On the occasion of theInternational Fact-checking Day (2 April)and in the context of COMECE’s commitment to counter fake news and disinformation, itsSecretariat prepared a list of the main measures put forward in March 2020 by the EU institutions to fight the spreading of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and to support the people and economies of all EU Member States.
As COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact Europe and the world, presidents of theCommission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE)and theConference of European Churches (CEC)have issued a joint call stressing the importance of unity, calling all Churches, communities and political leaders“to show our commitment to European values”.
For the third consecutive year the General Secretaries of the Bishops’ Conferences of the EU gathered in Brussels on Thursday 30 January 2020 to nurture their effective cooperation with COMECE in view of a strong contribution to the dialogue with the EU institutions.
On Thursday 23 January 2020 COMECE hosted a dialogue meeting between Churches, faith-based actors, as well as international and European policy-makers, on how to enhance the cooperation among actors working in the field of integral and sustainable human development.
