Belgium: bishops against anti-Semitism” “

The 60th anniversary of the liberation of the extermination camp of Auschwitz was celebrated this year, on the Day of Memory (27 January): a symbolic date chosen to remember what that camp represented during the three years of its existence. The Belgian bishops recalled the anniversary in issuing a Declaration against the new forms of […]

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Romania: too many children abandoned” “

Since the start of the year 16 children have already been abandoned in the two maternity clinics of the city of Iasi, in north-eastern Romania. This is “a sad record and an unprecedented situation”, commented Pintilii Penciuc, director of the Child Social Assistance and Protection Agency (Daspb) to the Romanian Catholic portal www.catholica.ro. In fact […]

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Spain: a commission "for maintaining the faith"” “

The diocese of Valencia has created the first diocesan commission for spirituality with the aim of “maintaining the faith in a secular environment”. The new commission was the brainchild of Archbishop Agustin Garcia-Gasco of Valencia, who will preside over it together with other experts. The objectives of the commission are to “increase the Christian spirit […]

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A shared process” “

“The light of Christ shines upon all. Hope for renewal and unity in Europe”: that’s the theme of the third European Ecumenical Assembly (Eea3), proposed by the joint Committee of the Conference of European Churches (Cec) and the Council of the European Episcopal Conferences (Ccee), meeting in Chartres (France) from 3 to 6 February 2005. […]

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This is hypocrisy” “” “

Ian Wilmut, of the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh, the scientist who cloned Dolly the sheep in 1996, obtained a licence from the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority (Hfea), the British regulatory authority, on 8 February, to clone human embryos for therapeutic purposes as part of a research project on diseases that attack the motoneurons, the […]

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A great laboratory ” “

A visit to the Estec Centre, one of the various centres of the European Space Agency, helps us to understand the role of the Esa and the work performed there by physicists, engineers and biologists from fifteen nations. Their various provenance, the many languages they speak (the official ones are only English and French), the […]

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Cosmos and Constitution” “

The cosmos has entered the European Constitution on tiptoe, bringing with it space research with all its applications in everyday life, from weather forecasts to telecommunications, and various branches of medicine. And so the European Space Agency (Esa) also finds its place in the construction of the Europe Community. SPACE RESEARCH IN THE EU CONSTITUTION. […]

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Immigration: shared guidelines for integration” “

The European Commissioner for justice and security Franco Frattini has announced the intention of the Executive to present by the summer the eagerly awaited Communication on the common European guidelines for the integration of emigrants in the Eu. The Communication in question ought to complete the framework of legislative proposals for the full applicability of […]

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Growing ‘economic sentiment'” “

The General Directorate for economy of the European Commission has published the results of a survey on the “economic sentiment” of businesses and citizens. The economic sentiment indicator (Esi) reflects the Eu’s general economic activity, and combines evaluations and prospects resulting from surveys conducted on samples of businesses and citizens. ESI also reports the indicators […]

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Unemployment rising” “

8.9% is the unemployment rate registered both in the Euro area and in the 25-member EU in December 2004. That’s the figure that emerges from the data published by Eurostat – the Eu statistical office – according to which the countries with the lowest number of unemployed are Ireland (4.3%), Luxembourg (4.4%) and Austria (4.5%), […]

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