24 mag EDITORIAL
A majority discriminated against?

Christians in Europe: a note to the OECD by the Vienna Observatory

Gudrun Kugler - Observatory intolerance and discrimination christians in Europe (Vienna)

24 mag GREAT BRITAIN
An awkward alliance

House of Commons approves gay marriage

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24 mag COMECE
Medicine transparency

EU Regulation on clinical trials for human use

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24 mag EUROPEAN COUNCIL
Close ranks to fight the crisis

The outcomes of the 22 May Council meeting on taxation and energy

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24 mag FRANCE IS PERTURBED
No to violence, yes to life

Prayer vigil in Notre-Dame after the suicide of Dominique Venner

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The "fathers" of Europe

In part of the history books and in the popular imagination they are the “fathers” of European unity. They are statesmen who were the first to pursue, with realism and deep convictions, the

The main Treaties

Treaty instituting the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). Signed: Paris, 18 April 1951. Entry into force: 23 July 1952. Signatories: France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg. Objective:

The most important stages

1949 – The Council of Europe is born. It’s not an institution of the European Community, but is to be considered the “first step” towards continental integration. There were ten founder

COMECE

COMECE (Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community) is composed of delegate bishops of the Bishops’ Conferences of EU member states. Created in the 1980s, it pursues various

CCEE

Vocation and beginnings of CCEE The Council of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe (CCEE) gathers the Presidents of the current 33 European Bishops' Conferences of this Continent and the Archbishops of

Institutional organs

European Parliament The European Parliament (EP), elected every five years by direct universal suffrage, is the democratic expression of European citizens. The main political tendencies of the member

Europe in a nutshell

What’s the purpose of the European Union? How was it born and why? How does it work? What has it done for its citizens and what new challenges await it today? How can it involve its citizens more?