Professor Father Piotr Mazurkiewicz is the new Secretary General of COMECE. He has been elected by the member Bishops of COMECE, with the Vatican's agreement, for a three year mandate.

The COMECE Secretariat welcomes the proposal made by the European Commission to extend the minimal length of maternity leave in the EU from 14 to 18 weeks.

The COMECE contribution suggests reducing VAT rates on goods and services relating to families, and the renovation of churches and places of worship.

Third meeting of the series of Dialogue Seminars devoted to Islam, Christianity and Europe organised by CEC, COMECE and the Konrad-Adenauer Foundation, on 3 July 2008 in the European Parliament.

In view of the vote on the so called ‘Return directive’, Churches and Christian organisations restate their concerns about the proposed text.