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” “Europe of the regions

“Whatever institutional form Europe will acquire, this cannot fail to take account of the local autonomies that represent an important contribution to the construction of a European system that is truly democratic and close to citizens”. So said the mayor of Foggia, Paolo Agostinacchio , speaking in recent days at a meeting held in Rome […]

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” “The fears of EU personnel” “

The “Draft Regulation of the Council modifying the statute of employees of the European Communities and the regime applicable to the other agents of the said Communities”, prepared by the European Commission under the responsibility of vice-president Neil Kinnock (cf. report on the previous page), does not convince those directly concerned, who have expressed numerous […]

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institutions

” “A revolution ” “for "eurobureaucrats"

The draft reform. The “bureaucratic machine” of the European Commission headed by Romano Prodi comprises 24 general directorates, 6 general services and 5 internal services with an overall workforce of over 20,000 personnel and a budget of 3.2 billion euros (the statutory personnel of the institutions total approximately 25,000, the budget of the Institutions amounts […]

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An increasingly ageing continent?” “

“Childhood and adolescence: a comparative assessment in the European Union” is the theme of a statistical survey on the condition of childhood and adolescence in the fifteen countries of the Union, published in recent days by the national Centre of documentation and analysis on childhood and adolescence of Italy’s Ministry of Labour and social policies. […]

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United against paedophilia” “

“The Catholic Church intends vigorously to crack down on paedophilia and hence to collaborate in the work already begun by the various administrations (justice, education, family…) and by numerous associations”, declared Bishop Jacques David of Evreux in a statement to SirEurope, referring to various recent cases that have sent shockwaves through the Church in France: […]

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Alternatives to prison” “

Juvenile delinquency: punishment or rehabilitation?. “It will be the first time a debate in the two chambers of Parliament will focus on the strategic aims of the country’s internal security and not on technical and fragmentary measures”, declared Nicolas Sarkozy, French Minister of the Interior on 10 July. The debate, however, provoked unexpected reactions, especially […]

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juveniles

” “Preventing deviance

A project to prevent youth crime has been launched within the European Union to promote the social rehabilitation of youngsters who have committed offences or are in situations of risk of deviance in some EU member states or candidate countries. Called “Jump” (“Juveniles and models of prevention”), it is being funded by the European Commission, […]

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17th WYD" "

"The Pope believes in us"

The 17th World Youth Day ended on 28 July, with the Mass presided over by the Pope. Some 800,000 young people were present in Downsview Park in Toronto, under the pouring rain. The Pope entrusted to them the task of “humanizing the world in which we live”, and imbuing it with a “renewed sense of […]

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VACANZE: DAI VESCOVI SPAGNOLI UN DECALOGO PER UNA “ESTATE CRISTIANA”

” “Un decalogo per “vivere cristianamente” l’estate (il “verano cristiano”) viene suggerito sul sito della Conferenza episcopale spagnola (www.conferenciaepiscopal.es). Il vescovo di Tortosa mons. Javier Salinas Viñals consiglia come primo “comandamento”, di “vivere la natura”, di “scoprire cioè la presenza di Dio in spiaggia, in montagna, in campagna”. Il secondo invita a vivere “il nome […]

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CONGO E UGANDA: È EMERGENZA UMANITARIA PER I CONFLITTI ETNICI

” “Nonostante il recente accordo di pace con il Ruanda, la guerra continua ad insanguinare la Repubblica democratica del Congo. Dal 1999, infatti, la regione dell’Ituri, nel nord-est del Paese è sconvolta dagli scontri tra i gruppi etnici degli Hema e dei Lendu che hanno fatto migliaia di morti. Dalla diocesi di Bunia, che si […]

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