Piotr Mazurkiewicz
It has been a long wait for the first of the Fathers of Europe to be consecrated. A lot of people thought this would be Robert Schuman, but God decided that John-Paul II would go to the head of the queue.European Union
The crisis in the budgets of a few EU Member States who have been living beyond their means (or – as in the case of Ireland – have been obliged to take on high levels of debt in order to rescue their national banking systems) has turned into a crisis for the common currency.European Union
The European Commission
As biodiversity in Europe is seriously deteriorating, the Commission proposes a new strategy in order to reverse a dangerous trendEuropean Union
The European Commission and the European Parliament are launching a new common ‘register’ to monitor all organisations and self-employed individuals engaged in EU policy-making and policy implementation.European Union
The pressure of migration on Malta and Italy is increasing, while the achievement of a true European solidarity faces problems of consistency and Schengen is going to be revised.European Court of Justice
The Advocate General delivered an Opinion on the definition of the human embryo that can lead to unparalleled consequences
Intercultural Dialogue
Council of Europe
In its recently approved Recommendation, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) calls for a new type of “partnership for democracy and human rights”European Commission
Revision of the Working Time Directive seems to be a long-running issue on the EU agenda. Now there is an additional voice: the newly-formed European Sunday Alliance, promoting a work-free Sunday and decent working hours, will be presented to the public on 20 June 2011