Humanitarian emergency —
Humanitarian emergency —
Churches in Europe —
Germany: Mgr. Georg Bätzing, Bishop of Limburg, new president of German Bishops’ Conference
HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY —
Migrants on the Greece-Turkey border: blocked, pushed back, used by Erdogan as pawns to exert diplomatic pressure on the EU
di Daniele RocchiThe Calvary of migrants headed towards the Greek border from Turkey, the gateway to Europe. Encouraged to stream into the…
HEALTH EMERGENCY —
COVID-19 Coronavirus: European Commission, task force in place to coordinate responses
MIGRANTS —
Migrants at the Greece-Turkey border: mgr. Rossolatos (Athens), “pushed by the Turks and rejected by the Greeks”
EU Parliament: response to COVID-19 emergency, debate by Public Health Committee. Climate, Greta Thunberg visiting Brussels on Wednesday
BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE —
Poland: centenary of John Paul II’s birth. Conferences, seminars, concerts and commemorative events
WAR —
Afghanistan: USA-Taliban accord. Bertolotti (Start Insight): “A historic agreement, but peace is not within reach”
di Daniele RocchiOn 29 February in Doha, Qatar, the US and the Taliban signed a ‘peace’ agreement that could finally end a…
COVID-19 Coronavirus: EU Commission, economic impact analysis. Protective masks to Italy. “Virus knows no borders”
Slovakia: Bishops urge people to vote in parliamentary election, “vote in the light of the Gospel”
Brexit —
UK-EU: Keating (political scientist), “every country in the world depends on others. Johnson’s proposal driven by nationalism”
Abuse —
