Jesuit European Social Centre https://jesc.eu Vision and Values for Europe Sun, 11 Oct 2026 18:57:03 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 The new Strategy on Intergenerational Fairness – What does it change? https://jesc.eu/the-new-strategy-on-intergenerational-fairness-what-does-it-change/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-new-strategy-on-intergenerational-fairness-what-does-it-change Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:30:09 +0000 https://jesc.eu/?p=15176 Thursday 12th November 2026, 19.00 – Chapel for Europe, Brussels Free attendance, but registration required. You can register here (both for on-site and livestreaming). Background The recently published Strategy on Intergenerational Fairness, a policy framework designed to ensure that current political, environmental, and economic decisions do not disadvantage future generations, while fairly balancing benefits and […]

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]]> State of the Union 2026 address: Bold against threats, cautious about causes https://jesc.eu/state-of-the-union-2026-address-bold-against-threats-cautious-about-causes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=state-of-the-union-2026-address-bold-against-threats-cautious-about-causes Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:10:04 +0000 https://jesc.eu/?p=15166 Source: European Commission 2026 Von der Leyen named climate change and AI as the defining tipping points. Where the threat comes from outside Europe, she proposed rewriting the rules. Where the pressure builds inside, she mostly extended the existing toolbox. Ursula von der Leyen delivered her second State of the Union of this Commission’s term […]

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]]> Why JESC is supporting a call to tax fossil fuel windfall profits https://jesc.eu/why-jesc-is-supporting-a-call-to-tax-fossil-fuel-windfall-profits/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-jesc-is-supporting-a-call-to-tax-fossil-fuel-windfall-profits Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:36:13 +0000 https://jesc.eu/?p=15162 The Jesuit European Social Centre (JESC) has signed an open letter calling on Ireland’s Tánaiste and Minister for Finance, Simon Harris, to put the taxation of fossil fuel windfall profits on the agenda of the next EU finance ministers’ meeting, taking place in Dublin on 18-19 September. The issue first gained prominence in Europe during […]

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]]> Keynote speech by European Ombudswoman Teresa Anjinho at 15th ELP graduation https://jesc.eu/keynote-speech-european-ombudswoman/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=keynote-speech-european-ombudswoman Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:56:24 +0000 https://jesc.eu/?p=15131 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 https://jesc.eu/welcome-address-by-erik-de-bom-at-15th-elp-graduation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=welcome-address-by-erik-de-bom-at-15th-elp-graduation Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:48:49 +0000 https://jesc.eu/?p=15127 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 https://jesc.eu/food-security-climate-protection/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=food-security-climate-protection Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:15:52 +0000 https://jesc.eu/?p=15099 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 https://jesc.eu/ep-jun2026-event/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ep-jun2026-event Wed, 27 May 2026 13:23:54 +0000 https://jesc.eu/?p=15050 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 https://jesc.eu/hope-in-climate-and-the-human-experience-of-the-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hope-in-climate-and-the-human-experience-of-the-world Tue, 19 May 2026 14:00:22 +0000 https://jesc.eu/?p=15025 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 https://jesc.eu/caring-for-creation-in-sardinia-the-church-tested-by-integral-ecology/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=caring-for-creation-in-sardinia-the-church-tested-by-integral-ecology Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:35:04 +0000 https://jesc.eu/?p=15017 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 https://jesc.eu/intergenerational-fairness-strategy-a-cautious-first-step/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=intergenerational-fairness-strategy-a-cautious-first-step Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:44:40 +0000 https://jesc.eu/?p=15008 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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