01/09/2012
A compilation report on Religious Freedom at the European Parliament and the European External Action Service (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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Christians in the Arab World: One year after the Arab Spring
To what extent is the ‘Arab Spring’ meeting the demands for more liberal values such as democracy and human rights? Will the diverse communities and cultures be respected? These were some of the questions raised during a half-day seminar on Wednesday 9 May, which was co-organised by the EPP and ECR political groups together with COMECE. Witnesses hailing from different parts of the Middle East … Continue reading
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Faith leaders and EU Institutions are ready to join forces to advance democratisation and peace in the southern Mediterranean
The Arab Spring was at the heart of this year’s annual summit meeting of European Faith leaders with the Presidents of the EU Institutions. This was the seventh such high-level meeting which took place at the invitation of President José Manuel Barroso and was co-chaired by Jerzy Buzek, President of the European Parliament and Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council. Having experienced a … Continue reading
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The COMECE Bishops welcome the Arab Spring as a sign of hope
After decades of diplomatic deadlock and conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa, the COMECE Bishops now see in the Arab Spring a clear sign of hope. The popular uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and other Arab countries represent a legitimate claim for freedom and human dignity for millions of people. This is the main message of the Spring Plenary Assembly of COMECE, which … Continue reading
01/05/2010
Pillar of the Human Rights policy in the external relations of the EU (EN)
11/09/2008
Event Report | The external Relations of the EU with Muslim countries and international responsibility of religious communities (EN)
08/04/2008
Pastoral letter to the Bishops of the MENA region (EN)
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Global Governance Assessment 2006 of COMECE « Missed Opportunities and New Perspectives »
“Missed opportunities and new perspectives” is the title given to the 2006 Annual Assessment on Global Governance published by the Secretariat of the Commission of Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (COMECE). This 26 page document was produced in cooperation with Dr. Charlotte Kreuter Kirchhof. It deplores the missed chances for improving Global Governance in the course of 2006 – the suspension of the WTO … Continue reading
01/02/2006
Global Governance Assessment 2006 – Missed opportunities and new perspectives (EN)
12/10/2005
Discussion on the situation in the Spanish Autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla at the Justice and Home Affairs Council on 12 October 2005 (EN)