cattolici e ortodossi, per studiare la complessità degli eventi storici che hanno dato origine al fenomeno dell’uniatismo e superare così i malintesi reciproci”. Così Nicolas Aubertin, vescovo di Chartres, ha introdotto l’incontro organizzato, il 24 gennaio scorso, dall’Iseo (Institut Supérieur d’Etudes […]

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Austria: le Chiese e la Costituzione” “

è stata presentata venerdì 28 gennaio a Vienna la proposta del Consiglio ecumenico delle Chiese per un preambolo della nuova costituzione austriaca. Il testo elaborato dalle Chiese austriache fa esplicita menzione delle “tradizioni culturali, religiose ed umanistiche dell’Austria, nel riconoscimento dei limiti del potere umano e della libertà della coscienza, nella responsabilità davanti a Dio, […]

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International dailies and periodicals” “

“ Messages for life to those who no longer believe in it” is the title chosen by the French daily La Croix (1/2) for a feature presenting the “National Day of Prevention” of suicide due to be held on 5 February. “ During the last thirty years the number of suicides in France has substantially […]

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EU agency for fundamental rights” “

The Minister of Justice of Luxembourg (which holds the revolving Presidency of the Union), Luc Frieden, and the European Commissioner for justice, liberty and security Franco Frattini have announced the presentation by May of a legislative proposal for the creation of an EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, which will probably come into operation in 2007. […]

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Crackdown on junk food for children” “

The European Commissioner for health and food safety, Marcos Kyprianou, has notified the intention of Brussels to grant the European food industry a year’s respite to put an end to its advertising for so-called junk food, i.e. food with a high content of fats, sugar and salt that contributes to the growing phenomenon of obesity […]

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Humanitarian aid for Africa” “

The European Commission last week approved the allocation of 80 million euros for the funding of humanitarian measures in favour of the victims of the long-term crisis from which the countries of African are suffering. The management of the resources will be assigned to ECHO, the EU office for humanitarian aid, in collaboration with the […]

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Against organized crime” “

EU action against organized crime has taken a further step ahead with the introduction of a framework system for the harmonization of custodial sentences and the definition of measures of a transnational character to crack down on organized crime. The text of the framework decision – which will be endorsed by the next Council of […]

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The city of St. Finbarr” “

Cork is the smallest city – less than 123,000 inhabitants – ever to have received the honour of being European Capital of Culture. It is the second city of the Republic of Ireland, with a population of 123,000 inhabitants and a tradition hallowed not only by literature, music and film but also by art and […]

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Kosovo, the right to a future” “

In Kosovo over half the population is poor, roughly 45% are unemployed, the educational system is inefficient and people are living in a state of continuous frustration, tension and violence as a result of political, administrative and economic precariousness: that’s the situation in Kosovo as described in a report of Caritas Europe presented in Brussels […]

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Russia: Yushenko visits Patriarch Alexis II” “

During his recent official visit to Russia, the newly installed Ukrainian President Viktor Yushenko met Patriarch Alexis II in Moscow on Monday, 24 January. Addressing his guest, the Patriarch said: “We respect the choice of the Ukrainian people. Many members of the Orthodox Church voted for you”. Alexis II expressed a particular hope to the […]

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