Greece: Christodoulos to MEPs” “

“The request for a reference to Christianity in the preamble to the European Constitution as foundation of the Spirit of Europe is not a demand for self-testimonial, still less a distortion of the faith: it is on the contrary a way of rendering honour to our history and our civilization”. So says the message that […]

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And after this year?” “

The Parliament removed architectural barriers and MEPs surrendered their desks to 300 disabled: on Monday 10 and Tuesday 11 November the debating chamber in Brussels hosted the second session of the European Parliament of the disabled, an initiative promoted “to fuel the debate and stimulate European policy in favour of the rights of people with […]

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Countdown” “” “

The intergovernmental Conference (IGC) is approaching its crunch and already the summit of heads of state and of government, scheduled to be held in Brussels on 12/13 December, can be glimpsed on the horizon. On that date European citizens will know if the Union is able to provide itself with a Constitution in time for […]

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Eight months till the elections” “” “

The watchword is: defeating abstention. In view of the elections on 10/13 June 2004 for the renewal of the European Parliament, there’s a mood of great ferment in Brussels and Strasbourg. The number of citizens who went to vote to elect their own representatives to the EP fell from 64 to 49% between 1979 (year […]

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EU: crackdown on corruption?” “

The campaign against corruption, fraud and the poor management of Community funds is high on the agenda of the EU institutions. There are three points of major actuality at the present time: the scandal of Eurostat, the statistical office of the Commission, the magnitude of which continues to grow (the suspect contracts now amount to […]

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Terrorism: European secret agents” “

The Justice and General Affairs Council, meeting on 6 November, gave the go-ahead to the entry into operation of the European task force charged with closely monitoring information on real or presumed terrorist groups in the territory of the EU with a view to preventing possible terrorist attacks. The so-called “anti-terrorism 007” – under the […]

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Euromediterranean universities” “

The enlarged Interministerial Conference “Creation of a Euromediterranean space of higher education” was held in Catania on 7-8 November, part of the programme of activities organized during the six months’ Italian Presidency of the EU. In the course of the conference, attended by political leaders, technical experts from the academic world in the Euromed area, […]

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European Year of education through sport” “

The European Year of Education through sport will begin on 1st January 2004. For twelve months, the EU will promote the educational values of sport in 28 countries and reinforce relations between sport and education. It will emphasise that sport, apart from passion and competition, is able to transmit civic values and help improve education. […]

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From mourning to clarity” “

The terrorist attack on the Italian contingent in Iraq, at Nassiriya, which caused the death of 19 Italians and 9 Iraqis, has aroused shock and indignation throughout Europe. Apart from Italy, other European countries have troops engaged in peacekeeping operations in Iraq. Below we present some declarations on the attack and a reflection on the […]

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Francia: abolizione della Pentecoste? ” “

L’abolizione in Francia della festa di Pentecoste del 2005 può rischiare di “danneggiare gravemente la vita sociale e le attività religiose” del Paese: è l’avvertimento venuto da mons. Jean-Pierre Ricard, arcivescovo di Bordeaux e presidente della Conferenza episcopale francese, durante l’assemblea generale svoltasi nei giorni scorsi a Lourdes. Il governo francese ha infatti proposto di […]

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