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CEC-KEK Press Releases 2009
Conference of European Churches and Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe launch Year of European Churches Responding to Migration 2010 - cq0986 - 26 November 2009
Visibility of churches’ work with and for migrants, refugees and minority ethnic people as well as advocacy for residence permits at heart of 2010 campaign...
CEC General Secretary mourns death of Serbian Patriarch Pavle - 16 November 2009 - pr0985
The General Secretary of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) has sent a message of condolences to the Serbian Orthodox Church on the occasion of the death of its Patriarch, Pavle, who passed away yesterday at the age of 95...
With Christians across Europe CEC remembers Berlin, 9 November 1989 - 9 November 2009 - pr0984
The Venerable Colin Williams, the General Secretary of the Conference of European Churches, has written a letter today to Bishop Margot Kässmann, Ratsvorsitzende of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the opening of the Berlin Wall on 9 November 2009...
CCEE/CEC Churches responding to climate change - 6 November 2009 - pr0983
The Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the Council of European Bishops' Conferences (CCEE) have sent today a joint letter to the Churches of Europe on "Churches responding to climate change", in view of the United Nations' Climate Conference to be held in Copenhagen from 7-18 December 2009...
World leaders get church backing on nuclear disarmament - 2 November 2009 - pr0982
"The new striving to abolish nuclear weapons" is a sign able to "raise hope in the world", stated leaders of four ecumenical groupings that jointly represent nearly 200 churches in Europe and North America in a 28 October letter. ..
CEC congratulates Bishop Margot Kässmann on her election as Chairperson of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany - 28 October 2009 - pr0981
Today the Synod of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), meeting in Ulm, has elected Dr. Margot Kässmann as the new chairperson of its Council. Since 1999 Dr Kässmann has been the Lutheran Bishop of Hanover. She is the first woman to be elected as the leader of the EKD. She will succeed Bishop Wolfgang Huber, who is retiring.
Church representatives meet the Swedish EU-Presidency - 01 October 2009 - pr0980
Following the now well-established tradition of Dialogue between the Churches and the rotating EU Council Presidencies, representatives of the Churches in Sweden and in Europe met this Wednesday with the Swedish EU-Presidency in Stockholm.
CCME - EU Proposal on Refugee Resettlement “step in right direction, but more ambition needed” - 02 September 2009 - cq0979e
Churches welcome EU plans to protect more refugees, but concerned about speed of progress
- Statement from CCME, the Church of Sweden and the Christian Council of Sweden: Europe should take its fair share of responsibility in refugee protection - and the active role of the churches is essential
Colin Williams congratulates newly-elected WCC General Secretary - 28 August 2009 - prcq0978e
The Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, a pastor of the Church of Norway (Lutheran) has been elected as the new General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) from 2010.
CCME - Swedish Migration Minister: “EU Refugee resettlement programme has to result in a
substantial increase of the resettlement quota” - 18 August 2009 - prcq0977
CCME conference discusses details of “the road ahead” for EU resettlement scheme
For all the press releases from the 13th CEC Assembly, Lyon, France, 15-21 July 2009 (A13-001 - A13-044) please go to the News and Media section of the CEC 13th Assembly Website.
Climate change: Challenge for lifestyles, solidarity and global justice - 18 June 2009 - prcq0934
Six months ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Churches and church organisations discussed with EU representatives the ethical dimension of the fight against climate change...
New and Emerging Mission Movements in Europe Today- 12 June 2009 - prcq0933
The Churches in Dialogue Commission of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) in cooperation with the Nova Research Centre drew together representatives of 15 Orthodox and Protestant churches and missionary movements to explore the theme “New and Emerging Mission Movements in Europe Today”...
Young delegates to CEC Assembly develop visions for the future of ecumenism - 3 June 2009 - prcq0932
From 29 May to 2 June 2009, young delegates to the 13th Assembly of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) gathered in Lyon, France, to prepare for the Assembly itself, which will be held in the Congress Centre of Lyon from 15-21 July. CEC staff members and representatives of the European ecumenical youth organisations were also present...
Christians call for a new model of global integration - 29 May 2009 - prcq0931
“The last fifteen years have been characterised by the hegemony of neo-liberal policies focused on the dominance of free market and commerce. This model of integration left serious traces on the quality of life of our people. The weak continue to be weaker and stability is difficult to achieve. Therefore, we look for new models of integration, which allows for not just the integration of markets. This is what we want to discuss internationally. The core of the integration process has to be the person, the human being. We have to put into the centre of the process cooperation and solidarity,” said Rev. Nilton Giese, the general secretary of CLAI characterising the challenge which globalisation puts on the churches...
CCME - Refugee resettlement: an opportunity for Portugal “to pay back for the welcome received when we were refugees” - 28 May 2009 - prcq0930e
A debate on refugee resettlement to Portugal on 27th May 2009 in the Portuguese Parliament in Lisbon brought together some 90 representatives of political parties, members of the Portuguese government, the Portuguese and European Parliament, the UN refugee agency UNHCR and civil society...
CCME - Refugee resettlement to Belgium: local actors ready, but political coordination needed - 19 May 2009 - prcq0929e
A debate on refugee resettlement to Belgium on 18th May 2009 brought together some 30 representatives of municipalities, political parties, the UN refugee agency UNHCR and civil society organisations from different parts of Belgium in Brussels...
Churches in Dialogue Commission of CEC
approves statement on Minority-Majoritiy Church Relations - 18 May 2009 - pr0928e
The annual meeting of the Churches in Dialogue Commission of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) was held from 11-14 May 2009 in Malaga, Spain, in the Protestant Centre “Los Rubios”...
The EEA1 in Basle: a milestone for ecumenism, a challenge to raise signs of hope - 14 May 2009 - pr0927
Present and former General Secretaries of CEC comment on twenty years from “Peace with Justice” Ecumenical Assembly...
CCME - Refugee resettlement to Baltic states: “not easy, but possible” - 13 May 2009 - pr0926
A debate on refugee resettlement to the Baltic states held in Riga on 11-12 May 2009 brought together some 30 governmental representatives, MPs, representatives of the UN refugee agency UNHCR and civil society organisations from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania...
Annual meeting of religious leaders with the Presidents of the EU Institutions:
the economic and financial crisis as a call for change - 12 May 2009 - pr0925
“The present crisis is more than just a financial and economic crisis. We need to recognise the complexity of the situation and the interconnectedness of several issues, such as social justice, food security and an effective response to climate change,” said Rev. Jean-Arnold de Clermont, President of the Conference of European Churches (CEC)...
Second meeting of the Fundamental Rights Platform of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights - 7 May 2009 - pr0924
The second meeting of the Fundamental Rights Platform of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) took place from 5-6 May in Vienna...
The economic crisis is a call for change
CEC sends open letter to the Presidents of the EU institutions - 7 May 2009 - pr0923
In view of the meeting of the Presidents of the EU Institutions with religious leaders on 11 May, the Church and Society Commission of the Conference of European Churches addressed an open letter to the Presidents of the European Parliament, the European Council and the European Commission.
CCME - Commitment of Romania to refugee resettlement “encouragement for other EU member states” - 1 May 2009 - pr0922
A debate on refugee resettlement to Romania on 30th April 2009 brought together some 25
governmental representatives, embassies, MEPs, representatives of the UN refugee agency
UNHCR and civil society organisations in Bucharest...
European churches urge EU to give priority to people in the economic crisis - 30 April 2009 - pr0921
On 29 April representatives of the European churches met in the European Parliament with representatives of the European institutions to discuss EU’s economic and social policies in the ongoing economic crisis...
Prayer and spirituality in ecumenical context: the need to grow in mutual confidence - 28 April 2009 - pr0920
A consultation on “Prayer and the Spirituality of Worship at Ecumenical Conferences” took place at the Augustana Theological Seminary in Neuendettelsau, Germany from 23-25 April 2009...
European Churches and EU Institutions Discuss Economic Crisis - 28 April 2009 - pr0919
Conference on “Shaping European Economic and Social Policies in Times of Uncertainty” in the European Parliament...
“Hope - European voices crossing borders”: a film for the 13th Assembly of the Conference of European Churches - 15 April 2009 - pr0918
“Hope - European voices crossing borders” is a 50 minute film produced by the Danish Church Media Centre (Danske Kirkelige Mediecenter, DKM) for the 13th Assembly of the Conference of European Churches (CEC).
CEC Announces Winner of its Youth Theological Essay Competition - 1 Aprl 2009 - pr0917
In the context of its 13th Assembly, to be held in Lyon from 15-21 July 2009, the Conference of European Churches is proud to announce the results of its Youth Theological Essay Competition...
Move on towards a nuclear weapon-free world, churches tell NATO - 31 March 2009 - pr0916
A world without nuclear weapons is not only possible but more secure, leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have been told by a coalition of national, regional and global councils of churches...
CCME: Migrant Christians´ participation in European churches: need to go beyond “filling empty church benches” - 18 March 2009 - pr0915
CCME debate opens space for critical reflection on churches´ role in migrant integration
Some thirty representatives of churches from six European countries met in Brussels 15-17 March. The participants, coming from both historical European churches and migrant-led churches, discussed best practice models of migrants active participation in the life of European churches...
Church and Society Commission of CEC discusses future work programme
in light of CEC 50 Year Jubilee Assembly - 16 March 2009 - pr0914
The last annual plenary meeting of the Church and Society Commission of the Conference of European Churches (CEC), before the 13th CEC Assembly, met from 11 to 15 March 2009 in Nyborg Strand, Denmark, the place where the European churches met for the first CEC Assembly in 1959...
European Churches call the European Union and its Member States
to protect Sunday as a weekly day of rest - 16 March 2009 - pr0913
The plenary meeting of the Church and Society Commission of the Conference of European Churches (CEC), adopted unanimously on 14 March 2009 the following statement on the protection of Sunday...
CCME Participation and equality of Roma crucial in European societies - 13 March 2009 - pr0912
In a meeting of CCME members and agencies hosted by FinnChurchAid in Helsinki on 12-13 March 2009, recent developments and decisions of the EU and Council of Europe regarding Roma inclusion were appreciated as important steps...
The Church and Society Commission of CEC meets in Denmark - 10 March 2009 - pr0911e
The last annual meeting of the Church and Society Commission before the 13th Assembly of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) will be held in Nyborg, Denmark from 11 to 15 March 2009...
Churches in Europe encourage EU heads of States and Governments to play a leading role in tackling the climate change - 9 March 2009 - pr0910e
“Securing a stable climate is one of the most pressing moral and political challenges of the twenty-first century. Failure to address this challenge would amount to a moral failure on the part of humanity as a whole”...
Ecumenical groups set priorities for June 2009 European elections - 05 March 2009 - pr0909e
Climate change, migration, poverty and development top agenda
...Aprodev, the Church and Society Commission of the Conference of European Churches (CEC), the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME), and Eurodiaconia have launched their own information campaign for the 4-7 June 2009 elections to the European Parliament...
CCEE - CEC: Ecumenism and the safeguard of creation in Europe - 23 February 2009 - pr0908e
The CEC-CCEE Joint Committee considered the issue of creation as the main point on its agenda this year. Members acknowledged that concern on the part of the churches regarding these issues is not new, and that the need for adequate engagement with regard to creation has been already fostered by the Ecumenical movement, not least through the recommendations of the Ecumenical Assemblies at Basel, Graz and Sibiu...
CCEE and CEC meet to table environmental issues - 16 February 2009 - pr0907e
The annual meeting of the Joint Committee of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the Council of Bishops' Conferences of Europe (CCEE) will be held in Esztergom, Hungary, from 19 to 22 February 2009, at the St Adalbert Conference Centre...
CEC Presidium concludes its meeting - 13 February 2009 - pr0906e
The Presidium of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) met in Durrës, Albania, 8-10 February 2009, at the invitation of the CEC Vice-President, His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana. Durrës and All Albania, head of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania...
Presidium of CEC appeals for return of sacred places in Albania - 11 February 2009 - pr0905e
The Presidium of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) approved yesterday the following statement on appeal for return of sacred places in Albania...
CEC Presidium hosted by the “resurrected” Orthodox Church in Albania - 9 February 2009 - pr0904e
The annual meeting of the Presidium of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) opened yesterday in Albania with an Orthodox liturgy in the Cathedral of Tirana, at which His Beatitude Anastasios, Archbishop of Tirana and All Albania and Vice-President of CEC presided...
Colin Williams congratulates Kyrill upon his election as Patriarch of Moscow
and hopes for return of full participation of Russian Church in CEC - 28 January 2009 - pr0903e
The Venerable Colin Williams, General Secretary of the Conference of European Churches (CEC), has sent a letter of congratulations to the new Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, Kyrill I, former Metropolitan of Smolensk and Kaliningrad...
Meeting Muslims today - 22 January 2009 - pr0902e
How should the meeting with Europe’s Muslims be framed today? That was the question on which the Committee for Relations with Muslims in Europe (CRME) focussed during its meeting in Munich from 19-21 January 2009.
Orthodox theologian starts working as CEC Researcher in European Mission - 13 January - pr0901e
Ms Kyriaki Avtzi, a young Orthodox theologian from Greece, started working in January as the new Researcher in European Mission for the Conference of European Churches (CEC).
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