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Church in Europe

Reflections on the Maltese EU Presidency

Malta’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union offers the Church the opportunity to revitalize faith in the European project, says the Archbishop of Malta Charles J. Scicluna.

Migration & Asylum

European Union

Asylum reform: Death of refugee protection by a thousand cuts?

Responding to the proposed package of reform to the Common European Asylum System, Jesuit Refugee Service Europe (JRS Europe) has issued a Working Paper to encourage public debate about the treatment of refugees in the EU.

Migration & Asylum

United States

Refugees and Muslim-Christian relations: A call for bridges not walls

In the wake of President Trump's executive order on immigration, and to mark UN World Interfaith Harmony Week, Thomas H. Smolich SJ, international director of Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) and Imam Yahya Sergio Yahe Pallavicini, president the Italian Islamic Religious Community (COREIS), released a joint statement.

Institutional Affairs

Justice & Peace Europe

Europe at the Crossroads Justice & Peace Europe’s Concerted Action 2017

Europe’s institutions are currently treading water while civil society occupies the high ground. This trend is mirrored by the 2017 strategy “Europe at the Crossroads” adopted by the Conference of European Justice and Peace Commissions.

External Policy

NATO

Europe and NATO in a changing security situation

Over the past few months, the role of NATO has come under the spotlight. Assessing the changing security context in which Europe finds itself, NATO official Stephan Miller examines NATO’s capacity for promoting stability.

Institutional Affairs

European Union

The Rome Treaties, a successful story of friendship and perseverance

Back in 1957, what shape was united Europe going to take? What was the mindset of the leaders of Europe at that time ?