Category Archives: Policy Areas
Press Release
STATEMENT | European bishops urge appointment of EU Special Envoy for Religious Freedom
The bishops of the European Union concluded their Autumn Assembly, held in Brussels from 1 to 3 October 2025, with a letter addressed to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, advocating the reinstatement of an EU Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief outside the European Union. Statement [EN – FR – DE – IT – ES – HU – … Continue reading
03/10/2025
Note from the President of COMECE, Mgr Crociata, on countries at war [EN – IT]
Press Release
ASSEMBLY | Note from the President of COMECE on the crisis in Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan
In the context of the autumn plenary assembly of the bishops of the European Union, taking place in Brussels from 1 to 3 October, the COMECE Secretariat is publishing a note from the President of COMECE, Mgr Mariano Crociata, on the dramatic situation in the Gaza Strip, in Ukraine, Sudan, and in other regions affected by war. Below is the text of the note in … Continue reading
01/10/2025
President Crociata’s Report at 2025 Autumn Assembly [IT]
News
Artificial Intelligence and the fight against human trafficking: opportunities and challenges discussed at the European Parliament
Together with the Santa Marta Group, COMECE organised the conference “Artificial Intelligence and Human Trafficking: Threats, Tools, and Legal Frontiers”, held at the European Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday, 30 September 2025. The event was hosted by MEP Javier Zarzalejos (EPP, Spain). The conference examined how human trafficking is increasingly driven by technology, with perpetrators exploiting social media algorithms, encrypted messaging platforms, deepfakes, and virtual … Continue reading
27/09/2025
Mgr Herouard’s speech at the seminar on Christian roots of Europe held in Noto, Sicily [EN]
26/09/2025
Fr Barrios Prieto’s speech at XXV International Conference in Krakow: Role of Christians in the Process of European Integration
Event
EVENT | “AI and Human Trafficking: threats, tools and legal frontiers” – Conference at the European Parliament, 30 September. Registration now open
The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) warmly invites you to attend the conference “AI & Human Trafficking: Threats, Tools, and Legal Frontiers”, to be held at the European Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday, 30 September 2025, from 14:00 to 16:00. Participation is open to the public. Registration is required Human trafficking is becoming an increasingly technology-enabled crime. Perpetrators exploit social … Continue reading
Press Release
Christian Group on Migration and Asylum expresses concern about EU return proposal
The Christian Group on Migration and Asylum, a coalition of Christian Churches and agencies from across Europe that includes the Secretariat of COMECE, has expressed serious concern about the European Commission’s draft regulation for a new common European system for returns, in a statement released on Thursday, 18 September 2025. Download Statement Representing Anglican, Orthodox, Protestant and Catholic traditions, as well as agencies working directly … Continue reading