Last week (23-27 October 2017), the first negotiations towards a UN Treaty on businesses and human rights took place in Geneva. Momentum is growing, but more efforts are needed to put into place the necessary framework to stop corporate impunity and provide access to justice for victims of human rights abuses. On November 5th, 2015,…
Hundreds of high-level Church and EU political representatives, together with other grassroots actors, will meet in the Vatican to contribute to a constructive reflection on the fundamental challenges facing the European project. Organised by the Holy See and COMECE – the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the EU – (Re)thinking Europe will take place…
On the occasion of the International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking, 8 February, Caritas Europa casts the spotlight on the global tragedy of trafficking in human beings. This scourge affects millions people in the world and generates billions of euros for criminal groups. “I was 12 when a friend of…
The Grand Chamber Judgment clarifies that there is no obligation to recognise parental ties if there is no biological link. The European Court reaffirms the State’s exclusive competence to recognise a legal parent-child relationship and the State’s prerogatives in safeguarding its public order The Judgment of the Grand Chamber in the case of Paradiso and Campanelli…
Come and worship with us ! In Brussels, we are celebrating in more than 20 languages. Where to worship in English Here are some places where the community proposes regular celebrations in English : Our Lady of Mercy (St-Anne), Place de la Ste-Alliance 10, 1180 Uccle – www.olm.be St-Anthony’s – Avenue des Anciens Combattants 23-25,…
