COMECE Celebrates its 30th Anniversary today. In 1979, the European Parliament's first elections with universal suffrage opened up new horizons. The Bishops' Conferences focused their attention on the European Community.
On Tuesday 12 October, representatives of the churches in Belgium and in Europe met with the Belgian EU-Presidency in Brussels. The Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme, received the church representatives for a one hour meeting at his residence.
Religious freedom must be incorporated into the European External Policies of the EU, by adding to Agreements with Third Countries a binding clause on the respect of freedom of religion.
‘Do not deny justice to your poor people' is the title of a report presented yesterday in the European Parliament by the main European Churches and their organisations.
In the context of the European Union Belgian Presidency (1st July - 31st December 2010) and of the European opening year, a Eucharistic celebration will take place on the 28th September 2010 at 19.00 at Notre Dame au Sablon, Sablon Square, in Brussels.
