UMBRIA

La “carta famiglia”

Una proposta di legge popolare per dotare l’Umbria di una legislazione sulla famiglia. È quanto sta portando avanti il Forum delle associazioni familiari dell’Umbria, presieduto da Simone Pillon. Il testo è stato redatto dalla commissione giuridica del Forum delle famiglie, composto da nove avvocati, e sottoposto alla verifica delle associazioni e dei movimenti che fanno […]

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BASILICATA

Non solo per i bambini

La Giunta regionale della Basilicata ha approvato, a fine 2007, una delibera che stabilisce i criteri e le modalità di accesso al fondo regionale destinato alle scuole paritarie dell’infanzia, dando così attuazione ad un articolato inserito nella legge finanziaria regionale per il 2007 che prevede la destinazione a questo scopo di 300mila euro per l’anno […]

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FRONT PAGE

Getting people interested

Those in France who harboured great hopes after the ratification in Nice in 2000 of the EU Charter of Fundamental rights, a symbolic place where for the first time States were to proclaim their rights together, and those who suffered through the lies of politicians from all sides that surfaced during the debate on the […]

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Greece, Poland, Germany

Greece: the new primate of the Orthodox ChurchThe metropolitan bishop Ieronimos of Thebes and Levadia is the new archbishop of Athens and the primate of the Orthodox Church of Greece. He was elected on 7th February by the Holy Synod, gathered since 9 am in the Cathedral of Athens, for the election of the successor […]

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Spain, France, Scotland, England

Spain: “Bravo 2007” prizes awardedThe “Bravo 2007” prizes, promoted by the Episcopal Commission of the Means of Social Communication (CEMCS) of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference, were presented at a ceremony in recent days. The CEMCS has been awarding these prizes for distinguished services in the media since 1971. This year too, emphasized Bishop Juan Del […]

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Malta

Pastoral letter for LentA strong invitation to prayer, fasting and charity along with an exhortation to believers to render concrete testimony of their faith. This, in brief, the content of the Pastoral Letter for Lent written by the archbishop of Malta Msgr. Paul Cremona, and by the bishop of Gozo Msgr. Mario Grech. “May this […]

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TURKEY

The fundamental option

“The death of Father Andrea is one of those testimonies which enters the depths of history and raises towards the kingdom of peace, justice and love”. These were the closing words of the homily pronounced on February 5th by Msgr. Vincenzo Paglia, bishop of Terni-Amelia-Narni (Italy) and President of the Commission for Interreligious Dialogue of […]

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EU PARLIAMENT

The courage to decide

“In Europe we have to find the courage to decide”, while “there still are ambiguities” related to the Lisbon Treaty. Nicole Fontaine isn’t indulgent with the EU, although she defines herself “a convinced European”. In her opinion, the recent stands of the 27 Government and State leaders “don’t help solve the ever-present questions: do we […]

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EU REGIONS

Three funds for three objectives

270 administrative Regions are recognized by the European Union. To these can be added the Provinces, Communes and other forms of local authorities contemplated by the Constitutions of member states. These are the main players that – by various title and with different degrees of autonomy and power – participate in the regional and cohesion […]

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In brief

EP: “warning signals” on EU demographic futureIt will arrive in the debating chamber in Strasbourg on 19 February, but the report on the demographic future of the EU has long been giving rise to debate at the European Parliament. Signed by the French Socialist MEP Françoise Castex, the report draws attention to far-reaching transformations in […]

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