26 Nov, 2020

Religious leaders discuss “European Way of Life” in European Commission High-Level Meeting

In a European Commission’s high-level meeting for Religious Leaders hosted by Vice-President Margaritis Schinas, CEC President Rev. Christian Krieger, among other church leaders, contributed to the discussion on “The European Way of Life”.

22 Nov, 2020

CEC condolences on the passing of Serbian Patriarch Irinej

CEC general secretary Dr Jørgen Skov Sørensen expressed “deep sorrow” over the passing away of His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

3 Nov, 2020

Prayer for peace following attacks in France and Vienna

Following recent attack in France and Vienna, CEC is offering the prayer for peace.

26 Oct, 2020

Churches-EU Dialogue: Ecumenical delegation meets online with German EU Presidency

An ecumenical delegation of COMECE, CEC) and EKD had an online meeting with Michael Roth, Minister of State for Europe at the German Federal Foreign Office, to exchange on the priorities of the German Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

13 Oct, 2020

Critical thinking and critical clicking needed to respond to online hate speech

A new report and resource kit to address hateful content online has been published by WACC Europe, the European region of the World Association for Christian Communication.

13 Oct, 2020

Churches call for immediate end to military actions in Nagorno-Karabakh region

Together with the World Council of Churches the Conference of European Churches shares “deep concern about the violations of the humanitarian ceasefire agreed between Armenia and Azerbaijan.”

6 Oct, 2020

CEC offers prayer for peace among Armenia and Azerbaijan and encourages international organisations to find a durable peace solution

CEC has encouraged the OSCE Minsk Group and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to increase their efforts in searching for a durable peaceful solution in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

24 Sep, 2020

Ecumenical statement on migration received by European Commission

The advocacy statement of ecumenical organisations responding to the new EU Migrant Pact and the situation of migrants and refugees in Europe was received 25 September in the European Commission

22 Sep, 2020

Christian organisations representing 2.8 billion people call for more compassionate EU migration policy

Christian organisations representing 2.8 billion people—about one-third of the world's population—have released a statement on the dire situation of migrants and refugees in Europe, and they are demanding a more compassionate approach.