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Ecumenism and charity” “

Sweden takes second place (after Norway) in the world league table in terms of “Index of human development”. Its 8,955,000 inhabitants live in a huge territory one and a half times the size of Italy. It continues to represent one of the “myths” of the welfare society at the world level: Sweden’s very high level […]

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Difficult accord” “

The EU institutions are in disarray in the run up to the spring meeting of the European Council (Brussels, 22-23 March), which will especially tackle economic questions, including the update of the Stability and Growth Pact and the reform of the Lisbon Strategy. STABILITY PACT: REFORM IN TROUBLE. The failure earlier this week of ECOFIN […]

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Inflation rises again in the eurozone” “

Inflation shows no signs of abating in the EU countries. That’s what emerges from the latest estimates published by Eurostat, the statistics office of the European Union, according to which the rate of inflation relating to the twelve states of the eurozone rose to 2% at February 2005, against the 1.9% registered for January. The […]

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Eurobarometer: support for CAP” “

The enormous commitment of the European Union to funding the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), especially after the enlargement to Eastern Europe, is meeting with the growing support of two thirds of EU citizens. A recent Eurobarometer survey conducted on a sample of 25,000 people in the pre-Christmas period (which can be downloaded from the website […]

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Family law and child protection” “

The new Regulation called “Brussels II” of the EU Council came into force on 1st March. It rules that “judicial decisions in terms of parental responsibility will be recognized throughout the European Union” (with the exception of Denmark) (http://europa.eu.int/comm/justice_home/ejn/parental_resp/parental_resp_ec_it.htm). The Regulation marks an important step towards the establishment of a common European space in the […]

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‘Economic sentiment’ declining” “

The indicators of so-called “economic sentiment” (ESI) are sharply and continuously declining in the European Union. ESI – which reflects the general economic activity of the EU and combines evaluations and expectations registered on the basis of surveys conducted on business and consumer samples in all member states – indicates a situation of general lack […]

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International dailies and periodicals” “

The anniversary of 11 March, a year after the massacre at the Atocha station in Madrid, the new appointments in the Spanish Bishops’ Conference, and the death of five civil guards during an anti-terrorist sweep, are the main stories in the Spanish press in recent days. “Our security”, headlines an editorial in El Paìs of […]

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In calo il ‘sentimento economico’” “

Sono in netto e continuo calo gli indicatori del cosiddetto “sentimento economico” (Esi) nell’Unione europea. Esi – che riflette l’attività economica generale dell’Ue e combina valutazioni ed aspettative riscontrate in base a sondaggi effettuati su campioni di imprese e di consumatori in tutti gli Stati membri – fotografa una situazione di generale sfiducia nell’economia europea, […]

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Costruire fiducia” “

Un prete bosniaco campione di sollevamento pesi – probabilmente l’unico al mondo – e il suo difficile impegno di costruire una pacifica convivenza tra musulmani e cattolici sulla sua terra. È l’originale storia di don ANTO LEDIC , parroco di due minuscole comunità sperdute sulle montagne vicino Cogniz, a metà strada tra Sarajevo e Mostar, […]

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Nuovo presidente dei vescovi” “

È mons. Ricardo Blásquez Pérez, vescovo di Bilbao (Paese Basco) il nuovo presidente della Conferenza episcopale spagnola, e succede al card. Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, arcivescovo di Madrid. Il nuovo vicepresidente è invece mons. Antonio Cañizares Llovera, arcivescovo di Toledo. Le nomine (a cadenza triennale) sono state decise nel corso della 84ª assemblea generale (7-11 […]

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