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COMECE contribution to the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy (EN)
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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Military Bishops in dialogue with the EU on human security
In the context of an increased attention to security concerns of European citizens, COMECE organised on Monday 8 April 2019 a first meeting between Military Bishops from across the European Union and EU military officials to enhance the cooperation towards a shared strategic culture across Europe. This meeting allowed them to exchange on their respective military realities and on the EU’s response to current geopolitical … Continue reading
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COMECE calls the EU to promote long term resilience in Syria
COMECE urges the EU to support Syrian people to overcome their immediate humanitarian needs and to promote their long term resilience. The call came on Wednesday 3 April 2019 during the conference “The next day in Syria: a path towards the resilience of Syrian people” co-organised at the European Parliament by COMECE and its ecumenical and political partners. After six years of war, people in … Continue reading
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A renewed EU-ACP partnership: How to support development through investments?
On 4 February 2019 COMECE hosted a dialogue meeting between faith-based actors and policy-makers in the context of the on-going negotiations on the new partnership between the EU and the ACP countries. Stakeholders from the European External Action Service, European Commission, European Parliament, as well as faith-based actors from the field, including entrepreneurs and youth representatives, discussed how public authorities in the EU and in … Continue reading
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COMECE Commission on the External Relations of the EU
The COMECE Commission on the External Relations of the EU gathered on 9-10 October 2018 under the presidency of Mgr. Rimantas Norvila (Lithuania). It exchanged with EU officials on the challenges and opportunities for the EU External Action in the fields of Peace and Security, EU Southern Neighbourhood and Trade policy. Distinguished representatives of the European institutions, including Stefano Grassi and Gilles Bertrand (EU External … Continue reading
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Colombian Church delegation: “the EU contribution strengthened the legitimacy of the peace process”
The president of the Colombian Catholic Bishops’ Conference officially met with high-level EU officials on 10-11 October 2018 and exchanged views on the ongoing peace process in Colombia addressing the next steps towards the reconciliation of the country. Following the Colombian elections and in view of the ongoing implementation of the peace agreement, COMECE, together with CIDSE, Caritas Germany, Brot für die Welt and Diakonie … Continue reading
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Colombian Church delegation to visit Brussels to exchange on peace process
The presidency of the Colombian Catholic Bishops’ Conference will officially visit Brussels on 10-11 October 2018 to exchange with high-level EU officials on the current situation in Colombia. A press point will be held at COMECE on 11 October 2018 at 15:00. Following the Colombian elections and in view of the ongoing implementation of the peace agreement, COMECE, together with CIDSE, Caritas Germany, Brot für … Continue reading
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Pan-Amazon Church delegation met with EU officials
In preparations for the 2019 Pan-Amazon Synod, a Church delegation from the region met on 20 September 2018 in Brussels with high-level EU officials to promote Amazonia’s indigenous peoples’ dignity and rights. COMECE and its partners organised bilateral meetings and a dialogue event on the current situation in the region, with a particular emphasis on the respective role the Church and the EU could play … Continue reading
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Amazonia’s indigenous peoples. How can the EU promote their rights?
Thursday, 20 September 2018, 12.00-14.00 COMECE office, Sq. de Meeûs 19, B-1050 Brussels This event will give you the opportunity to engage in a dialogue with a high-level delegation of the Pan-Amazonian Ecclesial Network (REPAM) and representatives of the European institutions on the current situation of the Amazonian region. The delegation will be composed by H. Em. Cardinal Claudio Hummes (Brazil), H.Em. Cardinal Pedro Barreto … Continue reading
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COMECE to contribute to Pan-Amazon Synod
In view of the Synod on the Pan-Amazon region convoked by Pope Francis for October 2019, COMECE will host a high-level delegation from the Amazon region on Thursday 20 September 2018. The delegation of the Pan-Amazonian Ecclesial Network (REPAM) is due to be led by its President, H.Em. Cardinal Claudio Hummes (Brazil) and its Vice-President, H.Em. Cardinal Pedro Barreto Jimeno (Peru), and will include representatives … Continue reading