Category Archives: EU External Affairs
The EU started to develop a Common Foreign and Security Policy with the Maastricht Treaty (1992). Moreover, in recent years, the EU intensified efforts to promote Human Rights outside its borders and it has played a major role in International Trade and Development Aid.
EU Enlargement continues to be an important pillar of EU’s External Policy. Since 2004 a specific Neighborhood Policy was elaborated to establish good relations with neighboring countries.
In the hope that a united Europe can take a stronger role on the world stage, COMECE together with Justice and Peace Europe aims to assist the EU in its vocation to promote global peace and assume its responsibility for supporting sustainable development and social justice across the world. COMECE is assisted in this mission by a Commission on the External Relations of the European Union.
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Young Europeans gather in Belgium for the third edition of the European Summer School
The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), in collaboration with the University Francisco de Vitoria (UFV) and the Institute for the Global Common Good (IBCG), successfully concluded the third edition of the European Summer School, held from 29 June to 3 July 2026 at the historic Oude Abdij Drongen, near Ghent, Belgium. Photo Gallery Under the theme ‘Rebirth or Irrelevance: Europe’s … Continue reading
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🇪🇺🇨🇮 Irish EU Presidency | European Churches meet with Prime Minister Micheál Martin
A delegation from the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) and the Conference of European Churches (CEC) met Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Dublin on Thursday, 9 July 2026, in the context of Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Download the COMECE-CEC Joint Contribution [EN] The delegation was led by H.E. Mgr. Mariano Crociata, Bishop of Latina, President … Continue reading
09/07/2026
COMECE-CEC Joint Contribution to the Irish EU Presidency [EN]
02/07/2026
Contribution of the COMECE Secretariat to the European Security Strategy [EN]
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DOCUMENT | COMECE publishes contribution to the future European Security Strategy
The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) today, Thursday, 2 July 2026, publishes its contribution entitled “A European Security Strategy at the service of peace”, as the European Union prepares its new Security Strategy. Download the Contribution Drawing on the Catholic Church’s social teaching and the European Union’s founding vocation as a project of peace, the document offers reflections on the … Continue reading
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🇪🇺🇺🇦 Ukrainian Church leaders visit COMECE to discuss peace and Ukraine’s European future
The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) welcomed a high-level delegation of the Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organisations (UCCRO) to its Secretariat in Brussels on Tuesday, 23 June 2026. The meeting provided a valuable opportunity to listen to the testimonies of Church leaders representing the diverse religious communities of Ukraine and to reaffirm COMECE’s unwavering solidarity with Ukraine and … Continue reading
12/06/2026
Summary of the Appeal of the Presidents of the Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of G7+EU on the occasion of the 2026 G7 Summit [EN – FR]
Appeal of the Presidents of the Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of G7+EU on the occasion of the 2026 G7 Summit [EN – FR]
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Catholic bishops from G7 countries and COMECE issue joint appeal ahead of G7 Summit in France
On Friday 12 June 2026, the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), together with the Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Great Britain and the United States, published a joint statement ahead of the G7 Summit, which will take place in France from 15 to 17 June 2026. Download the Declaration: EN – FR | Summary : EN | … Continue reading