COMECE hosted a roundtable debate on the concept of resilience and the respective roles of policy-makers and faith-based actors in this process. The meeting gathered 30 stakeholders from European External Action Service, European Commission, European Parliament as well as UN and faith-based actors from the field. In view of the current geopolitical challenges and of EU’s strategic priority to foster resilience of countries and their … Continue reading »

In the current geopolitical and strategic environment, security is a major concern for people and a priority for the EU. Ahead of the European Council, COMECE has published its assessment and proposals for a future European Security and Defence Policy. The EU Heads of State and Government will discuss on 22-23 June 2017 the strengthening of EU cooperation on security and defence. In the current … Continue reading »

The EU presented a Joint Communication on how it aims to support states, societies, communities and individuals in adapting to growing and increasingly long-term pressures. COMECE welcomes the EU’s Joint Communication on resilience and encourages the EU to prioritise a people-centered approach in the implementation process. COMECE has actively contributed to the drafting process of the EU’s Joint Communication. We particularly welcome the EU’s intention … Continue reading »