COMECE- the Catholic Church in the European Union

18. January 2022

Newly-elected president of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola delivers a speech during a plenary session in Strasbourg, France, January 18, 2022. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

EU Bishops congratulate Metsola on her election as EP President

Press Release, 18/01/2022

Statement of H.Em. Card. Jean-Claude Hollerich SJ, President of the Commission of the Bishops Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), on the election of Roberta Metsola as President of the European Parliament on Tuesday 18 January 2022.

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11. January 2022

Card. Hollerich offers condolences on the passing away of EU Parliament President David Sassoli

Press Release, 11/01/2022

On behalf of the Bishops of European Union, the President of COMECE, H.Em. Card. Jean-Claude Hollerich SJ, expresses deep sorrow at the death of David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament, which was announced on Tuesday 11 January 2022.

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17. December 2021

COMECE welcomes the CAP reform and encourages the EU to make it part of a broader ecological transition

Webnews, 17/12/2021

On Tuesday 23 November 2021, the European Parliament adopted a new legislative framework on the financing, management and monitoring of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). COMECE: “The reform should be in line with the requirements of the European Green Deal and embedded in a fundamental transformation of the entire food chain”.

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