Issue Europeinfos 195

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Editorial

Martin Maier

Brexit – a schism for Europe

“The curtain is closed while all questions remain open” – this Bertolt Brecht quote aptly sums up the situation after the UK’s referendum on 23 June.

Institutional Affairs

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom is still reeling from the result of the EU referendum in which 51.9% of voters opted to leave the European Union. Frances Murphy, the editor of Thinking Faith, shares her observations.

Energy

European Commission

Energy mix in the EU after COP21

Solar panels and wind turbines with city

The time has come to make the Paris Agreement real. Renewables are the clear option in the new energy mix. Even in the face of difficulties, the EU should not be less ambitious.

Economics and Finance

European Commission

Is the TTIP compatible with the EU’s basic objectives?

The Transatlantic Agreement on Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the United States and the European Union has sparked off a highly controversial and multifaceted debate.

Migration & Asylum / Health, Research, Bioethics

European Commission

Shedding new light on the trafficking of human beings in the EU

Despite the existence of greater social awareness of this criminal activity and the build-up of expertise in the Member States, two major challenges remain: obtaining better data and fighting new forms of trafficking.

Fundamental rights

EU Agency for Fundamental Rights

The Church's role in upholding human rights

The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights devoted its latest Forum to the topics of inclusion, refugee protection and the digital age: COMECE took active part in the discussions.

Brexit – a schism for Europe

‘Why do you leave ?’

Energy mix in the EU after COP21

Is the TTIP compatible with the EU’s basic objectives?

Shedding new light on the trafficking of human beings in the EU

The Church's role in upholding human rights