European Council in Barcelona” “

“Spring European Council” in Barcelona from 15 to 16 March: first summit of the heads of state and of government of the EU under the Spanish Presidency. The meeting will be dedicated to economic, social and environmental questions, following the path laid down by the Lisbon Strategy in 1999. So, apart from Prime Ministers and […]

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” “Dailies and periodicals ” “

The Middle East continues to be the main focus of attention of the international dailies, as the wave of violence and carnage shows no signs of abating. James Bennet, writing in the Herald Tribune (13/3), starts out from a comparison between the first and the second “Intifada” to suggest the growing state of difficulty in […]

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EU legislation” “

In the course of last week the following legislative acts and communications, among others, came into force: · Conclusions of the Council, of 14/2/2002, on the follow-up of the report on specific future objectives of the system of education and training with a view to the preparation of a joint report of the Council and […]

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European Parliament” “

The Commissions of the EP are due to meet in Brussels from 18 to 21 March 2002. The main points on the agenda are the following: · Judicial and police cooperation in penal matters: framework programme, title VI of the Treaty on the Union (Commission for citizens’ freedoms and rights, justice and internal affairs, rapporteur: […]

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European Mediator” “

The European Mediator, Jacob Söderman, has refused to sign the decision relating to the creation of the recruitment Office of the European Communities, subject to the elimination of the provision that permits discrimination on grounds of age. The refusal of the Mediator is based on article 21 of the Charter of fundamental rights of the […]

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Presentation of bids” “

· EDUCATION – Invitation 2002 to present proposals for “General Activities of observation and analysis” (action 6.1.2 of the SOCRATES programme) – Deadline for the presentation of bids: 3/5/2002. For further information, contact: European Commission, GD Education and Culture, Mr. Anders Hingel, Office B-7 07/024, B-1049 Bruxelles. Fax: 00322.2992231, E-mail UNITE-A1@cec.eu.int, or concult the Internet […]

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” “In dialogue for peace” “

Following the terrorist attacks of 11 September, Islam in Europe has also changed. To review the situation, but more especially to draw up a common project, the joint KEK-CCEE “Islam in Europe” Committee met in Brussels from 7 to 9 March. The Committee’s last meeting was held in Sarajevo just after the terrorist attacks on […]

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” “The contribution of the Churches ” “

The European Union is reviewing its own identity in view of a possible enlargement to 27 other countries and the institutional reforms that could lead to the drawing up of a European Constitution. So, just a few days after the inauguration of the Convention on the future of Europe, COMECE (Commission of the Episcopal Conferences […]

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Drawing on Europe’s Christian roots” “

“With the Holy Father, we stress the need for the role, past and present, of Christianity and the Churches to be recognized in European culture and society”, declared Cardinal Camillo Ruini, president of the Italian Episcopal Conference, on opening the work of the permanent episcopal Council in recent days. Speaking of the role of Catholics, […]

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Eurosceptics in Eastern Europe” “” “

In February an opinion poll conducted by the “Polibarometer” statistics agency in Ljubljana revealed that less than half the Republic’s citizens are favourable to Slovenia’s entry into the EU. More precisely, only 48,6% of the electors would vote yes in the referendum and those who believe that membership would actually be useful are still less: […]

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