(Re)Thinking Europe
Dialoog over Europa: eenheid in verscheidenheid.
gepubliceerd: vrijdag, 20 oktober 2017
Honderden hooggeplaatste vertegenwoordigers van de kerk en de EU zullen, samen met andere direct betrokkenen, elkaar in het Vaticaan ontmoeten om bij te dragen aan een constructieve reflectie over de fundamentele uitdagingen voor het Europese project.
Deze ontmoeting wordt georganiseerd door de Heilige Stoel en het COMECE - de Commissie van de Bisschoppenconferenties van de EU. (Re) thinking Europe vindt plaats van 27 tot en met 29 oktober 2017 en zal tevens de 60-ste verjaardag markeren van de ondertekening van de Verdragen van Rome.
Het Programma is te vinden op de website (Re)thinking Europe WebPage. De voorzitter van het CSLK, Victor Scheffers neemt, samen met enkele andere Nederlanders, deel aan dit programma.
Bron: COMECE
Rather than as a congress or conference, the event is thought and organised in the form of a dialogue, with workshops and debates, in order to facilitate a frank and open discussion between stakeholders of different geographic, cultural, religious and linguistic backgrounds, putting in practice the motto of the EU: “unity in diversity”.
Willing to work for the common good and to put human dignity at the center of public policies, the participants will be called to look for new ways to involve all actors in the society in their respective religious or political responsibilities.
Following his visit to the EU Parliament, the conferral of the Charlemagne Prize and the meeting with the Heads of State and Heads of Governments of the EU countries, Pope Francis will address the participants on Saturday 28thOctober in order to reiterate his sincere engagement to a common reflection on the future of the EU and recall thecommitment of the Church to this Peace project.
After two deadly world conflicts, Europe has the responsibility to understand its role towards the world and its own citizens, finding a way to actively involve men and women of our time. The purpose of (Re)thinking Europe is to support this process of self-conscience.