Riformare le regole del commercio internazionale” “

“È urgente aumentare gli aiuti internazionali, cancellare il debito e modificare le regole del commercio internazionale affinché i Paesi in via di sviluppo possano avere accesso ai mercati e opportunità di crescita attraverso gli scambi”. L’appello è stato rivolto dal primate della Chiesa cattolica di Scozia, card. Keith O’Brien, al governo britannico in occasione di […]

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Una rete visibile” “” “

“Insieme per l’Europa”. Con questo slogan 10 mila, cattolici, ortodossi, evangelici e anglicani si sono dati appuntamento a Stoccarda sabato 8 maggio. “Per la prima volta nella storia”, oltre 150 movimenti, comunità e gruppi cristiani si sono incontrati per promuovere una manifestazione unitaria e intessere, a livello europeo, “un cammino di comunione e di collaborazione”. […]

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Trasparenza e rispetto” “” “

Chiamate in causa tutte le istituzioni europee con denunce di tutti i tipi: mancanza di informazioni, scortesia nelle relazioni con il pubblico, ritardo nei pagamenti, irregolarità nelle assunzioni. Il risvolto positivo è che grazie all’opera del “Mediatore”, si sono aperte indagini che nella maggior parte dei casi hanno portato ad una soluzione dei problemi da […]

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What have we to say?” “” “

On 1st May Eastern and Western Europe will reunite. At the level of the Catholic Church we are already a family, even though people say we represent two different traditions, cultures and histories. The fact that an ecumenical delegation participated in the pilgrimage organized by COMECE to Santiago de Compostela from 19 to 21 April […]

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Time of responsibility” “

A new stage in the contribution that the Church can make to the process of European integration: that is the sense of the congress that COMECE, the Commission of the Episcopates of the European Community, has been holding (from 21 to 23 April) at Santiago de Compostela, at the end of the pilgrimage that started […]

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The expectations of Latvia and Estonia” “

On the 1st May Estonia and Latvia, together with eight other countries, will enter the European Union. With these two countries we end our review of the ten member states of the Union. More particularly SirEurope has asked the representatives of the Churches in these countries with what expectations and feelings people are awaiting this […]

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More united, more effective” “

Protecting national identities, giving a “human face” to economic growth, intensifying dialogue between the Churches, especially on ethical and social issues: that’s what Europe expects from the Christian Churches, in view of the entry into the EU of ten new member states. The question of EU enlargement was at the centre of a consultation promoted […]

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A "Charter" for guidance” “

The annual meeting of the general secretaries of the National Councils of Churches was held in Tallin (Estonia) from 15 to 18 April. The National Councils are ecumenical bodies present in most European countries. Some fifteen of them were represented at Tallin. The meeting was “hosted” by the Conference of European Churches (CEC). Ethics, a […]

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Middle east” “

“The road-map remains the only possible solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict”. The European Union is unanimous in re-affirming, through its Council of Foreign Ministers, the commitment assumed by the Quartet (EU, UNO, USA, Russia) for the peace plan aimed at the “creation of two States” with “secure and recognized frontiers”, “in conformity with the Resolutions […]

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Africa” “

Sudan – With the aim of promoting peace negotiations between the Sudanese government and the Movement/People’s Army for the Liberation of the Sudan, the European Commission has decided to allocate 1.5 million Euros to support the costs of the operation of the Peace Secretariat of IGAD, the Intergovernmental Authority for Development composed of Djibouti, Eritrea, […]

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