26/05/2015
COMECE Contribution to the consultation on Tolerance and respect – “Preventing and combating anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim hatred in Europe” (EN)
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Cardinal Marx welcomes the award of the Charlemagne Prize for 2015 to Martin Schulz: “Tireless work for a united Europe”
On the occasion of the award of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen to the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, next Thursday, the President of COMECE, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, issued the following statement: “The award of this year’s Charlemagne Prize to the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, is in recognition of his work for the goal of a united Europe and … Continue reading
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EU Agenda on Migration: “a significant step forward”
COMECE Secretary General Fr Patrick H. Daly reacts to the publication today of the European Commission’s Communication ‘Agenda on Migration’: ‘COMECE, which has European migration and asylum policies as a central concern, welcomes the concrete proposals issued today by the EU Commission. They represent a significant step forward in tackling the repeated tragedies in the Mediterranean. The proposals formulated by the EU Commission, if adopted … Continue reading
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8 May 1945: ‘Remembering the end of the Second World War reminds us of our responsibilities’
Reflecting upon the end of the Second World War, exactly 70 years ago today, 8 May, COMECE President Cardinal Reinhard Marx calls for a sense of collective responsibility and a spirit of service to enable Europe to face its present-day challenges such as the refugee situation and social injustice. “On this day, 8 May, what we remember most of all is the suffering that people … Continue reading
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COMECE President Cardinal Marx: « Europe’s response will be a litmus test for the European values »
Press statement of the President of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), Reinhard Cardinal Marx, on the tragedy in the Mediterranean. “We cannot allow the Mediterranean to become a vast cemetery!” This was the call of Pope Francis to the European States, in his address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 25 November 2014, in which he encouraged “mutual … Continue reading
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COMECE Bishops: “We will continue to accompany the European Integration Process in a constructive way”
The COMECE Bishops have discussed the work programme of the new European Commission with President Juncker and Vice-President Timmermans. During their Spring Plenary Assembly from 18 to 20 March 2015 in Brussels, the bishops of COMECE had the opportunity to meet with the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, and his First Vice-President, Frans Timmermans, and to discuss the work programme of the Commission … Continue reading
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COMECE Bishops meet with President Juncker
On the occasion of their Spring Plenary Assembly, the COMECE Bishops were received at the European Commission this 18 March. President Jean-Claude Juncker and the Vice-President of the EU Commission Frans Timmermans received the COMECE Bishops at the Berlaymont for more than an hour of discussion and exchange. Media Photo Gallery
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Gestational Surrogacy: a frontal assault on fundamental shared EU values
Gestational surrogacy is an issue of increasing preoccupation and concern in contemporary political and legal debate across the European Union. Against that background, the COMECE Working Group on Ethics in Research and Medicine has published an “Opinion on Gestational Surrogacy: the question of European and International Rules” , which is presented today, 23 February, at an event hosted by MEP Miroslav Mikolasik at the European … Continue reading
23/02/2015
COMECE opinion on gestational surrogacy. The question of European and international rules (EN)
23/01/2015
COMECE Comments on the EU proposal for amendments to the Dublin III regulation regarding unaccompanied minors (EN)