Global Charter Press Release
- NEWS
- June 12, 2012
Christians in various countries mention the loneliness in times of confinement and the needs of the elderly, as priorities to be addressed in the coming weeks of crisis.
Citizens in all European countries are coming to terms with the drastic measures implemented by the governments in their efforts to stop the expansion of the Covid-19 virus. On Thursday 19 March, more than 85,000 cases of coronavirus had been diagnosed in Europe, and over 4,000 had died as a consequence of the virus.
8 May 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe, which was the start into 75 years without war in many European countries. But not for the Balkans. On 10 June 2020 another anniversary is commemorated, the 21st anniversary of the end of the Kosovo War. Aiming to approach the topic of peace in all its complexity and its partly contradictory nature, the European Evangelical Alliance therefore highlights different voices from different corners of Europe on this topic in 2020.
READ MOREThe Network for Peace and Reconciliation in the European Evangelical Alliance (EEA) has been created in 2016. Our world has become a world of conflict, “a world of war” as the American theologian John Howard Yoder once called it.[1] Motivated by the dedicated commitment of its members in many places in this world of growing and spreading peacelessness, the EEA has created an instrument to help support Christians in Europe and worldwide in their efforts for peace.
READ MOREMy father was to be admitted to the ICU today. But he’s not going to be treated in it.
A woman explains that her father, affected by the coronavirus and with serious respiratory problems, was scheduled to enter the ICU (Intensive Care Unit) that day for treating his condition. That same morning, a 44 years old seriously affected man came to hospital and…
2020 is no doubt a year we will remember but not exactly as planned. No Europa League. No Formula 1. No Summer Olympics. Almost certainly no big celebrations of 75 years of the ‘liberation of Europe’. All these events have been cancelled due to a virus going around and making thousands of casualties.
READ MOREThe [Im]Possible Dream – New Workbook by the EA UK New workbook published to assist in integrating different ethnic groups The [Im]Possible Dream is a new workbook published by
READ MOREThe Evangelical Alliance was originally created in London in 1846. A number of founding members were representing European countries. The European Evangelical Alliance (EEA) was founded in 1951. The EEA exists to foster unity and evangelical identity and provide a voice and platform to 23 million European evangelical Christians. The mission of the EEA is to CONNECT for com-mon purpose, EQUIP for integral mission and REPRESENT with a united voice. It is a grassroots movement from all Protestant traditions present in 36 European countries. The Brussels office of the EEA promotes active citizenship of its constituency and represents it to the European Institutions. The EEA is part of the World Evangelical Alliance (www.worldea.org)
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