COMECE’s Secretary General Mgr Treanor greets the announcement of an agreement on the new treaty for the European Union. The agreement, reached by the 27 Heads of States and Governments at the European Council of Lisbon last night, brings an end to four years of difficult endeavours and to the institutional crisis following the rejection of the EU constitutional Treaty in France and the Netherlands … Continue reading »

The COMECE Secretariat welcomes the fact that the Heads of State and Government have agreed to give a clear mandate to an Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) to proceed towards an institutional reform of the EU. We salute the success of the European Council in its effort to resolve the institutional crisis. We congratulate the German Presidency and Chancellor Angela Merkel on this hard-won outcome. The mandate … Continue reading »

Churches meet German EU presidency. Conversation with Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Churches have a specific role in the European integration process, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier stated during a meeting with representatives from German and European churches this Monday. Churches in Europe are closely linked with each other through their numerous ecumenical contacts and European umbrella organisations. This makes them important partners in their national … Continue reading »