” “"France’s and Holland’s votes against the Constitutional Treaty are evidence that a plan of education to Europe is needed", said in Rome this morning the secretary general of Comece, mgr. Noël Treanor, quoting a statement by the Polish MEP Geremek. Therefore, went on Treanor, "the purpose of the Report of the Sages is to kick-start a dynamic, fierce debate within society, to make everyone understand what the EU has accomplished so far and to face the challenges of the Europe of tomorrow". In illustrating the work carried out by Comece with the European institutions, the secretary stated: "As well as regular contacts with EU politicians and executives, through expert work groups we try to monitor the policies that concern migration-asylum, scientific research, tax-trade, energy-environment. These subjects entail ethical and social issues that are extremely relevant to the future of Europe". As to the family, "The EU as such has not jurisdiction over it he specified . However, there are some areas of the EU policies that can make or break it in the member states". On this subjects, he ensured, "Comece always works hard".” “
