A joint delegation of the  Committee of the Representatives of the Orthodox Churches to the European Union ( CROCEU ) and the  Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union ( COMECE ) conducted a series of high-level meetings in Cyprus, on 9 December 2025, in view of the forthcoming Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the European Union. On behalf of CROCEU, the delegation consisted in Metropolitan Athenagoras of Belgium and Rev. Fr. Konstantinos Kenanidis (

On the 2 nd  of December, 2025, representatives of the Committee of the Representatives of the Orthodox Churches to the European Union (CROCEU) attended a dialogue session entitled “Beyond the numbers: the contribution of Article 17 TFEU to an EU Multiannual Financial Framework grounded in ethics, solidarity and inclusion,” organised at the European Parliament. The event gathered representatives of religious communities, philosophical and non-confessional organisations, civil

The 28th annual European Prayer Breakfast took place at the European Parliament in Brussels, on 3 December 2025. Rev. Fr. Sorin ȘELARU, the Director of the Representation of the Romanian Orthodox Church to the European Institutions, also took part into the event, delivering a closing blessing-prayer to the attendees. A warm welcome by Mrs. Antonella SBERNA, Vice-president of the EP and responsible for the institution's dialogue with religious organisations, was followed by