Contro la frammentazione della ricerca” “

La Commissione europea ha annunciato, nei giorni scorsi a Bruxelles, i primi risultati di Era-Net, il piano destinato a mettere in rete programmi nazionali di ricerca che condividono gli stessi obiettivi. Il piano, finanziato dall’Ue con una dotazione di 148 milioni di euro, contribuirà alla costituzione dello spazio europeo della ricerca favorendo le iniziative pratiche […]

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Una "petizione" per i malati di sclerosi multipla” “

La Commissione per le petizioni del Parlamento europeo ha di recente approvato all’unanimità una risoluzione sugli effetti della discriminazione nell’assistenza sanitaria a persone affette da sclerosi multipla nell’Unione europea. Tale relazione sarà all’esame del Parlamento il 18 dicembre. Alla base dell’atto il riscontro di disparità nelle cure offerte dagli Stati membri alle persone cui è […]

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Giornata ecumenica delle Chiese” “

La giornata ecumenica delle Chiese, svoltasi a Berlino nello scorso maggio con la partecipazione di oltre 200.000 persone, verrà ripetuta: in un comunicato congiunto diffuso il 9 dicembre, il Comitato centrale dei cattolici tedeschi (ZdK) e l’organizzazione evangelica per la giornata delle Chiese hanno annunciato di “avere intenzione di organizzare una seconda giornata in un […]

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Dailies and periodicals” “

The capture of Saddam Hussein monopolises the attention of the main international dailies . “Bush will leave the Iraqis to determine the fate of Saddam”, is the headline in the Herald Tribune (16/12), which, referring to the press conference given by the US President, reports the first words pronounced by Bush after the arrest of […]

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The humble appeal” “

“All of you, hear the humble appeal of the Successor of Peter who cries out: today, at the beginning of the New Year 20004, peace remains possible. And if peace is possible, it is also a duty!” With this appeal John Paul II opens his Message for the Celebration of the 37th World Day of […]

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Hesculaep, for medical emergencies” “

On 11 December the European Commission announced that it will fund Hesculaep, a project for the coordination of activities of prevention and crisis management in situations of medical emergency. Approximately 100 million cases of medical emergency are registered in the Union each year. The infrastructures and facilities to react to these events vary considerably from […]

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Against the fragmentation of research” “

The European Commission announced in Brussels in recent days the first results of Net-Era, the plan aimed at networking national research programmes that share the same objectives. The plan, funded by the EU with a budget of 148 million euros, will contribute to the establishment of the European research space by promoting the coordination of […]

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A "petition" for those suffering from multiple sclerosis” “

The commission for petitions of the European Parliament recently approved, by unanimous vote, a resolution on the effects of discrimination in healthcare against people affected by multiple sclerosis in the European Union. The resolution will be examined by Parliament on 18 December. The document is based on the ascertainment of disparities in the treatment provided […]

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Ecumenical Day of the Churches” “

The Ecumenical Day of the Churches, held in Berlin in May this year with the participation of over 200,000 people, will be repeated: in a joint communiqué issued on 9 December, the Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK) and the Evangelic organization for the Ecumenical Day have announced “their intention to organize a second Day […]

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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity” “

Making prayer services “interesting and accessible to everyone”; being “open to symbols cherished by other Christians and, if they are strange to you, asking what they mean”; “adapting the material to local contexts” and “reaching out to Churches and communities that have not participated in the Week of Prayer before”. These are some of the […]

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