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02 September 2022

DOCUMENT | COMECE publishes a contribution to the European Education Area

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01/09 - COMECE released its contribution to the European Education Area, calling on the EU and its Member States to implement integral education in their policies. Fr. Barrios: “We must ensure that learners are respected in their dignity and find their vocation in life”.
Read the Press Release | Read the contribution

EVENT | Season of Creation 2022. Join the online meeting on the “Fit for 55” Package

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02/09 - The European Laudato Si’ Alliance (ELSiA) invites you to participate in the online meeting on the “Fit for 55” Package to implement the Green Deal. The event will take place on Thursday 8 September 2022 from 15:00 to 16:00 (CET) with the participation of Dr. Gregor Erbach from the European Parliamentary Research Service.
The online meeting will be moderated by Stefan Lunte, General Secretary of Justice and Peace Europe. The event is organised in the context of the Season of Creation 2022.
Click here to register

DOCUMENT | 'Munich Appeal' on the challenges posed by EU internal mobility of workers

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01/09 - COMECE was pleased to take part in the 26th Renovabis International Congress on "Fair labour migration", held in Munich (Germany) on 31 August-1 September 2022.
The Munich Appeal elaborated during the event, giving an insight on the challenges posed by EU internal mobility of workers, is available here.

DOCUMENT | Justice and Peace Europe releases statement on Nuclear Disarmament

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31/08 - Our partner 'Justice and Peace Europe' has released a statement on the outcome of the recent UN Nuclear Disarmament Conferences, First Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapon (TPNW1MSP) and the 10th Review Conference of Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPTRevCon). Justice and Peace Europe: “Respect for international disarmament agreements is not a form of weakness, but a source of strength”. Read the Statement https:/

OPPORTUNITY | Workshop on the state of democracy in the EU to take place in mid-September

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11/07 - The group "Passion for Europe" proposes a residential workshop in the city of Namur (Belgium) on the future of democracy in the European Union. The event is organised under the umbrella of the Jesuit European Social Centre (JESC), one of COMECE's Brussels-based partners. The initiative will take place on 16-18 September 2022. Info & Registration

Next at COMECE

31 August - 6 September
Fr. Manuel Barrios Prieto, General Secretary of COMECE, is participating in the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches, which will take place in Karlsruhe (Germany).

7 September
Online meeting of the COMECE Standing Committee.

14-15 September
Fr. Manuel Barrios Prieto will participate in an ELSiA Retreat in Drongen.

29-30 September
The COMECE Legal Affairs Commission will be chaired by its President Mgr. Hoogenboom and will focus on the fight against child sexual abuse online, the primacy of EU law over national law, cross-border family law, GDPR, discrimination on grounds of religion.

12-14 October
The COMECE 2022 Autumn General Assembly will take place in Brussels (Belgium).

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