Russia:” “still no clarification on the case of Bishop Mazur” “

After over two weeks, the Holy See has still received no explanation about the reasons which prompted the Russian authorities to refuse Bishop Jerzy Mazur permission to re-enter the country on 19 April. A briefing to journalists on the case involving the bishop of the Catholic diocese of St. Joseph at Irkutsk, in eastern Siberia, […]

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Churches of the East: solidarity with families” “

Advertisements on the three channels of RAI (the Italian state broadcaster), promotional stands in the main Italian cities and special strips worn by footballers at the Italian Cup football final: just some of the initiatives promoted in recent months by the Forum of family associations to sponsor the Campaign “Family for Family”, a campaign to […]

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Italy: an aid for education in politics” “

“After years of great sensitivity to social and political problems, a period began in the late 1980s in which church communities, and the laity in particular, encountered growing difficulty in wedding faith with political passion, to the point of avoiding any kind of political reference or commitment at all, so as not to give rise […]

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9 May:” “Day of the European Union” “

“Europe cannot be made with a single face, nor shall it be built all together; it will rise from concrete achievements, creating above all a de facto solidarity”: it was the 9 May 1950 when the then French Foreign Minister Robert Shumann pronounced these words, which have been adopted as the point of departure for […]

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European Ethics Group:” “patenting” “stem cells” “

Recurring to the contents of a document published in 2000, the European Ethics Group (EEG) presented the president of the European Commission, Romano Prodi, with a new opinion (though not a unanimous one) on the possible patenting of human stem cells. The EEG, chaired by Noëlle Lenoir, starts out from the assumption that to impose […]

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The Euro-Mediterranean conference at Valencia” “

The Spanish city of Valencia hosted the 5th Euro-Med conference of the foreign ministers of the fifteen member countries of the EU and of the twelve countries of the southern littoral of the Mediterranean from 22 to 23 April. The results of the conference, contained in two documents (one the conclusions of the presidency, the […]

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Dailies and periodicals” “

The assassination of Pim Fortuyn, leader of the Dutch far right killed near Amsterdam on 6 May, is one of the issues that most attracts the attention of the international dailies. The tribute paid to Fortuyn by “all citizens” is commented on by John Tagliabue ( Herald Tribune), who writes as follows about the murdered […]

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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. 733/2002 of the EP and the Council, of 22/4/2002, relating to the implementation of the first-level dominion .eu (OGEC L 113/1, 30/4/2002); · Regulation (EC) no. 743/2002 of the Council, of 25/4/2002, establishing a […]

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European ” “Parliament” “

The EP will meet in plenary session in Strasbourg from 13 to 16 May: the main points on the agenda are as follows: · 2004, European Year of education through sport (rapporteur: Pack); · A new impulse for European youth (rapporteur: Gröner); · Appointment of Vice-Chairman of the European Central Bank, Lucas Papademos; · Stability […]

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Presentation ” “of bids” “

· EUROPEAN INITIATIVE FOR DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS (EIDHR) – Publication of four tenders to present bids, respectively in the sectors: 1) Prevention of torture and support for the rehabilitation of the victims of torture, 2) support for the abolition of the death sentence, 3) campaign against impunity and promotion of international justice, 4) campaign […]

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