A decent life for all
It’s really something to praise the recent publication by the European Commission of the Communication entitled: “A decent life for all: ending poverty and giving the world a sustainable future“. ...
A Theology of European Citizenship: A Protestant Approach
The concept of citizenship refers to the life of men and women in a specific social and legal framework. Be this framework a national state or a supranational administration, such ...
A Theology of European Citizenship: A Catholic Approach
I speak of ‘a Catholic approach’ to citizenship: of course not a separate ‘Catholic theology’ of citizenship’. There is no separate Catholic body of thinking on citizenship, only characteristic emphases, ...
The Cyprus Bail-Out: a Comment
The Cyprus bail-out process was dramatic: according to some accounts even chaotic, because of the conflicting priorities of the contributing parties – the European Commission and European Central Bank, the ...
BANRO, seule compagnie minière actuellement active au Kivu
BANRO, compagnie aurifère canadienne, est la seule entreprise minière aujourd’hui active au sud-Kivu, en République Démocratique du Congo, où 124 autres compagnies détiennent des titres autorisant l’exploration du sous-sol. Cette ...
Citizenship and Responsibility
Some people may suggest that politicians and public officials are faced with too many urgent and practical problems to let themselves be distracted by those fundamental theoretical questions best left ...
Acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize Award to the European Union
Address by Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council & José Manuel Durão Barroso, President of the European Commission at the acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize Award to ...
La solidarité européenne en temps de crise
Dans son livre court mais riche de sens Temps des crises, Michel Serres propose de creuser sous le niveau du phénomène économique et politique immédiat (le niveau d’urgence, mais auquel ...
The referendum on Scottish independence and EU Membership
The UK Government accepted that the question of Scottish independence should be a question for the people of Scotland to determine. In the national elections of May 2011 the Scottish ...
Europe cannot act: Adapting to climate change
There is no time like the present to discuss the issues surrounding adaptation to climate change. With the Multiannual Financial Framework for 2014–2020 currently being negotiated, and with the European ...
