Brexit - Jesuit European Social Centre https://jesc.eu Vision and Values for Europe Fri, 05 Jun 2020 12:24:37 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Brexit: bad leadership endgame https://jesc.eu/brexit-bad-leadership-endgame/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brexit-bad-leadership-endgame Wed, 23 Jan 2019 13:54:45 +0000 https://jesc.eu/?p=2931 In the dark times of Brexit when uncertainty is rampant, the common urgency is to shed light on an issue which seems local but is deeply overarching for its political consequences and symbolic meaning. During the Ecumenical Prayer breakfast at the European Parliament on Wednesday, 16th January 2019, the main topic of discussion was Brexit. […]

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]]> An interview with three bishops from England and Wales https://jesc.eu/an-interview-with-three-bishops-from-england-and-wales/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-interview-with-three-bishops-from-england-and-wales Tue, 17 Oct 2017 14:26:26 +0000 https://jesc.eu/?p=1874 What are the pressing concerns of UK Catholic bishops in relation to current questions regarding Europe? Henry Longbottom SJ met with three bishops to find out. Between 25-26 September, COMECE hosted a two-day visit by a delegation from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales (CBCEW) department for International Affairs. After a welcome by COMECE General […]

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]]> New spring in Europe? https://jesc.eu/new-spring-in-europe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-spring-in-europe Fri, 12 May 2017 09:33:38 +0000 https://jesc.eu/?p=1747 In recent months a range of initiatives have emerged that actively support the European Union. Is this a sign that the EU’s identity crisis is coming to an end? At the end of a speech in Brussels last November, former Minister President of Baden-Württemberg, Erwin Teufel, a dedicated European and former member of the European […]

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]]> You shall not tell lies! https://jesc.eu/you-shall-not-tell-lies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you-shall-not-tell-lies Tue, 14 Feb 2017 21:16:21 +0000 https://jesc.eu/?p=1401 The spread of fake news has made truth and lies an urgent topic of political and social debate. The Association for the German Language chose the new idiom “postfaktisch” (post-truth) as its Word of the Year for 2016. The publisher of the Oxford Dictionary also chose the English term “post-truth” as its International Word of […]

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]]> Rural depopulation – The harvest is rich but the labourers are few https://jesc.eu/rural-depopulation-the-harvest-is-rich-but-the-labourers-are-few/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rural-depopulation-the-harvest-is-rich-but-the-labourers-are-few Mon, 23 Jan 2017 13:08:13 +0000 https://jesc.eu/?p=1245 Responding to ever-louder calls for a radical overhaul of the Common Agricultural Policy (‘CAP’), MEPs have recently voted in favour of measures to help small farmers. In this article, environmental lawyer Henry Longbottom SJ (JESC) considers a range of voices in a debate about public funding of rural activities. Few would deny the importance of […]

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]]> The US elections – a rude awakening in Europe https://jesc.eu/the-us-elections-a-rude-awakening-in-europe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-us-elections-a-rude-awakening-in-europe Thu, 08 Dec 2016 08:58:25 +0000 https://jesc.eu/?p=1201 The election of Donald Trump as the future 45th US President took place on 9 November, 27 years to the day after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Does it herald a comparable cataclysm in world politics? Like the British referendum in June, the US election came as a rude awakening to many in Europe. […]

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]]> Brexit and its impacts on environmental policy https://jesc.eu/brexit-and-its-impacts-on-environmental-policy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brexit-and-its-impacts-on-environmental-policy Thu, 17 Nov 2016 14:25:39 +0000 https://jesc.eu/?p=1189 Brexit’s impact on environmental policy will be felt not just in the UK but also in the European Union. While the UK risks sliding towards a lowering of its standards, the EU will be losing a Member State that has been extremely active in this field. While Brexit has put the strongest spotlight on its […]

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]]> Brexit – A schism for Europe https://jesc.eu/brexit-a-schism-for-europe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brexit-a-schism-for-europe Mon, 18 Jul 2016 13:41:17 +0000 https://jesc.eu/?p=1149 “The curtain is closed while all questions remain open” – this Bertolt Brecht quote aptly sums up the situation after the UK’s referendum on 23 June. By a narrow margin of 51.9% the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. With a turnout of 72% of the electorate, this corresponds to 37% of all […]

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