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Passion for Europe – Remembering Crisis to Heal Division

JESC — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 13:04:10 +0000

2017 is a year of anniversaries. In the face of current crises, Europe will do well to remember its previous responses to challenges, says the new JESC director, Peter Rožič SJ. As the EU confronts one of its deepest crises, Europe also commemorates a series of significant anniversaries this year: the 500th anniversary of the […]

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Brexit and its impacts on environmental policy

JESC — Thu, 17 Nov 2016 14:25:39 +0000

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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Retour sur le Faith and Politics workshop 2016

JESC — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 12:11:28 +0000

Lorsque l’on veut éviter des débats endiablés au cours d’un repas de famille, il est de coutume d’éviter deux sujets de discorde : la politique et la religion. Il est donc logique que tous les deux ans, les jésuites organisent à Venise un workshop pour jeune de 18-30 ans sur le thème suivant : faith and politics. […]

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Energy mix in the EU after COP21

JESC — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 10:54:35 +0000

The time has come to make the Paris Agreement real. Renewables are the clear option in the new energy mix. Even in the face of difficulties, the EU should not be less ambitious. After COP21, and in the midst of the ratification process for the Paris Agreement, the European Commission presented last June a Communication […]

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Brexit – A schism for Europe

JESC — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 13:41:17 +0000

“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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Pope Francis and the compassion of the Europeans

JESC — Wed, 04 May 2016 09:08:43 +0000

In visiting refugees on the island of Lesbos, Pope Francis pointed signalled a humanitarian approach and appealed to the compassion of the Europeans His first official visit outside of Rome in 2013 to the island of Lampedusa, the celebration of Holy Mass in Ciudad Juárez in February 2016 in front of the barbed wire fence […]

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EU fails its responsibility on responding to migrant crisis

JESC — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 20:22:20 +0000

The massive flow of migrants has induced the EU to forge a controversial agreement with Ankara to send to the neighboring country migrants who arrive in the Greek islands, even the Syrians. In turn, the EU is committed to accept an equivalent number of Syrian refugees directly from Turkey. By sending refugees to Turkey, the […]

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Dialogue – a vital issue for the Church and for Europe

JESC — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 14:36:01 +0000

The Church can only carry on a meaningful dialogue with the outside world if she is committed to an internal culture of dialogue In Article 17 of the Lisbon Treaty, the European Union undertakes to hold an “open, transparent and regular dialogue” with the churches and religious communities. This dialogue, carried out at various levels, […]

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Migration trends across the western route of the Mediterranean

JESC — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 08:25:38 +0000

The Moroccan border with the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla Syrian people fleeing from the conflict usually arrive to Morocco from Algeria, where they did not need a visa until beginning of 2015 (Palestine Syrians need a visa since 2014). They are mostly families with children. Now that Algeria asks them for a visa, […]

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EP amendments establish red lines with regard to the TTIP

JESC — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 12:01:24 +0000

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership aims at integrating the European Union and the United States the largest trade agreement in the world. The formal negotiations for this ambitious Treaty began in June 2013 The aim of this agreement is to eliminate or reduce barriers to trade in goods, services, and investment, in order to […]

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