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Education & Culture, Policy Areas, Press

Event

European Year of Skills 2023: join dialogue conference on upskilling, training and education in the EU

COMECE invites you to participate in the conference “Grounded in the Present, skilled for the Future” to take place in Brussels on Wednesday 31 May 2023. Registration | Programme  Following the publication of the joint contribution on the European Year of Skills, COMECE and its partners invite you to the conference “Grounded in the Present, skilled for the Future”, addressing reskilling and upskilling in the context … Continue reading »

Justice & Fundamental Rights, Policy Areas, Press

Speech

Mgr. Crociata’s keynote speech on Christian values and politics at EPP Workshop in Vienna

The President of COMECE, H.E. Mgr. Mariano Crociata, participated in the Workshop “Christian democracy as the EPP’s Heritage and Future”, held in Vienna on 27-28 April 2023 by the European People’s Party (EPP). Read his keynote speech  Mgr. Crociata was invited to address the role of Christian values in today’s political scenario in Europe. The event featured the participation of Dubrovka Šuica, Vice-President of the … Continue reading »

Policy Areas, Press, Youth Net, Youth policies

News

Young delegates of the EU Bishops’ Conferences discuss the role of youth in fostering the European project

Youth delegates of the EU Bishops’ Conferences gathered in Brussels on 27-28 April 2023 for the Spring Meeting of the COMECE Youth Net, focused on the role of young Catholics in the European project. Fr. Barrios Prieto: “Young Catholics are a precious source of inspiration and vitality for the European project. The youth should be further included in the EU decision-making process”. The Commission of … Continue reading »

Ethics, Research & Health, Policy Areas, Press, Social & Economic Affairs

News

The European Sunday Alliance advocates for including fight against loneliness in the EU agenda

The European Sunday Alliance held on Wednesday 26 April 2023 a Breakfast event in the European Parliament on the topic “Work and loneliness: Quality resting time for an improved mental health of workers”. Participants discussed the need for flexibility in the labour market in a post-Covid context, while securing a synchronised weekly day of rest. The discussion highlighted that a common day of rest would decrease loneliness, improve mental … Continue reading »

Justice & Fundamental Rights, Policy Areas, Press

Press Release

COMECE welcomes the withdrawal of the proposed Danish law on mandatory translation of sermons 

COMECE welcomes on Thursday 27 April 2023 the withdrawal of the proposed Danish legislation obliging Churches and religious communities to translate in the national language all sermons. COMECE President, Mgr. Crociata: “The draft bill would have had a negative implication for the protection of freedom of religion in Europe”. COMECE expressed its concerns through a Statement of its Presidency published on 22 January 2021. While understanding … Continue reading »

Ethics, Research & Health, Policy Areas, Press, Social & Economic Affairs

Webnews

Swedish EU Presidency | COMECE participates in high-level meeting on loneliness held by Minister Forssmed

COMECE participated in the first high-level meeting on loneliness in the European Union. The event was held in Stockholm on 20-21 April 2023 by the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU. COMECE General Secretary Fr. Barrios Prieto: “Promoting community life is key to address loneliness”. Fr. Manuel Barrios Prieto, General Secretary of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), … Continue reading »

Policy Areas, Press, Social & Economic Affairs

Event

EVENT | Evening round table on a new model for companies in Europe

The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) invites you to participate in the round table event “Towards a new model for companies in Europe”, to take place at the Chapel for Europe in Brussels on Wednesday 3 May 2023 from 19:00 to 20:00 (CET). Registration | Live Streaming The aim of the event is to discuss possible company model for Europe … Continue reading »

Policy Areas, Press, Social & Economic Affairs

Event

EVENT | Conference at the European Parliament on inclusive participatory company models

The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) invites you to participate in the conference “Towards a new model for companies in Europe”, to take place at the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday 3 May 2023 from 13:00 to 15:30 (CET). Click here to register The event features a main discussion panel on how to achieve more inclusive and participative companies … Continue reading »