On the occasion of the award of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen to the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, next Thursday, the President of COMECE, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, issued the following statement.

Reflecting upon the end of the Second World War, exactly 70 years ago today, 8 May, COMECE President Cardinal Reinhard Marx calls for a sense of collective responsibility.

Cardinal Marx: « Europe's response will be a litmus test for the European values ».

The COMECE Bishops have discussed the work programme of the new European Commission with President Juncker and Vice-President Timmermans.

On the occasion of their Spring Plenary Assembly, the COMECE Bishops were received at the EU Commission this 18 March, by President Jean-Claude Juncker.