Austria: elections, the fears of the Church” “

In view of the forthcoming elections to the national assembly (Austria’s legislative organ), scheduled for 24 November (cf. SirEurope no.41 of 14 November 2002), Bishop Klaus Küng of Feldkirch, with responsibility for the pastoral care of families, spoke in recent days about the ethical and social issues considered important by the Church. “Electors should pay […]

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England and Wales: no to war” “

“War is a road of no return” and “it is a moral responsibility to prevent it”; “military action must be the last option”; “sanctions have not worked and have only impoverished the country”; “the grief of the people killed will be all the greater if they are the result of an armed conflict”. These are […]

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Malta: ecumenical meeting between Anglicans and Catholics” “

The meeting of the International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission (IARCCUM), jointly set up by the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity and by the Office of the Anglican Communion, is now being held in Malta (19 to 23 November). The Commission aims to complete the activity of ARCIC (Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission). Analysis […]

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Germany: the KNA’s 50th anniversary” “

The German Catholic press agency KNA celebrated its 50th anniversary on 19 November. The four hundred guests invited to the celebration listened to the messages of congratulations sent by the ecclesiastical authorities and by the protagonists of social and political life, and of the mass media. Evaluating positively “the huge range of information provided” by […]

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Spain: bells on the Internet” “

150 different peals of bells, of every variety, can now be heard on the site www.campaners.com, a venture born in Valencia which transmits on line, for the first time, the sounds of bells and clocks of 150 churches in the area. The sounds are available in MP3 format and are almost all of Valencian origin, […]

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Dailies and periodicals” “

The sending of UN observers to Iraq is variously commented on by the German press. In the Frankfurter Rundschau of 16/11, Ro lf Paasch writes: “ The cynical American policy makes it difficult for truly democratic Iraqis to have any trust in the superpower. More than once they have been betrayed and sold down the […]

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EU legislation” “

In the course of last week the following legislative acts and communications, among others, came into force: · Regulation (EC) no. 2012/2002 of the Council, of 11/11/2002, which establishes the Solidarity Fund of the European Union (OGEC L 311/3, 14/11/2002); · Decision of the Commission, of 29/10/2002, which approves the plan of distribution between member […]

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European Parliament” “

The Commissions of the European Parliament will meet in Brussels from 25 to 28 November 2002. The main points on the agenda are as follows: · Work group on human rights: priority of human rights for the European initiative for democracy and human rights 9EIDHR) – Budget for 2003 (Commission for foreign affairs); · Regional […]

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Presentation of bids” “

· COMBATING VIOLENCE – Programme “DAPHNE” 2000-2003 – Preventive measures aimed at combating violence against children, adolescents and women – Tender for bids 2003. Deadline for the presentation of proposals: 10/2/2003. For further information, contact the European Commission, GD Justice and Internal Affairs, Fax 00322.299.6711, E-mail isabelle.touwaide@cec.eu.int, or consult the wesite: http://europa.eu.int/comm/justice_home/project/daphne/en/index.htm (OGEC C 280/27, […]

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A "different vocabulary"” “” “

Europe was constructed in the 9th century, with the help of Latin and the Bible; St. Francis too learnt to read and write with the help of the Psalms. So the link between the Bible and the Christian identity of Europe has been essential ever since the dawn of its history. Today, too, it is […]

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