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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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In grateful memory of David Sassoli

JESC — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 10:57:53 +0000

David Sassoli, the president of the European Parliament, has died at the age of 65, on Tuesday (11 January) at a hospital in Italy. JESC expresses its sorrow for the passing of this sincere, courageous, amiable politician and journalist. We would like to remember him with the words of gratitude written for us by […]

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Belarus: Countering the State Terror of Europe’s Last Dictator

Peter Rožič SJ — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 08:37:20 +0000

Diplomacy, Economy and Law: Countering the State Terror of Europe’s Last Dictator “Hijacking a civilian plane is an unprecedented act of state terrorism that cannot go unpunished” Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki1 (May 26 2021) On 23 May, at the command of President Lukashenko,2 Belarusian authorities diverted a civilian plane and forced it […]

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Pope Francis meets European Commission President at the Vatican

Luciano Larivera SJ — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 08:20:22 +0000

In an audience at the Vatican on Saturday morning, May 22, Pope Francis received the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, who subsequently met with Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, accompanied by Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States. The Pope and the European Commission President spoke privately […]

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God is dead, God remains dead, and Neo-Liberalism has killed him

Nikolas Schulze-Makuch — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 13:20:39 +0000

How shall the EU comfort itself, the murderer of murderers? Josef Stalin died when my grandma was 8 years old. Every house had to hang a black flag from its front door. If you somehow “forgot” to hang the flag, the fisherman might find you conspicuously “drowned” in the river a week later, or […]

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The sense of vocation and a green future for Europe

Adolfo Canales — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 16:57:34 +0000

On March 29, the ELP fellows met with Ms. Cristina Lobillo Borrero, Head of Energy Policy, Directorate-General for Energy, invited the Fellows. For the ELP Fellows this was a great occasion to learn from the personal experience of a public servant passionate about the European Union and the energy sector. From Cordoba to the heart […]

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Memory and the future of Europe

Emanuela Pisano — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 11:44:21 +0000

The future of Europe cannot be imagined without a deep understanding of its past. However, being shaped by a wide variety of cultures and national identities, the history of the European Union includes relevant differences. Collective memories have the power to reunify this heterogeneity and reveal a common path toward European integration. Dr. Peter […]

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Franck Janin SJ visits JESC

JESC — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 14:42:43 +0000

Franck Janin SJ, the President of the Conference of European Provincials, visited JESC on March 2nd to meet with collaborators and to discuss JESC’s mission in the European Union. The visit took place in Collège Saint Michel in Brussels. Peter Rožič SJ, director of the Jesuit European Social Centre, opened the visitation with an introduction […]

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Greening trade without a carbon tax

Peter Rožič SJ — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 14:50:11 +0000

“This could become the mother of all trade issues if not handled right.” (R. Morningstar, Feb 2020)1 Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM): A Nonviable but Prospective Instrument of Climate Action In line with its commitment to climate action under the Paris Agreement, the European Union (EU) aims to be climate-neutral by 2050.2 Pledging to drastically […]

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Van Rompuy talks at the ELP

JESC — Mon, 13 May 2019 10:09:35 +0000

Former President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, talked to the JESC team and European Leadership Programme fellows, on April 24. He spent a whole evening with us, in the chapel of the Foyer Catholique, in Brussels, answering questions raised by the ELP fellows, Director Peter Rožič SJ, and the JESC team. Below, you […]

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