#Safety

New infections in China: diocese of Beijing closes parish churches  

New coronavirus outbreak in China, Beijing raises emergency level. Authorities closed schools and universities forthwith and suspended indoor sports activities…

Japan, the bishops’ document on the Coronavirus. Msgr. Takami: “To renew the fundamental trust in God”

Japan’s Catholic community is looking forward to the government’s decision after 6 May. The bishops, for their part, will evaluate…

EU: Message for European Remembrance Day for Victims of Terrorism. “Building a Europe that protects”

USA: bishops worried by rumours about cancellation of refugee resettlement programme, “against the principles we have as a nation and as a people”

EU Commission: anti-Semitism on the rise. Timmermans, if Jewish community “does not feel safe, Europe ceases to be Europe”

EU-NATO: joint declaration on cooperation, security and fight against terrorism. Commitment to saving lives in the Mediterranean

EU Commission: European consumer protection, toys, clothes and cars recalled from the market

Pope Francis: to traffic and railway police, drivers “poorly responsible” but mobile phones are to blame as well. “Fines” are not enough

Road safety: EU Commission, a campaign to prevent accidents and casualties. Bulc, “education and awareness”

EU: amount of seized counterfeit goods on the rise. Top of the list: cigarettes, food, mobile phones

Safe driving: 26 thousand victims in the EU in one year. EU Commission, “new efforts to save human lives”