Dailies and periodicals” “

The world summit on sustainable development at Johannesburg finds ample space in the major European dailies, concerned above all with reflecting on the real prospects for “success” of the summit in the face of decisive challenges for the future of the planet. “ A parody of globalisation” is how the Herald Tribune (3/9) defines the […]

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EU legislation” “

Among other things coming into force over the last few weeks were the following legislative acts and communiqués: · Directive 2002/58/CE of the EP and the Council, of 12/7/2002, concerning the treatment of personal data and the protection of privacy in the area of electronic communications (GUCE L 201/37, 31/7/2002) · Framework decision of the […]

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European Parliament” “

The European Parliament met in Strasbourg in plenary session from Monday 2 to Thursday 5 September 2002. The principal points of the order of the day were as follows: · Commerce and development, taking account of the objective of food security and the eradication of poverty (Relator Hon. Nirj Deva). · Assistance to refugees in […]

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Presentation of bids” “

· EDUCATION –SOCRATES programme – Specific invitation to present proposals for associations (with members in at least 12 of the European countries that participate in the Socrates Programme). Deadline for presentation of proposals: 30/9/2002. For further information, write to the European Commission, GD Education and Culture, Unit A4, B-1049 Brussels, or visit the site http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/socrates.html […]

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Men and religions" "

A "common home"” “” “

A pluralist Europe, ready to listen to smaller countries and minorities, capable of becoming a “common home” for peoples of different cultures, ethnic backgrounds and religions. It is in the challenge of coexistence and peace that Europe will decide her future. These ideas were reiterated by the European representatives of Christian Churches (Catholics, Romanian and […]

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Prophets of peace” “

“We have before us a new page in history, and it is up to us to write it”. Rabbi René Samuel Sirat , president of the Conference of European Rabbis, thus underlined the importance of the responsibility of the men and women of today. We spoke to him concerning the ever more difficult situation in […]

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” “The return of God” “

Nietzsche, Marx and Freud thought the twentieth century would mark the death of God. Malraux, on the other hand, predicted the re-emergence of the religious question in the twenty first century. At the beginning of this, third millennium, God is returning: what will be the form of this “reprise”? That of the kamikaze bombers of […]

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Floods" "

Germany: "ecumenical" solidarity” “

Deaths, billions of euros of damage, thousands left homeless: the results of August’s flooding in Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic and Russia are still unclear, but it is certain that it will be years before the situation goes back to being as it was before the disaster. In the wake of the floods that devastated […]

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Austria: a network of aid” “

In Austria, August’s floods caused incalculable damage. Aid organisations, religious and non-religious, have formed a single network to distribute the funds collected via Austrian radio and television (ORF). Since the first days of the catastrophe, Card. Christoph Schönborn , president of the Austrian Episcopal Conference and archbishop of Vienna, has released numerous declarations expressing his […]

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Reconstruction already underway” “

Economic damage, hardship for thousands of families, the expense of reconstruction. These are some of the consequences of the terrible floods that devastated central and eastern Europe in the middle of August. The Czech Republic, Austria, Germany and Russia were the countries hardest hit with numerous deaths and tens of thousands of people homeless or […]

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