Prayer service for the success of the Romanian Presidency of the EU, in Brussels
A prayer service was celebrated on Wednesday evening, January 30, 2019, in the St. Nicholas Romanian Orthodox Church in Brussels, to mark the beginning of the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The event brought together Church leaders, diplomats, MEPs and EU civil servants, Christian representatives to the European institutions, members and friends of the Romanian community in Brussels - all of them united in prayer that God will bless these six months
The European Parliament commemorates the victims of the Holocaust together with Religious Representa
On Wednesday, January 30 2019, the European Parliament held a formal sitting on the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is the first time when the International Holocaust Remembrance Day is officially commemorated during a plenary session of the European Parliament. The ceremony was opened by President Antonio Tajani and included a minute of silence for the victims. Numerous personalities were present, including Jean-Claude Juncker, European Comission
Bucharest: Delegates of Churches in Europe visit the Romanian Presidency of the EU
A delegation of Churches in Europe met, in Bucharest, on 28 January 2019, with Teodor-Viorel Meleșcanu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania, to exchange views on the priorities of the Romanian Presidency of the EU Council. The delegation was composed by representatives of COMECE (Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union), CEC (Conference of European Churches) and CROCEU (Committee of Representatives of the Orthodox Churches to the European Union), who s
Common CROCEU - COMECE - CEC delegation, received by the Romanian Patriarch, in Bucharest
A common CROCEU - COMECE - CEC delegation was received in an audience by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania, on Monday, January 28, 2019, at the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest. The visit took place in the context of the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the EU, in the first half of 2019. Patriarch Daniel briefed the delegates on the priorities of the Romanian Presidency, namely ensuring the cohesion and solidarity, as well as the internal and external security
Ecumenical Conference at the Chapel for Europe: Looking for the Soul of Europe
On January 22, 2019, in the context of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the Chapel for Europe hosted the conference “Looking for the Soul of Europe”, bringing attention to gripping questions about the challenges which confront the Christian Churches. The conference was organized by the Chapel for Europe in partnership with the Holy Trinity Brussels Church. The keynote speech was delivered by Bp. Robert Innes, the chief pastor of the Diocese in Europe of the Anglican Ch
Romania inaugurates its presidency of the Council of the European Union
On Friday, January 10 2019, Romania officially launched its first-ever presidency of the Council of the European Union. The event was celebrated through a concert of classical music hosted by the Romanian Athenaeum. The heads of the European Parliament, European Council and the European Commission, together with the entire college of Commissioners, joined Romanian leaders in an event that celebrated the journey made by Romania throughout the past three decades of its history,
Romania takes over the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union
In the first six months of 2019 Romania will for the first time assume the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The time ahead will be doted by some extremely important events with a long lasting impact on the future course of the European construction: Brexit, on March 29, elections for the European Parliament in May and an European Summit in Sibiu that will decide upon the future course of the Union in the new setting. The priorities of this presidency,
