08/02/2022
Declaration de la COMECE sur la proposition du President Macron d’inscrire le droit a l’avortement dans la Charte des Droits Fondamentaux (FR)
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08/02/2022
Statement of COMECE on the proposal of President Macron to include a right to abortion in the Charter of Fundamental Rights (EN)
Press Release
EU Bishops reply to President Macron: “there is no recognized right to abortion in European or international law”
In a statement released on Tuesday 8 February 2022, the Presidency of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) expresses its deep concern on President Macron’s proposal of including a supposed right to abortion in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Read the full statement Aware of the tragedy and complexity of the situations in which mothers considering … Continue reading
Press Release
COMECE launches its new website!
We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new website: www.comece.eu! Our main goal in launching this new website is to provide users with a more intuitive and user-friendly experience that clearly presents COMECE’s mission of dialogue with the EU institutions. The new website highlights the identity of COMECE, its structure, history, communication and, especially, its contributions to EU policies in the promotion of … Continue reading
Olivier Coevoet
Volunteer on Finances
Volunteer on Finance Olivier comes from France. After his national service in the French Navy, he made a career in finance and in particular in insurance for 40 years where he was head of pricing and statistics and non-life reinsurance. Retired since 2015, Olivier volunteers some time to help COMECE in the accounting and financial field. He enjoys spending time with his wife, 3 children … Continue reading
Barnabás Cseh
Intern in the field of EU external action
Intern in the field of EU external action E-mail contact Barnabás was born in Budapest, Hungary. He studied International Studies at Pázmány Péter Catholic University (Hungary), and later completed a master’s in Development Policy and Programme Management at the Ludovika National University of Public Service (Hungary). He is currently specialising in Circular Economy Management at Edutus University (Hungary), while preparing his master’s thesis on cross-border … Continue reading
Albert Arevalo
Logistical Support
Logistical Support Albert is originally from the Philippines and has been working at the COMECE Secretariat since 2005. He obtained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and worked as a company nurse in the Philippines. He lives in Aalst with his family and loves traveling and spending meaningful time with people. Albert speaks Filipino, English and French.
Stefan Lunte
General Secretary of Justice and Peace Europe
General Secretary of Justice and Peace Europe E-mail contact Tel.: +32 (0) 2 274 1517 Stefan was born in Cloppenburg (Germany) and has been working at the COMECE Secretariat since 1996. He is also the General Secretary of Justice and Peace Europe. He studied history and theology at the Westfälische Wilhelms Universität in Münster (Germany) and political sciences at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Paris … Continue reading
Carolina Ducoing
Office Manager
Office Manager E-mail contact Tel.: +32 (0) 2 274 1510 Carolina was born in Mexico City (Mexico) and raised in sunny Southern California (USA) in a multicultural and multilingual environment. She has been working at the COMECE Secretariat since 2018. She holds a double master’s degree in International Law and International Relations from the University of Kent – BSIS. She has over 12 years’ experience … Continue reading
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