17/05/2013
Ethical assessment of clinical trials on medicinal products – Respect and protection of vulnerable persons and populations (EN)
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Clinical trials on medicinal products for human use in the EU: A sound ethical framework is essential
Clinical trials are necessary before any new medicine is put on the market. However, many people who are unable to give consent as well as people from less-developed countries often participate in such trials. So how can we better protect these people and vulnerable populations against abuse? The European Commission has proposed a regulation which will be submitted to a vote of the European Parliament … Continue reading
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Europe Needs a Social Dimension –Church Leaders Tell Irish EU Presidency – Joint Irish Council of Churches-CEC-COMECE Press release
European economic governance needs to be balanced by a social dimension, according to Churches in Europe. At a meeting with the Irish EU Presidency in Dublin this morning (Friday March 8), they questioned the sense in discussing economic austerity without including measures for social cohesion. Efforts aimed at the eradication of structural poverty and inequality should all be considered when measuring economic progress, they maintained. … Continue reading
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COMECE welcomes today’s announcement of the Nobel Prize for Medicine for research on alternatives to embryonic stem cells research
In contrast, there have been continuing scientific advances in fields of research involving alternative stem cells (adult, derived from umbilical cord or induced pluripotent) which present better prospects for clinical applications; or have indeed already demonstrated widespread clinical results (and do not raise any special ethical problems). Today’s Nobel Prize rewards such efforts to discover alternatives to hESC in mature, specialised cells that once reprogrammed … Continue reading
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Discrimination of Christians in Europe: freedom of religion must also be ensured for Christians
On 2 October, with the participation of several high-level speakers form various countries, the EPP Group, the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (COMECE), and the ECR Group organised a half-day seminar in the European Parliament dedicated to assessing the current situation of Christians and freedom of religion in Europe. Speakers agreed that significant efforts are required to eliminate discriminatory actions against … Continue reading
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Seminar on Discrimination of Christians in Europe
For the second consecutive year, COMECE organises a half-day Seminar on Intolerance and Discrimination of Christians in Europe in cooperation with the Group of European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR Group) and the Group of the European People’s Party (EPP Group) in the European Parliament. Tuesday, 2nd October 9.30 – 13.00 Room JAN 6Q2 European Parliament, Brussels Interpretation : FR, DE, ES, EN, IT, PL This … Continue reading
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Horizon 2020: The new ethical framework proposed is weaker than the current one
In Autumn this year the ITRE Committee (Industry, Research and Energy) of the European Parliament will vote the package of proposals for Horizon 2020, the EU’s new programme for research and innovation running from 2014 to 2020 with an €87 billion budget. Some major ethical problems remain and it appears that on many aspects the new framework is even weaker than the current one. In … Continue reading
01/09/2012
A compilation report on Religious Freedom at the European Parliament and the European External Action Service (EN)
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Intergenerational Solidarity deserves full support by the EU and Member States in order to overcome the economic and demographic crises
Intergenerational Solidarity 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 eighth such high-level meeting which took place at the invitation of President José Manuel Barroso and was co-chaired by Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council and László Surján, Vice-President of the European Parliament. The European Commission maintains … Continue reading
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Latest COMECE Reflections on Science and Bioethics
How can we deal with patients in state of post-coma unresponsiveness? What are the prospects for human enhancement by technological means? How can we fight organ trafficking and transplant tourism? What exactly are sexual and reproductive health rights? These are very technical yet nevertheless crucial topics with which EU lawmakers are more and more confronted. In order to offer an insight into the ethical implications … Continue reading