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Develop Leadership Skills through Volunteering

Gianmarco Palermo — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 10:18:59 +0000

Why volunteering will help you to develop your leadership skills, advance in your career and live better One of the core pillars of the European Leadership Programme is Service. As part of the programme, the fellows are invited to dedicate a certain amount of their time to volunteer. Society generally recognizes the action of “helping […]

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Every spirituality has a story

Edmond Grace SJ — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 08:25:29 +0000

Editorial November 2021 ELSiA – The European Laudato Si’ Alliance – is a network of Catholic organisations with a commitment to promoting the vision of Laudato Si’. Last Friday a group of people from these diverse organisations set out for Taize. We came from many different countries and with differing levels of seniority in our […]

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Business and the Earth

Edmond Grace SJ — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 12:03:21 +0000

Editorial October 2021 On 25 September, 2019, at the invitation of Commissioner Mairéad McGuiness, Vice President responsible for dialogue with churches, religious and philosophical associations, an event was held in the European Parliament. It was hosted by JESC and attended by representatives of a number of companies around Europe with a commitment to ecological values. […]

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“A meaningful, in-depth and multicultural opportunity”

Soraia Ribeiro — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 08:06:06 +0000

We present you our exclusive interview with Elena Perez, former Development Intern at Jesuit European Social Centre (JESC) from March to May 2021. 1. Describe yourself in three words: resolute, committed, resilient. 2. Tell us a bit about yourself. I am a Spaniard who loves engaging in countless projects and bringing people together to […]

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Stuck in the Doldrums – EU-Africa Trade Deals

JESC — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 15:48:26 +0000

The blueprint for a patchwork of trade agreements between the EU and African nations has not been achieved. This is because existing and proposed arrangements are based on an economic paradigm that fails to deliver authentically sustainable development, argues Henry Longbottom SJ. Current political negotiations for trade deals between the EU and African countries seem […]

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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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Economics of climate change: the economical debt?

JESC — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 07:50:03 +0000

Climate change has many dimensions: physical, social, political and also economical. Mitigation is a challenge to our economies. Waiting is not longer an option. We tend to associate climate change with phenomena such as typhoons, floods or droughts. But it has economic implications too and the purpose of this article is to look at some of […]

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Catholic organisations’ initiatives to face up to climate change

JESC — Tue, 26 May 2015 11:14:39 +0000

CIDSE is an international alliance of 17 Catholic development organisations working together for global justice. Caritas Internationalis is a network comprising 165 organisations. It works for a world of peace, solidarity and justice. It provides help to victims of war, natural disaster and poverty and to migrants. CIDSE and Caritas Internationalis together published in November […]

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Catholic leaders call for due diligence in supply chains

JESC — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 11:06:14 +0000

More than 70 Catholics bishops have signed the statement we reproduce here calling the EU to reinforce the supply chain due diligence in order to stop the complicity of transnational companies in funding conflicts. We need supply chain due diligence to stop complicity in funding conflicts Companies are selling products containing natural resources that fuel […]

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Les Journées Européennes du Développement 2010

JESC — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 11:08:12 +0000

La 5e édition des Journées Européennes du Développement[1] s’est tenue les 6 et 7 décembre 2010 à Bruxelles et était organisée conjointement par la Commission et la Présidence belge du Conseil de l’UE[2]. Le thème retenu cette année était l’avenir de la coopération européenne et plus de 5000 participants y ont pris part. L’OCIPE a, […]

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