Adesione Turchia: permangono le difficoltà” “

La Turchia ha compiuto passi importanti sulla strada delle riforme per adeguarsi ai criteri politici di Copenaghen, fondamentali per l’adesione all’Unione, in una difficile situazione internazionale e interna, ma “occorrono sforzi ben più incisivi che semplici rimedi”: con 211 voti favorevoli, 84 contrari e 46 astensioni, il Parlamento europeo ha adottato la relazione di Arie […]

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La ‘vocazione europea’ della Croazia” “

Sulla relazione presentata da Alexandros Baltas e recante una proposta di raccomandazione del Parlamento al Consiglio europeo circa l’adesione all’Unione della Croazia, l’Aula ha riconosciuto la “vocazione europea” del Paese, ma ritiene che esso debba risolvere una serie di questioni inerenti il ritorno dei profughi nel quadro degli accordi di Dayton, la cooperazione con il […]

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Responsabilità ambientale” “

Evitare il “turismo giuridico”: è uno degli obiettivi dell’accordo tra Parlamento e Consiglio sulla direttiva in materia di responsabilità ambientale. Le norme, che entreranno in vigore entro la fine dell’anno (mentre la legislazione nazionale di attuazione dovrà essere adottata entro tre anni), prevedono una più puntuale applicazione del principio “chi inquina paga”. I costi delle […]

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"I think of a Europe…" ” “” “

“A Europe without selfish nationalism, in which the advances of science, the economy and social welfare shall be placed at the service of everyone; a Europe whose unity is founded on true freedom, united thanks to the dedication of the young. A Europe united not only politically but especially spiritually, in which the Christian politicians […]

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Seeking an answer” “” “

It will be the youth of Sarajevo who will hand over to the their German counterparts the Cross of World Youth Day on Sunday, 4th April. The ceremony will take place in the basilica of St. John in Berlin, in the course of a mass concelebrated, among others, by Cardinal Georg Sterzinsky and by the […]

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Slovenia: the Message of Mariazell” “

“Being witnesses of Jesus, learning how to pray, deepening personal faith, placing signs of hope, safeguarding and consecrating Sunday as the Lord’s Day, helping to defend life, especially of the vulnerable and unborn children, and creating solidarity between peoples”: these are the key points of the Message – previewed by SIR – that the bishops […]

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Scandinavian Churches: meeting in Finland” “

Minority Churches but open to ecumenical and inter-religious dialogue: that’s the picture that emerged from the recent meeting of the Episcopal Conference of the Scandinavian countries, held at Turku (Finland) in recent days. Together with the Lutheran bishops, invited to take part in the first day’s work, discussion focused on the latest developments of ecumenical […]

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Spain: Holy Week for diabetic children” “

The Association of Diabetics of Catalonia is offering 40 diabetic children the chance to enjoy the experience of a residential holiday during Holy Week. The chosen children, aged from 6 to 12, will be under glycaemic control and their proper dietary and insulin requirements will be ensured. The week, due to end on 7 April, […]

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Russia: Orthodox Synod agrees to resumption of dialogue with Rome” “

The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church has approved the results of last month’s meeting between Patriarch Alexis II and Cardinal Walter Kasper, which marked the resumption of contacts between the Catholic Church and the Russian Orthodox Church after a long freeze. In an official declaration adopted by the Synod, this resumption of contacts was […]

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Russia: religions for peace” “

The second Interreligious Forum for peace took place in Moscow on 23 March, with the participation of representatives of the Christian, Moslem, Jewish and Buddhist religions. The Forum ended with the signing of a final declaration, in which the religious leaders pledge to promote joint actions of peace in all the places of the world […]

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