Euromediterranean universities” “

The enlarged Interministerial Conference “Creation of a Euromediterranean space of higher education” was held in Catania on 7-8 November, part of the programme of activities organized during the six months’ Italian Presidency of the EU. In the course of the conference, attended by political leaders, technical experts from the academic world in the Euromed area, […]

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Terrorism: European secret agents” “

The Justice and General Affairs Council, meeting on 6 November, gave the go-ahead to the entry into operation of the European task force charged with closely monitoring information on real or presumed terrorist groups in the territory of the EU with a view to preventing possible terrorist attacks. The so-called “anti-terrorism 007” – under the […]

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EU: crackdown on corruption?” “

The campaign against corruption, fraud and the poor management of Community funds is high on the agenda of the EU institutions. There are three points of major actuality at the present time: the scandal of Eurostat, the statistical office of the Commission, the magnitude of which continues to grow (the suspect contracts now amount to […]

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European Parliament" "

Eight months till the elections” “” “

The watchword is: defeating abstention. In view of the elections on 10/13 June 2004 for the renewal of the European Parliament, there’s a mood of great ferment in Brussels and Strasbourg. The number of citizens who went to vote to elect their own representatives to the EP fell from 64 to 49% between 1979 (year […]

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Countdown” “” “

The intergovernmental Conference (IGC) is approaching its crunch and already the summit of heads of state and of government, scheduled to be held in Brussels on 12/13 December, can be glimpsed on the horizon. On that date European citizens will know if the Union is able to provide itself with a Constitution in time for […]

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And after this year?” “

The Parliament removed architectural barriers and MEPs surrendered their desks to 300 disabled: on Monday 10 and Tuesday 11 November the debating chamber in Brussels hosted the second session of the European Parliament of the disabled, an initiative promoted “to fuel the debate and stimulate European policy in favour of the rights of people with […]

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Greece: Christodoulos to MEPs” “

“The request for a reference to Christianity in the preamble to the European Constitution as foundation of the Spirit of Europe is not a demand for self-testimonial, still less a distortion of the faith: it is on the contrary a way of rendering honour to our history and our civilization”. So says the message that […]

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England: Anglicans and the "Al Azhar" Centre” “

“A new and significant step in the construction of relations between the Anglican communion and the famous Islamic ‘Al Azhar’ University in Cairo”: that’s how Anglicans have called the visit of Shaykh Fawzy El-Zafzaf, chairman of the committee for dialogue with the monotheist faiths of Al Azhar, to the theological college in Cambridge, Ridley Hall. […]

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Russia: Vatican, Putin’s comments” “

Representing 90% of Russia’s believers, the Russian Orthodox Church is the “principal religion” and the “majority church” in the country. “For this reason I cannot fail to take it into consideration”. That’s how the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin replied to the Washington Post which had asked him why the Russian government has […]

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Church and money" "

Between God and mammon?” “

Who should we choose between “God and mammon”? The French Church is now tackling a question that is almost taboo for Christians, but also for society in general: money. The question will be discussed during the 78th Social Week of French Catholics in Paris from 14 to 16 November. The speakers include Robert Rochefort , […]

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