ecumenism" "

WCC: new objectives and strategies ” “

During the 2003 session of the central Committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC), held in Geneva from 26 August to 2 September, the Council’s new general secretary was elected. For the first time an African was chosen. He is Pastor Samuel Kobia, of the Methodist Church of Kenya. He will succeed Konrad Raiser, […]

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Teoctist on John Paul II” “

“Words that the Orthodox have been awaiting for centuries”. That’s how the Orthodox Patriarch of Romania, Teoctist, recalled the words pronounced by John Paul II during his visit to the country in 1999. “The Christian faith was brought to this land by Peter’s brother, Andrew”, the Pope had then said. The 25th anniversary of his […]

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An "ecumenical" school at Liverpool” “

A secondary school jointly promoted by the Anglican and Catholic Churches is due to open in Liverpool in September 2005. It is expected to be attended by some 900 pupils. Situated in the city’s Kensington/Fairfield district, the new “ecumenical” school will accept students from every area of the city and, as a press release of […]

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2002 report on human rights approved” “

Condemnation of terrorism, disapproval of the concentration of media in the hands of a few groups, appeal to member states to abolish discrimination against children, homosexuals and non-conjugal relations: that’s what emerges from the annual Report of 2002 on fundamental rights in the European Union approved by the European Parliament on 4 September. Policies of […]

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Debate on IGC” “

The resumption of the work of the European Parliament after the summer break (Strasbourg, 1-4/9) coincided with the debate on the forthcoming Intergovernmental Conference (IGC). The Italian Presidency of the EU reaffirmed the three principles on the basis of which it intends to conduct the negotiations for the approval of the European Constitution: respect for […]

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Cohesion policy and social agenda” “

In the framework of the regional policy of the EU, the plenary session of the EP approved two reports that reaffirm the guidelines for future strategy on the regional dimension, especially in view of enlargement. The Strasbourg assembly calls on the Council to promote a better coordination of policies in the sector, by favouring the […]

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EU in briefs" "

Towards a system of European civil defence ” “

Civil defence is a field in which decisions are normally taken at the national level. In many member states of the European Union, competence for civil defence is even devolved to the Regions and to the local authorities. Recent climatic changes are at the origin of a series of disasters of a nature and scale […]

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The European cultural industry ” “

A Green Paper on European culture to support and disseminate cultural richness by fostering the regional identities and cultural aspects of peoples: this is one of the key points of the report approved by the European Parliament on 4 September. The report of the EP’s culture Commission invites member states to reinforce their support for […]

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Linguistic diversity in the future Constitution” “

According to official estimates, 40 million citizens of the European Union use a minority or regional language together with the official language/languages of the member state to which they belong. With EU enlargement in 2004, this figure is set to grow by a further six million. In spite of this, there do not exist any […]

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Dailies and periodicals

“In remembrance, two years later”. That’s the front-page headline in the Herald Tribune (11/9) dedicated to the commemoration of the second anniversary of the tragic terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers in New York and the Pentagon in Washington. The front page of the American daily is dominated, at the centre, by a photo of […]

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