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Message of Rome: COMECE European Congress Values and Perspectives for Europe 50 years of the Treaties of Rome

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome, more than 400 delegates of Bishops’ Conferences, religious orders and congregations, Catholic organisations and movements, and members of other Churches met in Rome from 23 to 25 March 2007. At the invitation of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community they took part in a European Congress, … Continue reading »

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Congress of COMECE in Rome, 23rd-25th march 2007: Values and Perspectives for Europe’s future

COMECE – the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community – will organise a Congress in Rome to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the signature of the Treaties of Rome, which founded the European Communities. Some 400 participants from all over Europe will attend. During the meeting, Christians will identify their own key values and confirm those values which have defined the European … Continue reading »

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EU Legislation on Advanced Therapies: Ethical issues may not be excluded

On 30 January 2007, the Committee for Environment, Public Health and Food Safety adopted the draft report by Mr Mikolasik (EPP, Slowakia) on the proposal for a regulation on “Advanced Therapies”. Mgr. Treanor, Secretary General of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community acknowledged the benefits of a uniform procedure for advanced therapies, whilst underlining that ethical issues may not be excluded. … Continue reading »

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The European Union needs common values

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 »

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Adoption of the 7th Research Framework Programme

On the occasion of the final adoption of the 7th Research Framework Programme on 18 December and of the Specific Research Programmes on 20 December 2006, Mgr. Noel Treanor, Secretary General of COMECE, made the following statement: We regret that we cannot welcome wholeheartedly the adoption of the 7th Research Framework Programme and the complementary specific research programmes. We welcome the broad variety of important … Continue reading »

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Values: key to putting the Human Person at the Heart of the European Project

This Monday, 11 December 2006, Bishop van Luyn, President of COMECE, has sent a contribution of the Member Bishops of COMECE entitled “Common values – the living source of the European project” to the leaders of the EU Institutions. In view of the political declaration on the values and ambitions of Europe which the European Heads of State and Government and the presidents of the … Continue reading »

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Young Europeans speak about the values held by Europe

On Monday 27 November last, the “Comité des Sages” (Committee of Wise Persons) set up by the COMECE bishops, met for the second time at the COMECE Secretariat in Brussels. Nine young Europeans aged between 25–30, coming from Romania, Germany, Croatia, Italy, Slovakia, France, Poland and the UK, were invited to present the ethical values that they believed essential for continuing the construction of Europe, … Continue reading »

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Because Europe starts in the hearts of people, it must be built on common values

This was reaffirmed by the Bishops of the Commission of the Episcopates of the European Community (COMECE) today in a contribution to the ‘Berlin Declaration’ on European values and ambitions planned for March 2007. The COMECE bishops adopted the text at their Plenary Assembly, which took place from 22 to 24 November 2006 in Brussels. In the statement adopted on Friday, the bishops consider that … Continue reading »

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From Messina in 1955 to Berlin in 2007

The COMECE Seminar planned for Rome in March 2007 to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Rome Treaties will be the main focus of the forthcoming COMECE plenary. The plenary meeting will take place from 22-24 November 2006 in Brussels. Prof. Hans-Gert Poettering, President of the EPP-ED Group in the European parliament, will speak with the COMECE-Bishops on the challenges of the Berlin declaration, which … Continue reading »