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11.01.13 - EU citizenship 'subordinated' to economic agenda
Advocacy and Policy Officer on Social Policy, Déirdre de Búrca published in Public Service Europe
07.12.12 - Children and migrant, double handicap against poverty
Deutsche Welle in French interview with Caritas Europa Asylum and Migration Advocacy and Policy Officer, Karolina Babicka.
(http://www.dw.de/les-enfants-victimes-de-la-pauvret%C3%A9/a-16433242)
05.11.12 - If crisis continues, there is a risk that some part of the population will live in permanent exclusion
Caritas Europa's Secretary General, Jorge Nuño Mayer, interviewed by Brussels correspondent of the Spanish newspaper ABC, Mr. Ernesto Serbeto.
(http://www.abc.es/20121029/sociedad/abci-caritas-europa-amancio-ortega-201210271939.html)
01.06.12 - 01.06.2012 - Caritas envisions "Future without hunger"
Radio interview from Vatican Radio to Caritas Europa about Caritas' engagement for a “Future Without Hunger”
(http://www.news.va/en/news/caritas-envisions-future-without-hunger)
15.05.12 - Caritas Europa: Guarantee migrants right to family life
Caritas Europa is calling on the European Commission and EU Member States to guarantee the effective right to family life and family reunification for all migrants and beneficiaries of international protection.


(http://www.radiovaticana.org/en1/articolo.asp?c=588015)
08.08.11 - Caritas Europa's challenges during the European Year of Volunteering 2011
Secretary General Jorge Nuño Mayer answers to the questions of Radio Vaticano. Interviewed conducted in Spanish
(http://media01.vatiradio.va/audiomp3/00273628.MP3)
10.05.11 - Caritas critical to EU plans on refugee policies
Coverage of the Austrian newspaper Der Standard of Caritas Europa's position on the current discussions about revisiting the Schengen Agreement [DE]
04.05.11 - Human Rights should apply to all [DE]
President Erny Gillen to the Austrian news agency ORF - Tirol
05.10.10 - Europe needs its migrants
Erny Gillen, President of Caritas Europa, interviewed on poverty and social exclusion by Florence Poli, Journal de Saône-et-Loire
04.10.10 - Hand in hand against poverty and exclusion [FR]
The European Caritas and Catholic Relief Services held for three days a large Forum in the town of Cluny on the theme of exclusion and poverty. Over 600 people from across Europe attended.

Source: Le Journal du Saône-et-Loire, 3 October 2010
20.07.10 - 'The State cannot cope with the situation'
Caritas Europa President, Prof. Erny Gillen returns from a 3-day visit to Haiti and shares his impressions with La Voix du Luxembourg [FR]
01.09.10 - Compilation of press reviews and related links about the Caritas Europa Regional Conference 2010 and the European Congress on Poverty and Social Exclusion
Madrid /Brussels, June 2010
27.05.10 - The European Union as a humanitarian actor [FR]

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Blandine Bouniol from Caritas Europa, and representatives of Secours Catholique interviewed by RCF on the occasion of the international conference "Combating Poverty in Europe and in the World"
10.05.10 - Caritas Europa worried about Millenium Development Goals [FR]

Article published in Zenit on 7 May 2010
30.04.10 - Poverty is offensive to human dignity [IT]
Caritas Europa President, Erny Gillen interviewed by Terzo settore – Ministero del Lavoro, della Salute e delle Politiche Sociali [Source: Terzosettore]
14.04.10 - 'A vision for safe migration' [FR]
Denis Viénot, former President of Caritas Internationalis makes the case for a solidaristic immigration policy [Source: La Croix]
30.03.10 - Community effort needed to fight poverty
Editorial of the Times of Malta about the Zero Poverty Act Now campaign

18.03.10 - Do your bit to fight poverty
Caritas Europa Secretary General Marius Wanders interviewed by Times of Malta about the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion
15.02.10 - Bishops in Europe follow the steps of the Pope [FR]
The COMECE and Caritas Europa encouraged Bishops in Europe to follow the example of the Pope, who visited several Caritas projects in Rome dedicated to the poor [Source: La Croix]
01.02.10 - Caritas Europa launches 'Zero Poverty' campaign
by Eurostep, the network of autonomous European non-governmental development organisations working towards peace, justice and equality in a world free of poverty
21.01.10 - "We need to change our view on poverty" [FR]
Annalisa Mazzella, Caritas Europa Advocacy and Communication Officer, talks about the importance of the European Year 2010 for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion in an interview by Youphil.com
02.12.09 - Microsoft warns of growing ICT skills gap
Caritas Europa Secretary General Marius Wanders shares his opinion about this topic with Euractiv.com
30.10.09 - Lisbon Treaty and climate top the agenda at EU Summit
Caritas Europa's Policy Offcer for International Cooperation, Blandine Bouniol talks to Radio Vatican about the network's concerns on these topics [Source: Radio Vatican]
13.10.09 - Churches join force to fight trafficking in human beings [NL]
[Source: Kerknet.be]
(http://www.kerknet.be/actua/nieuws_detail.php?nieuwsID=88087)
28.09.09 - Lesley-Anne Knight , serving the poorest [FR]
Inteview with Caritas Internationalis Secretary General, Ms. Lesley-Anne Knight [Source: La Croix]
18.09.09 - "Business needs ethics" [DE]
Interview with Erny Gillen, President of Caritas Europa [Source: Télécran]
01.09.09 - Confusion as EU services directive deadline nears
Interview with Patrick de Bucquois, Caritas Europa Social Policy consult and the representant of the European Council of Associations of General Interest (CEGAD) [Source: Euractiv.com]
20.07.09 - More solidarity needed in EU migration policies [FR]
Caritas Europa Migration officer, Peter Verhaeghe, interviewed by RFI journalist Grégoire Lory on EU migration policies [Source: Radio France Internationale]

29.05.09 - A look back at the return directive [FR]
Interview of Peter Verhaeghe, Caritas Europa Migration Officer [Source: EuroparlTV]

21.05.09 - Catholic lobby organisations in Brussels [FR]
Caritas Europa Migration Officer, Peter Verhaeghe, interviewed in the frame of a research on Catholic lobby organisations in Brussels [Source: Le Pèlerin]

12.05.09 - Caritas representatives met together in Prague [CZ]
[Source: Katolický týdeník 19 (Czech Catholic magazine)]

08.04.09 - Des progrès possibles au Pakistan [FR]
By Denis Viénot, President of "Chrétiens en forum", previous President of Caritas Europa [Source: La Croix]

24.02.09 - Quelques leçons du Forum social mondial [FR]
By Denis Viénot, President of "Chrétiens en forum", previous President of Caritas Europa [Source: La Croix]

23.01.09 - Brussels promotes 'social innovation' to tackle crisis
Caritas Europa, among ohter organisations, presents its position towards this initiative from the European Commission [Source: Euractiv.org]

05.12.08 - Where is the civil society? [DE]
Caritas Europa President, Erny Gillen interviewed on the ongoing financial crisis [Source: Télécran.lu]

20.11.08 - What have they become? [FR]
A retrospective of the career of former Caritas Europa and Caritas Internationalis President Mr. Denis Vienot [Source: La Croix]

27.10.08 - Poverty in Europe - European solutions to the crisis [IT]
Caritas Europa urges the European Commission to assume its responsabilities on the ongoing financial crisis [Source: Agenzia SIR]

27.10.08 - Transnational Conference on Social Inclusion [FR]
Reportage about Caritas Europa social action and involvement in social economy based companies [Source: Telesambre]

23.10.08 - Trafficking in human beings [FR]
Caritas Europa advocates the creation of an European observatory on trafficking in human beings [Source: Le Monde]

15.10.08 - 15 million Italians do not live decently [FR]
7.5 million Italians live with less than 500 euros per month, 7.5 others do not live with sufficient material resources according to an annual report of Caritas Italy [Source: Radio France Internationale]

12.09.08 - Caritas Europa President visits Bishop of Hungarian Catholic Caritas [HU]
Caritas Europa President Erny Gillen visited Caritas Hungary on 11 September to present the network's main objectives and discuss over new opportunities for cooperation between the two organisations [Source: Magyar Kurir]

01.09.08 - Conflict in Georgia: Hostages of politics [DE]
Caritas Europa President Erny Gillen interviewed about the conflict in Georgia after a visit in the region [Source: Luxemburg Wort]

30.06.08 - Caritas Europa meets French EU Presidency on immigration [FR]
TV reportage on Europe, the Church and Immigration [Source: Jour du Seigneur]

18.06.08 - Caritas Europa position on Return Directive mentioned by MEP during emotional debate
Swedish/Belgian MEP Hélène Goudin mentioned Caritas Europa positions on Return Directive during Plenary Session debate [Source: European Parliament]

06.06.08 - Need for home and long care is urgent
Radio Vatican interview with Marius Wanders, Secretary General of Caritas Europa on the occasion of the Home Care Forum held in Belgrade on 4-6 June 2008 [Source: Radio Vatican]

05.06.08 - Return Directive - The Church and Christian organisations are very worried [FR]
[Source: Zenit.org]

05.06.08 - Caritas Europa holds Forum on Communication and fundraising [HR]
[Source: Catholic Press Agency - Zagreb]

18.05.08 - Poverty is a persisting challenge [EN] - [SI]
Interview with Mr. Marius Wanders, Secretary General of Caritas Europa [Source: Družina.si]

22.04.08 - Standing with the women of Lebanon [FR]
Article by former Caritas Europa President, Mr. D. Viénot [Source: La Croix.fr]

25.02.08 - One in five children in Europe is poor [NL]
[Source: Kerknet.be]

22.01.08 - Caritas Europa wants to put an end to homelessness [NL]
[Source: Kerknet.be]

17.01.08 - Christian organisations call for a human EU asylum policy [NL]
[Source: Kerknet.be]

10.11.07 - Social love as counter-example [DE]
Interview with Erny Gillen, President of Caritas [Source: Luxemburger Wort]