🇪🇺🇸🇪 SWEDISH EU PRESIDENCY | Delegation of European Churches meets with Swedish Minister Jakob Forssmed
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30/05 - An ecumenical delegation representing COMECE and CEC met with Swedish Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health, Jakob Forssmed, to discuss the implementation of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU.
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PRESS | COMECE President Mgr. Crociata speaks with the press on EU migration and asylum policies
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31/05 - While in Stockholm for the COMECE-CEC ecumenical delegation's meeting with the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the President of COMECE, Mgr. Mariano Crociata, spoke with the national press on migration and asylum EU policies, emphasising the need to respect the dignity and fundamental rights of migrants and asylum seekers at all stages of the process.
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Mgr. Crociata also highlighted the positive contribution that Churches can give in strengthening unity in the EU, as well as tackling the phenomenon of loneliness.
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The interviews are in Swedish.
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NEWS | COMECE welcomes EP adoption of position on Due Diligence: "It is a good first step"
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01/06 - COMECE welcomes the adoption of the European Parliament's position on Due Diligence. COMECE General Secretary, Fr. Manuel Barrios Prieto: “It is an important first step towards a sustainable economy that serves people and respects the planet. We encourage the EU to uphold this ambition throughout upcoming negotiations”.
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ELSiA | Church and civil society organisations welcome the EP’s adoption of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
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02/06 - The European Laudato Si’ Alliance (ELSiA) welcomes the European Parliament’s adoption of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. In a statement, the Alliance welcomes the adoption of the Directive, remaining “hopeful that the proposed text will be supported and strengthened in the course of the inter-institutional dialogue due to start next week”.
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PRESS | Mgr. Crociata interview on the role of the Catholic Church in the EU
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01/06 - COMECE President Mgr. Mariano Crociata was interviewed by Italian magazine CittĂ Nuova on the role of the Catholic Church in the European Union and the contribution of COMECE. The interview is in Italian language.
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MESSAGE | COMECE and CEC Presidents share a joint message for Pentecost
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26/06 - To mark the occasion of Pentecost, considering the impact of war in Ukraine, resulting in horrific physical, material and spiritual suffering, H.E. Mgr. Mariano Crociata and Rev. Christian Krieger, respectively presidents of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) and of the Conference of European Churches (CEC), issued a joint message.
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VIDEO | Catholic actors: “The European Year of Skills 2023 should be an opportunity to invest more in people”
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02/06 - On the occasion of the European Year of Skills 2023, COMECE and its partners organised on the 31st of May 2023 the dialogue conference: “Grounded in the Present, skilled for the Future”, addressing reskilling and upskilling in the context of the current challenges of the labour market and education in the EU.
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EVENT | Join the Ecumenical Prayer for Peace and Christian unity to be held at the European parliament
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23/05 - In the context of Pentecost, COMECE and CEC invite you to join the Ecumenical Prayer event for Peace and Christian unity which will take place at the European Parliament on Tuesday 6 June 2023 from 08:00 to 09:00 (CET).
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NEWS | Meeting of the COMECE Commission on Migration and Asylum focuses on the EU Pact
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01/06 - Our recently established Commission on Migration and Asylum, presided by Mgr. Josef Hal'ko (Slovak Bishops' Conference), gathered this week to dialogue with EU officials on the current status and future perspectives of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum.
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NEWS | COMECE holds its 5th annual Data Protection meeting
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30/05 - We are glad to have hosted the 5th edition of our annual Data Protection meeting, gathering EU Episcopates' experts. Dialogue with the EU focused on the Right of Access and Controllers/Processors. Discussions also addressed national legal developments, as well as the interaction between Canon Law and GDPR.
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EVENT | Conference on “Syria – Humanitarian and Development Challenges of Faith Based Actors”
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02/06 - COMECE, L’Œuvre d’Orient and Aid to the Church in Need invite you to participate in the conference “Syria – Humanitarian and Development Challenges of Faith Based Actors: A Christian Perspective”, to take place at the COMECE Secretariat, in Brussels, on Monday, 12 June 2023, from 17:00 to 19:00 (CET).
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