Greece: world conference on evangelization” “

The capital of Greece, Athens, will host the World Conference on Mission and Evangelization promoted by the World Council of Churches (WCC) from 9 to 16 May. News of the event was carried by the APIC Catholic international press agency, which also announced the participation of delegations of the Catholic Church, the Orthodox Church and […]

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A precise response” “

It’s nor rare to hear objections being mounted against the European Union regarding its competences. There are those who maintain that the EU is “ineffective” and that its role is limited to just a few sectors; in other cases the accusation mounted against the Union is exactly the opposite, pointing the finger at an excessive […]

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The future of agricultural markets” “

The General Directorate for Agriculture of the European Commission published a Report last week with the title “Prospects for the agricultural markets in the European Union 2004-2011”. Divided into three chapters (EU markets in the short term, agricultural markets and incomes in the new member states, EU markets in the medium and long term), the […]

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European regions under the spotlight” “

Eurostat – the statistics bureau of the EU – recently presented in Luxembourg a statistical study of the economic and social situation of the 254 Regions comprised by the 25 member states of the Union. The publication, which can be consulted on line on the Eurostat website http://www.eurostat.ce.eu.int, contains among other things data of GDP, […]

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Framework decision on racism” “

A European regulation on racism and xenophobia is approaching adoption. The current Luxembourg Presidency of the European Council has announced that it wants to submit the proposed framework decision to the Council of Ministers of the Interior and Justice in February. The parliamentary process of the measure has almost been completed, as confirmed during a […]

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"Lorenzo Natali" Prizes for Journalism” “

EU Commissioner for development Louis Michel awarded the “Lorenzo Natali” Prizes for journalism at a ceremony in Brussels on 17 January. Introduced by the Commission in 1992 in honour of the former Italian vice-president of the European Executive, the awards are given to journalists at the service of human rights and democracy in the developing […]

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International dailies and periodicals” “

“ I am not an elderly deportee, although I formed part of those who ought to have, could have been deported”, said Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, archbishop of Paris, interviewed by La Croix (24/01) just before the “Day of Memory” commemorating the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the internees in the Nazi concentration camps. “ […]

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Una bella idea?” “” “

A fine 2004 si è tenuto a Rotterdam un vertice di intellettuali organizzato dall’Istituto Nexus. La conferenza, intitolata: “L’Europa: una bella idea?” era la quinta di una serie lanciata dalla Presidenza nederlandese dell’Unione europea. Dallo scorso settembre, questo ciclo di conferenze ha visto la partecipazione di oltre 200 intellettuali provenienti dall’Europa e non solo. Il […]

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Spagna: il Papa ai vescovi, "troppo laicismo"” “

Un richiamo alle “profonde radici cristiane” della Spagna e una critica al “laicismo” diffuso nella mentalità di molti spagnoli, che sta portando “alla restrizione della libertà religiosa fino al disprezzo o all’ignoranza della religione, relegando la fede nella sfera della vita privata e opponendosi alla sua espressione pubblica”. Sono stati rivolti dal Papa al primo […]

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Svizzera: a favore della domenica” “

La Commissione nazionale “Giustizia e Pace”, che opera in senso alla Conferenza episcopale svizzera, sostiene il referendum lanciato dai sindacati a favore del mantenimento della domenica come giorno festivo. Lo rende noto un comunicato della stessa Commissione diffuso il 25 gennaio in cui si afferma che “il riposo domenicale costituisce una conquista sociale e culturale […]

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