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PUBLICATION | Our 2024 Annual Report is now online!

Initially released in print last March during the COMECE Plenary Assembly in Nemi, Italy, the COMECE 2024 Annual Report is now accessible in digital format as well. Download the 2024 Annual Report The report opens with an introduction by H.E. Mgr Mariano Crociata, who shares insights into our activities throughout 2024 – a year shaped by the European Parliament elections and marked by tragic events … Continue reading »

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Ahead of the European Summit, COMECE urges relaunching EU’s peace and development mission

In light of the forthcoming European Council meeting on 26–27 June 2025 and in the context of the discussions on the post-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework, the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) publishes on Monday, 23 June 2025, the Reflection Paper entitled “The European Union’s Role in a Changing World: From Founding Vision to Global Mission”. With this paper, COMECE calls on the EU “to remain faithful to its … Continue reading »

Justice & Fundamental Rights, Press

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DOCUMENT | COMECE contributes to the future EC initiative ‘European Democracy Shield’

The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) publishes today, Friday, 20 June 2025, its recent contribution to the European Commission’s public consultation on the ‘European Democracy Shield’. Download the COMECE contribution Democracies in the EU are facing significant challenges. The European Commission has recorded a rise in threats from both internal and foreign actors, taking various forms including foreign information manipulation … Continue reading »

Education & Culture, Policy Areas, Press

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VIDEO | Conference ‘Religious Education – Fit for the Present and Future?’

The video recording of the conference  “Religious Education: Fit for Present and Future? The Role of Religion in the Formation of Young Generations at the European Schools”, held on Wednesday, 4 June 2025 at the Chapel for Europe, is now publicly available for viewing on the COMECE YouTube channel. Watch the full video recording Organised by the Commission of the Bishops’ Conference of the European … Continue reading »

Ecology & Sustainability, Policy Areas, Press

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VIDEO | European leaders call for justice-driven action on food and energy transitions

Inspired by the success of past editions, CIDSE, Caritas Europa, COMECE, Don Bosco International, JESC, Justice and Peace Europa and Laudato Si’ Movement, all members of the European Laudato Si’ Alliance (ELSiA), gathered European key stakeholders, policymakers, and civil society representatives in Brussels, on Thursday, 5 June 2025, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ landmark encyclical on care for our common … Continue reading »

EU External Affairs, Policy Areas, Press, Youth Net, Youth policies

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VIDEO | Full video recording of the COMECE Youth Net webinar on the Future of EU Security and Defence now available

The full video recording of the webinar “The Future of EU Security and Defence: Exploring Ways to Build Peace” is now available on the COMECE YouTube channel. The event was organised by the COMECE Youth Net and held online on Thursday, 5 June 2025. Watch the video The discussion addressed today’s security threats and the strategic responses shaping both global and European approaches in the … Continue reading »

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Spanish Bishops’ Conference Executive Committee visits EU institutions and COMECE

On Wednesday, 11 June 2025, the Executive Committee of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference (CEE) officially visited the institutions of the European Union, as well as the Secretariat of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) in Brussels. Video: Mgr. Argüello – Mgr. García Magán – Mgr. Martínez Camino – CEE video story | Photo Gallery The visit aimed to deepen understanding of … Continue reading »

Ecology & Sustainability, Policy Areas, Press, Social & Economic Affairs

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VIDEO | COMECE participates in Article 17 TFEU Seminar on Housing in the EU

COMECE participated in the Article 17 TFEU Seminar on “Housing in the EU: Strategies for a Europe that Supports People, Families and Young Generations”, held at the European Parliament on Wednesday, 4 June 2025. The event was hosted by the Vice-President of the European Parliament, Antonella Sberna, who also serves as the EP responsible for the Article 17 dialogue. Full video recording | COMECE Contribution … Continue reading »