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The plenary session of the EP” “

The European Parliament met in plenary session in Brussels on 28 and 29 November. The assembly rejected the Fiori Report on the “ethical, juridical, economic and social implications of human genetics” (cf. the report on p. 4 of this number of SirEurope). On the other hand, the joint Resolution on the preparation for the European […]

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Italy: European Day” “

A day of reflection on the future of Europe was held in the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Parliament on 30 November. The President of the Republic, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, also participated. For one day, the flags of all fifteen member countries were displayed in the Chamber. “Let us not passively await other events […]

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Vatican: Prodi received in audience by the Pope” “

The Pope received the President of the European Commission, Romano Prodi, accompanied by his wife and by Commissioner Barnier, in private audience on Friday, 30 November. After his meeting with John Paul II, the President of the European Commission met Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano and Msgr. Jean-Louis Tauran, Secretary for the Holy See’s […]

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Dailies and periodicals” “” “

The escalating death toll and violence in the Middle East monopolizes the attention of the international dailies, intent on analyzing the causes of the deterioration of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and predicting its future outcome. “Ariel Sharon wants the end of Yasser Arafat”, is the blunt headline in Le Monde of 5/12, which in its inside […]

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EU legislation” “

The following legislative acts and communications, among others, came into force in the course of last week: · Common position (EC) no. 39/2001 of 17/9/2001, defined by the Council, in conformity with the procedure specified in article 251 of the Treaty that institutes the European Community, with a view to the adoption of a directive […]

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European Parliament” “

The main points on the agenda of the parliamentary Commissions of the EP meeting in Brussels from Monday 3 to Thursday 6 December were the following: · Delimitation of the competencies between the European Union and the member States (Commission of constitutional affairs, rapporteur: Lamassoure); · Relations between the EP and the national Parliaments in […]

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Presentation of bids” “

· VOCATIONAL TRAINING – Invitation to present proposals 2000-2002 – Reminder: 18 January 2002, deadline for the presentation of candidatures for 2002 in the framework of the “Leonardo da Vinci” programme. For further information, please contact: European Commission, GD Education and Culture, Unit B2, Rue de la Loi, 200 (B-7, 06/10), B-1049 Bruxelles: E-mail leonardo-helpdesk@cec.eu.int, […]

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The first victim” “

Information, the media and the profession of journalist are going through a revolutionary transformation. The war in Afghanistan is a clear proof of this revolution, but is only the tip of the iceberg. The modern means of communication, electronics, computers, the systems of transmitting news have in fact radically changed the work of the journalist […]

di Erich B. Kusch" "former president of the foreign press association in italy" "" "" "

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Diritto di asilo: una legge per tutti” “” “

“Occorre assicurare che i richiedenti asilo non diventino vittime di pregiudizi” legati ai pericoli “del terrorismo o della clandestinità”. È la preoccupazione di Ana Liria-Franch, delegato in Italia dell’Alto Commissariato delle Nazioni Unite per i rifugiati, intervenuta nei giorni scorsi a Roma al convegno “Unione Europea: verso una politica d’asilo comune?”. Il seminario, promosso in […]

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Fiducia nel futuro” “” “

“L’integrazione europea è più di una semplice opzione economica e politica: essa è sinonimo di pace sostenibile, sia dal punto di vista interno, derivando da nuove forme di cooperazione sociale e politica, sia verso l’esterno, attraverso il contributo dell’Ue allo sviluppo globale e alla risoluzione dei conflitti”. E’ quanto affermano i vescovi della Comece, la […]

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