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Herman Van Rompuy at ELP

Luciano Larivera SJ — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 10:12:04 +0000

ELP follows and JESC staff members had the pleasure of the annual meeting with Herman Van Rompuy, former President of the European Council (2009-14) and Jesuit Alumnus. This two-hour event took place online 20 January at 6 pm. His lecture can be encapsulated in three concepts: authenticity of politicians, art of compromise, formation of consciousness. […]

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European Year of Youth 2022

Luciano Larivera SJ — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:16:34 +0000

The European Parliament and the Council decided to declare 2022 the European Year of Youth (22 December 2021). This proposal was announced by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in her 2021 State of the Union address, when she considered that the pandemic has deprived young people of many opportunities: Covid has […]

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Financial Transaction Tax: Has the Time Come?

JESC — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 08:11:47 +0000

The FTT has been under discussion for more than 5 years now. After such a long process, will an agreement be reached or will it fall at the last hurdle? How will it contribute to social justice? Who bears the burden? What will be the consequences for economic activity? Will it deter harmful practices? These […]

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A first step in the fight against conflict minerals

JESC — Mon, 15 May 2017 07:48:07 +0000

On 3 April 2017, the European Council formally adopted a regulation on the responsible supply of minerals which had previously been approved by the European Parliament on 16 March 2017. The objective of this legislation is to put an end to the financing of armed groups through the trading of so-called conflict minerals. The origin […]

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The Rome Treaties, a successful story of friendship and perseverance

JESC — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 23:22:48 +0000

Back in 1957, what shape was united Europe going to take? What was the mindset of the leaders of Europe at that time ? We will soon commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Rome Treaties and current EU leaders will praise those men who made it possible. Pressed by growing Euro-scepticism, they may be tempted […]

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You shall not tell lies!

JESC — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 21:16:21 +0000

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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Mixed results for legislation on “conflict minerals”

JESC — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 16:55:59 +0000

After three years of negotiations, the European Union has finally got round to legislating on conflict minerals. Definitely a step forward, but not going far enough, writes JESC Advocacy Adviser Emmanuelle Devuyst On 22 November 2016, the Trilogue negotiations between the European Commission, Parliament and Council of the EU Member States agreed upon a Regulation, albeit […]

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Rural depopulation – The harvest is rich but the labourers are few

JESC — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 13:08:13 +0000

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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EU: Conflict Minerals agreement reached

JESC — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 21:04:16 +0000

22 November 2016: Following the publication of the EU’s proposed regulation on conflict minerals, JESC together with 27 other faith and civil society groups have issued this Press Release. EU: Conflict Minerals agreement reached as exemptions added The European Union (EU) has today taken a positive, but half-hearted, step towards cleaning up Europe’s trade in […]

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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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