22/03/2022
Contribution to the EU Consultation on the fight against trafficking in human beings [EN]
Category Archives: Policy Areas
Event
Public debate on the upcoming EU-CELAC Summit to take place in early June. Registration is now open!
In view of the upcoming EU-CELAC Summit, COMECE invites you to participate to a public debate reflecting on ways to make the Summit an occasion to promote global justice and a partnership of equals. The event will take place in Brussels, in a hybrid setting, on Tuesday, 6 June 2023, from 16:00 to 18:00 (CET). Register now! The event is organised by the Commission of … Continue reading
News
Video of the Conference “Towards a new model for companies in Europe” is now online
The video of the conference “Towards a new model for companies in Europe” is now online on our YouTube channel. If you did not have the opportunity to attend the event, click here to watch the video! The video offers a reflection on new inclusive business models in Europe, taking inspiration from the experience of the Spanish corporation Mondragon. The conference took place in Brussels … Continue reading
09/05/2023
Statement of the President of COMECE on Europe Day 2023 [EN – IT]
Event
European Year of Skills 2023: join dialogue conference on upskilling, training and education in the EU
COMECE invites you to participate in the conference “Grounded in the Present, skilled for the Future” to take place in Brussels on Wednesday 31 May 2023. Registration | Programme Following the publication of the joint contribution on the European Year of Skills, COMECE and its partners invite you to the conference “Grounded in the Present, skilled for the Future”, addressing reskilling and upskilling in the context … Continue reading
Speech
Mgr. Crociata’s keynote speech on Christian values and politics at EPP Workshop in Vienna
The President of COMECE, H.E. Mgr. Mariano Crociata, participated in the Workshop “Christian democracy as the EPP’s Heritage and Future”, held in Vienna on 27-28 April 2023 by the European People’s Party (EPP). Read his keynote speech Mgr. Crociata was invited to address the role of Christian values in today’s political scenario in Europe. The event featured the participation of Dubrovka Šuica, Vice-President of the … Continue reading
News
Young delegates of the EU Bishops’ Conferences discuss the role of youth in fostering the European project
Youth delegates of the EU Bishops’ Conferences gathered in Brussels on 27-28 April 2023 for the Spring Meeting of the COMECE Youth Net, focused on the role of young Catholics in the European project. Fr. Barrios Prieto: “Young Catholics are a precious source of inspiration and vitality for the European project. The youth should be further included in the EU decision-making process”. The Commission of … Continue reading
News
The European Sunday Alliance advocates for including fight against loneliness in the EU agenda
The European Sunday Alliance held on Wednesday 26 April 2023 a Breakfast event in the European Parliament on the topic “Work and loneliness: Quality resting time for an improved mental health of workers”. Participants discussed the need for flexibility in the labour market in a post-Covid context, while securing a synchronised weekly day of rest. The discussion highlighted that a common day of rest would decrease loneliness, improve mental … Continue reading
27/04/2023
COMECE President Mgr. Crociata during EPP workshop on role of Christians in politics [IT]
Press Release
COMECE welcomes the withdrawal of the proposed Danish law on mandatory translation of sermons
COMECE welcomes on Thursday 27 April 2023 the withdrawal of the proposed Danish legislation obliging Churches and religious communities to translate in the national language all sermons. COMECE President, Mgr. Crociata: “The draft bill would have had a negative implication for the protection of freedom of religion in Europe”. COMECE expressed its concerns through a Statement of its Presidency published on 22 January 2021. While understanding … Continue reading