Category Archives: Ethics, Research & Health


Scientific research and technological development make a major contribution to the integral development and the quality of life of human beings, especially, but not only, in the area of health where new therapeutic options become increasingly available. They are also an important motor of economic growth. COMECE chiefly covers the bioethical issues that arise at the EU level in the ambits of health and of research, although the main competences with regard to these matters remain largely at the Member States’ level. COMECE is assisted in this mission by a Working Group on Ethics.
Ethics, Research & Health, Justice & Fundamental Rights, Policy Areas, Press

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European Parliament to host Article 17 Dialogue Seminar on “Health and well-being in the Age of AI” on Tuesday 9 June

The European Parliament will organise a dialogue seminar entitled “Health and well-being in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Communities tackling isolation and digital risks” on Tuesday, 9 June 2026 from 15.00 to 18.30 at the European Parliament in Brussels (Spinelli building, room 1E2). Participation in the seminar is open to the public. Participants holding a European Parliament access badge may attend directly. Those without an … Continue reading »

Ethics, Research & Health, EU External Affairs, Policy Areas, Press

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EVENT | Conference on “Outer space: a new frontier of the common good” to be held in Brussels on 9 June. Registration required

The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), together with the Caritas in Veritate Foundation, is pleased to invite participants to the high-level conference “Outer space: a new frontier of the common good”, to be held on Tuesday, 9 June 2026 from 13:00 to 14:30 at the COMECE Secretariat, 19 Square de Meeûs, Brussels. Registration mandatory. Deadline: 1 June. Read the Programme … Continue reading »

Ethics, Research & Health, Policy Areas, Press

Press Release

DOCUMENT | COMECE Reflection Paper addresses mental health challenges in Europe

The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) published on Thursday, 7 May 2026, the Reflection Paper entitled “Mental Health in Europe – A Call for Care”. The document offers an ethical and human-centred contribution to the growing European public and political debate on mental health, calling for policies rooted in human dignity, solidarity and integral care. Download the Reflection Paper The … Continue reading »

Ethics, Research & Health, Policy Areas, Press

Press Release

EU bishops welcome EC decision on ‘My voice, my choice’, caution against ESF+ for abortion services

In a statement released on Wednesday, 4 March 2026, the Presidency of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) welcomes the decision of the European Commission not to establish a new funding programme as requested by the citizens’ initiative ‘My Voice, My Choice’. The bishops of the EU, however, express concerns over the possibility of mobilising the existing European Social Fund … Continue reading »

Ethics, Research & Health, Policy Areas, Press

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COMECE calls on MEPs to exercise responsibility ahead of vote on “My Voice, My Choice”

Ahead of the vote scheduled for tomorrow in the European Parliament on the European Citizens’ Initiative “My Voice, My Choice”, the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) today, Tuesday 16 December 2025, published a statement expressing serious concerns regarding the overall objective of this initiative. COMECE:“In the debate on abortion, what is needed is not further ideological division, but rather prudent … Continue reading »