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Europe Needs a Social Dimension – Church Leaders Tell Irish EU Presidency - 12 Mars 2013
European economic governance needs to be balanced by a social dimension, according to Churches in Europe. At a meeting with the Irish EU Presidency in Dublin on Friday March 8, they questioned the sense in discussing economic austerity without including measures for social cohesion. Efforts aimed at the eradication of structural poverty and inequality should all be considered when measuring economic progress, they maintained.
Churches together for Human Rights - 8 March 2013
The conference was held in the Orthodox Cultural Centre Sofia in Helsinki and was organized by the Church and Society Commission of the Conference of European Churches, the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Finland, the Orthodox Church of Finland and the Finnish Ecumenical Council.
Addressing injustices of the world – undeniable task of the churches - 1 March 2013
Injustices of the current world pose a substantial challenge for the unity of the Church; the question of catholicity and justice cannot be separated. This was the underlining message of the preparatory meeting for delegates of the 10th Assembly of the World Council of Churches from European churches, which took place from 27-28 February 2013 in Brussels.
"Europe and Family Policy" document adopted by Church and Society Commission of CEC - 17 January 2013
The Executive Committee of the Church & Society Commission of CEC (CSC) adopted the CSC “Europe and Family Policy” document in its last meeting at the end of November 2012. With this document CSC describes a differentiated approach of Churches in Europe to the varieties of changes in family policy and family life in Europe. Many developments in society and economy have their reflections in the family life of today...
Churches and European Commission discuss the concept of a European Social Market Economy - 11 December 2012
In this time of deep and severe financial, economic and social crisis, in which unemployment and poverty are rising in Europe and austerity programmes aggravate the social consequences for many people, a Dialogue Seminar on European Social Market Economy will take place on Friday, 14 December at the European Commission in Brussels.
Churches from Europe and Latin America addressing the European Institutions together - 10 December 2012
"Churches from Europe and Latin America are partners in addressing concerns linked with the EU engagement in Latin America," said Bishop Julio Murray, President of the Latin American Council of Churches (CLAI) in his meeting with representatives of the European Institutions during his visit to Brussels from 1-8 December 2012.
Churches launch Human Rights Manual to commemorate Human Rights Day - 10 December 2012
10th December 2012 is Human Rights Day - 64 years after the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Churches played an important role in developing the concept of human rights and continue to play an important role in promoting and protecting human rights.
CSC Human Rights Training Manual Implemented - 13 November 2012
The human rights practitioners of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) member churches met in Serbia 20 years after the disintegration of ex-Yugoslavia to discuss current human rights issues. The participants from Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and FYROM shared their experiences related to the challenges of human rights in the Western Balkans region with the emphasis on violations of freedom of religion or belief...
Facing the crisis: CALL for good work in Europe - 11 October 2012
On 8-10 October the CALL network – Church Action on Labour and Life – held its 3rd Assembly in Brussels. The theme “Facing the crisis: CALL for good work in Europe” gathered about 35 delegates of CEC Member Churches from 20 different European countries to evaluate the work carried out by the network in the past two years and to decide on its future work.
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Christian and Muslim leaders of Cyprus committed to promoting dialogue - 9 October 2012
Greek - Russian
“We ask you, therefore, to exercise your influence so that the religious freedom becomes a reality for all people of Cyprus, Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots” appealed His Beatitude Chrysostomos II, the Archbishop of Cyprus, speaking in a seminar on the theme “An ongoing need for freedom of religion or belief in Cyprus” on 5 October 2012 in Nicosia, Cyprus. The meeting was organized by the Representation of the Church of Cyprus to the European Institutions and the Church and Society Commission of CEC and hosted by the Church of Cyprus. This was an open public seminar on freedom of religion or belief which brought Greek and Turkish Cypriots together.
Facing the crisis: CALL for good work in Europe - 4 October 2012
The 3rd Assembly of the Church Action on Labour and Life network (CALL) will take place in Brussels from 8 to 10 October. About 35 delegates from all over Europe from the member churches of CEC will evaluate the work carried out by the network in the past two years.
