United Kingdom

” “"Courses in citizenship"

“Secure Borders, Safe Haven”: that’s the title of the British government’s new proposed legislation on immigration which will be voted on in Parliament by the end of this year. The Home Minister has decided to organize “courses in citizenship” and lessons in the English language for foreigners who have lived in the UK for years […]

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Spain" "

A changing faith” “

82% of Spaniards declare themselves Catholic, even if only 19% go to mass on Sundays. These are just some of the data that emerge from the latest annual report of the Centre of sociological investigation, published in recent days. The majority of Spanish society (55%) now defines itself as only slightly religious or not religious […]

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Court of Justice” “

Sentence of the Court of Justice of the European Communities in lawsuit C-55/00, Elide Gottardo against Italy’s Istituto Nazionale Previdenza Sociale (INPS), 15 January 2002. The benefits deriving from a bilateral convention between one member state and a third state must be granted, as a general principle, to workers of other member states who are […]

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France

” “Forming journalists

“A theology of communication is essential”, declared Father René Aucourt, secretary of the national service of the apostolate of communication, in a comment to SirEurope at the end of the “Christian Days” held in France from 1st to 7th February and dedicated to the theme of communication. With a view to the new evangelization, continued Fr. […]

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European bishops to meet the young in Rome” “

“European youth in transformation. Laboratory of faith”: this is the theme chosen for the 10th Symposium of the European bishops, which will be held in Rome from 14 to 28 April this year. Organized by the Council of the Episcopal Conferences of Europe (CCEE), the meeting is expected to be attended by over 150 participants […]

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Young Jews, Christians and Moslems in Assisi” “

“Let’s illuminate peace”. With this slogan, young Jews, Christians and Moslems met together in Assisi on Sunday, 10 February. At the centre of debate was the document “Different identities, equal rights” signed in Rome by the three youth associations: UGEI (Union of Italian Jewish Youth), ACLI (Italian Christian Workers) and Young Moslems of Italy. In […]

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COMECE: meeting with the Serb Orthodox Church” “

A delegation of five bishops of the Serb Orthodox Church and four bishops representing the Commission of the Episcopal Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) met in the Benedictine monastery of Marienrode near Hildesheim, in Germany from 11 to 13 February. The bishops – a press release put out by COMECE reports – “ discussed […]

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Turkey: Joint EU and Islamic Conference Forum” “

“Terrorism cannot be justified by any motivation” and the Middle Eastern conflict must find a solution of “two states” in conformity with international law and the resolutions of the UNO. These are the two key points of the final declaration, published on 13 February, at the end of the joint Forum between the European Union […]

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No to a second "European Chamber"” “

A year after the appointment of Giorgio Napolitano as rapporteur for the Constitutional Affairs Commission that he himself chairs, the European Parliament has approved the “Report on the relations between the EP and the national parliaments in the framework of European construction”. The document recommends “the extension of the powers of the EP as regards […]

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Duisenberg: the euro’s impetus to European integration” “

The Dutchman Wim Duisenberg, current President of the European Central Bank (ECB), has announced his intention to resign his post on 9 July 2003. Duisenberg’s announcement coincided with the meeting of the ECB’s Executive Council, held exceptionally in Maastricht on 7 February to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the signing of the Treaty on the […]

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