EU-AU: Churches of Europe and Africa call on Summit to overcome health crisis together. SECAM-Justice and Peace Statement
INTERVIEW —
Russia-Ukraine. Msgr. Grusas (CCEE): “War must be urgently averted, now more than ever”
di M. Chiara BiagioniAhead of the meeting of Mediterranean bishops and mayors, and in these critical hours for the negotiations in Ukraine, Msgr.…
EU-AU: Africa-Europe Week to “strengthen relations”. Programme and items on the agenda
Eurostat: social protection benefits expenditure increased in 2020. +9% in Italy compared with 2019
Eurostat: 2.4% of EU workers suffered at least one work accident in 2020. Italy below EU average for reported accidents
EUROPEAN BORDERS —
Migrants: letter asking the EU to fund walls at borders. Card. Hollerich (COMECE), “right to asylum should be protected and respected”
Society: FAFCE and Fundación Madrina, “family” is “missing ingredient in rural revitalisation”
Eurostat: EU, 3 asylum seekers in 10 are minors. In 2020, 129,000 applications lodged from children mainly from Asia and Africa
DEMOCRACY —
Conference on the Future of Europe: membership of plenary conference extended. Citizens’ panels starting to work in September
“FIT FOR 55” —
Green Deal. Milano: “There is no more time to waste. Will the floods in Northern Europe serve as a lesson?”
di Gigliola Alfaro“We cannot wait until 2030 to meet the sustainable development goals. Cutting emissions by 55% – now cut by only…
