On Tuesday, 23 April 2013, a delegation of the Dutch pro-life organisation Schreeuw om Leven visited the EU parliament in Bruxelles. Schreeuw om Leven widely promotes the One of us citizen’s initiative throughout the Netherlands. On the occasion Dutch television BRINKTV.com interviewed Ms. Ana María del Pino García Barrera, the executive coordinator of the One…
Plenary session in Strasbourg Speech by the commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom After one year is too early to make definitive conclusions The European Citizens’ Initiative can become useful to the citizens themselves, who will, thus, be part of the functioning of the European institutions work It is up to us to provide the means for a…
40% of children were born outside marriage in 2011 The current demographic situation in the EU27 is characterised by continuing population growth as well as by an ageing population. On 1 January 2012, the EU27 population was estimated at 503.7 million, a growth of 6% compared with 1992. Over the same period, the share of those aged…
Development Biologist Says He Hopes to Bring Stem Cell Research to Public In order for adult stem cell research and therapy to progress, says Nobel Prize winner Dr. John Gurdon, it is essential to promote awareness and understanding of this complex science. Dr. Gurdon was one of the keynote speakers of today’s session of the…
https://www.dignitatishumanae.com/index.php/north-dakota-state-legislature-personhood-rights-to-be-extended-to-the-unborn/ Rome, 27 March 2013 While many legislatures across the world are pushing for unrestricted access to abortion, the North Dakota Legislative Assembly has defied this tragic trend and instead has passed a series of bills designed to defend human life, from its conception. In recognition of the unborn’s…
The event was opened with a presentation by MEPs Carlo Casini and Jaime Mayor Oreja. Professor Pino Noia addressed a lecture entitled “He / She is One of Us”. Dr. Monica López-Barahona gave a presentation entitled “Biological status of the human embryo.” The representatives of the EU countries made a brief presentation on the state…
SPUC 6th International Pro-Life Youth Conference 2013, Friday 22 – Sunday 24 March 2013, will be held at Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, Derbyshire. This conference has proven a huge success every year and without doubt made an important contribution to renewed pro-life efforts by young people around the country. One of us is going to be present…
Today March 20, 2013 was held in Brussels in the framework of the week by the General Assembly of Life One of Us. EU 25 countries participated in the event for the sharing and joint strategies to boost Popular Initiative.
WEEK FOR LIFE 2013 20 MARCH 2013, Brussels, European Parliament 09.00 – 13.00: room JAN 6Q1 ONE OF US, The European Citizen Initiative 09.00 introduction by Carlo Casini and Jaime Mayor Oreja 09.15 – 9.30 “He/she is One of Us”: guest speaker Professor Pino Noia, Assistant of Medicina dell’Età Prenatale, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery…
https://www.iri-europe.org/european-citizens-initiative/ Around 1.5 million statements of support, thousands of discussions and meetings, hundreds of days. The first year with the all-new European Citizens’ Initiative – the world’s first direct, digital and transnational tool of participative democracy – has offered a true roller coaster ride, with many up and downs. After centuries of democratization, decades of…