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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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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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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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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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Poor agreement on the European Regulation of Responsible Sourcing

JESC — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 10:28:25 +0000

The European Institutions – Commission, Council and Parliament – have reached an agreement on the so-called “Conflict Minerals” Regulation last Wednesday. Civil society organisations, both in Europe and in the South, have been asking for years for a strong regulation to break the link between the exploitation of minerals and Human Rights gross violations like […]

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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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The Netherlands takes over the presidency of the Council of the EU

JESC — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 11:19:49 +0000

The Netherlands has officially taken over, on January the 1st, the rotatory Presidency of the European Union at a crucial and difficult moment: when the 28 EU countries face not only a dramatic refugee crisis and they undergo an intense terrorism threat, but also challenged with the negotiations to assure the permanence of Britain in the […]

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