23/05/2012
The role of Church actors in the European Cohesion Policy (EN)
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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
30/04/2012
COMECE Contribution to the public consultation on family reunification (EN)
Press Release
Dialogue Seminar with the EU Commision on Religious – Freedom Freedom of Religion: the EU should set the standard on this central Human Right
In every country where the people’s rights of freedom of religion has been violated – and even threatened -, the society itself is at risk. Freedom of Religion is actually an important indicator for assessing the implementation of Fundamental Rights as a whole. The EU should therefore more clearly monitor violations of Freedom of Religion both within the EU and throughout the world. This was … Continue reading
01/03/2012
Collection of opinions prepared by the COMECE Bioethics Discussion Group – Science and Ethics – Volume 2 (EN)
Press Release
Towards a new economic model, based on solidarity and responsibility: The European Social Market Economy
In response to the economic and financial crisis currently hitting Europe, the COMECE Bishops propose that the Common Market evolves towards the concept of a Social Market Economy in order for the EU to become a viable ‘Community of Solidarity and Responsibility’. By means of this Statement, which will be unveiled on 12 January 2012 in Brussels, the Bishops of the Commission of the Bishops’ … Continue reading
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EU should update its research policy on stem cells
Human embryonic stem cell research is no longer patentable in the EU, it is ethically problematic and therefore is not a consensual research field among Member States and EU citizens. Moreover, it offers less and less clinical promise. COMECE therefore calls on the EU to exclude human embryonic stem cell research from its upcoming research funding programme Horizon 2020 and to focus instead on the … Continue reading
24/11/2011
COMECE Reflection on the EU Roma Framework (EN)
27/10/2011
A European Community of solidarity and responsability (EN)
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Human embryos cannot be patented
COMECE welcomes the Judgement of the European Court of Justice (ECJ). In the Case Oliver Brüstle v Greenpeace, the ECJ, in a preliminary ruling, decided that destructive research on human embryo cannot be patented. In this context, the ECJ had to give a clear legal interpretation of the concept of “human embryo”. This concept remained not defined in Directive 98/44/EC. The Court now defines a … Continue reading