Jesuit European Social Centre

Keynote speech by European Ombudswoman Teresa Anjinho at 15th ELP graduation

JESC — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:56:24 +0000

This speech is also published on the European Ombudsman website. Good afternoon, everyone, It is a real pleasure to be here, and I am very grateful for your invitation. Thank you, Filipe Martins, Director of JESC, for bringing us together on this important occasion. I also promised myself that I would keep my remarks short – which is […]

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Welcome address by Erik De Bom at 15th ELP graduation

JESC — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:48:49 +0000

Dear ELP-fellows, Dear esteemed guests, Dear friends, As an organization that is closely connected to the ELP programme and proudly supports its mission, it is always a pleasure to join your celebrations and to say a few words on behalf of UCSIA, the University Centre Saint Ignatius Antwerp, at this graduation ceremony. Earlier today, I […]

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Food Security, Climate Protection and Social Justice in EU Agriculture: Dialogue on the Future of Land Use and the Common Agricultural Policy

JESC — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:15:52 +0000

On 22 June 2026, the Jesuit European Social Centre (JESC), together with the European Laudato Si’ Alliance (ELSiA), hosted a dialogue at the European Parliament on the future of European agriculture and land use. The event, hosted by MEP Manuela Ripa (EPP, DE) brought together policymakers, environmental advocates, and representatives of the farming community to […]

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EP event: Food Security, Climate Protection and Social Justice in EU Agriculture

JESC — Wed, 27 May 2026 13:23:54 +0000

A dialogue on the future of land use, justice, and the Common Agricultural Policy Monday 22.Jun, 16.00-18.00, Hosted by MEP Manuela Ripa European Parliament, Brussels – Altiero Spinelli Building, Room 5F385 Registration for the in-person participation here (no longer possible for those who don’t possess an EP badge), and for webstreaming here (the Webex link […]

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Hope in Climate and the Human Experience of the World

JESC — Tue, 19 May 2026 14:00:22 +0000

Public debates about climate change often appear deeply polarised because people do not experience the same physical world in the same way. Scientific institutions speak in the language of global averages, satellite measurements and long-term climate models, while ordinary people – many scientists included – interpret reality primarily through their own bodily experience. If someone […]

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Caring for Creation in Sardinia: The Church Tested by Integral Ecology

JESC — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:35:04 +0000

Caring for Creation in Sardinia: The Church Tested by Integral Ecology “The work of the Church seeks not only to remind everyone of the duty to care for nature, but at the same time “she must above all protect mankind from self-destruction”: thus Pope Francis states in Laudato Si’, inviting each person and the whole Church […]

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Intergenerational Fairness Strategy: a cautious first step

JESC — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:44:40 +0000

The European Commission has just published its first-ever Strategy on Intergenerational Fairness. This is a moment we have worked towards for years. The Future Generations Initiative — a coalition of civil society organisations jointly coordinated by JESC and The Good Lobby — campaigned for the establishment of a Commissioner responsible for Future Generations, contributed to […]

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Keynote speech by Mgr Bernardito Auza at 14th ELP graduation

JESC — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:22:51 +0000

Dear Father Felipe, dear friends, Father Felipe told me that the Fellows of the European Leadership Program live in a shared community. I hope he is not converting them to become Jesuits and nuns! But don’t worry. I myself lived in big communities as a high school and university student from 1973 to 1990, in […]

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Welcome address by Erik De Bom at 14th ELP graduation

JESC — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:18:09 +0000

ELP Graduation February 2026 Dear Monseigneur, Dear ELP fellows, Dear friends, Big party! Today marks the completion of your formation as European Leaders, that is to say, the formal conclusion of your enrolment in the European Leadership Programme (ELP) organized by JESC. As is almost self-evident, this formation is a lifelong endeavour and commitment. […]

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Funding of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs): EU democracy at a crossroads?

JESC — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:40:41 +0000

Earlier JESC articles already covered the NGO funding “scandal” which has shaken Brussels for more than a year now. As the scrutiny working group on NGO funding of the European Parliament has already met for the third time, we offer you a longer take on the root of the crisis and why we see it […]

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