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The movements of “Together for Europe”are bringing ahead concrete proposals on the economic level:  a moratorium on advertising targeting children and on games involving gambling, a Tobin tax on finances, suitable laws for a socially responsible civil economy.

By Paolo De Maina

Published in Cittanuova.it on 13/05/2012

“Together for Europe” could not be missing a session on the economy.  In fact, in the prestigious headquarters of the European Parliament, at Pace de Luxembourg -  in the hall after Alcide De Gasperi, the noble father and co-founder of what would become the European Union, - a group of experts, politicians, business people, youth and citizens met for a conference on:  “The Economy: a Matter of Gift.” Certainly the stakes are high: the current crazy course of the financially ill market has lost its direction for the Common Good.

Hendrik Opdebeeck, professor of philospohy and economy at the University of Anwar and a member of the Ethics Center, in opening the session, described in seven points the concept of responsibility and connected it to freedom, alterity, encounter with others, the responsibility of global institutions,the  limits of the market economy  and to globalization.

Comments - Beyond the GNP, with civil capitals

Change in Order to Grow

By Luigino Bruni

Published in Avvenire on 29/04/2012


Mario Draghi has also launched an appeal for a «pact for growth,» Angela Merkel is also becoming convinced that it’s a matter of necessity. It is becoming increasingly clear to many – and thank goodness, also to many influential people – that to base ourselves solely on the «fiscal pact» is not only too little, but runs the risk of further deteriorating the economic situation of the more fragile European nations. Growth, therefore: but growth of what? Without embracing the radical thesis, and at times naive (above all, in the  therapies that it proposes) of the so called de-growth, we need to be aware that the most important question on growth is really «of what?». When we think of growth, we normally think of growth in GNP.

Today the marked offers us entertainment, but has lost the real sense of celebrations

By Luigino Bruni

published on Mondo e Missione, May 2012

On 30 May, Professor Luigino Bruni will hold one of the main talks at the theological-pastoral Congresses, at the Fair of Milan, in the context of the VII Would Meeting for Families. The theme he will address will be: “The family, work and celebrations in today’s world.”

There is a new form of hunger that is striking our consumer and capitalistic societies: hunger for time. One of the reasons one time at  the root of the prohibition on lending money with interest in return (or usury), was the conviction that time was not a good at human beings disposition, but belonged to God.

And therefore, if time belongs to God, and if in a money loan what changes between the giving of the loan and its restitution is only time (that has passed), and if I ask for interest on it, its as if I was making a profit on time.

From the precious collaboration with Vittorio Sedini, a new comic strip is born on the EoC website

We are proud to present Formy, in Italian "Formica", the new EoC mascot. Formy came about from the precious collaboration with Vittorio Sedini who, for many years, attracted many reader of Città Nuova with his comic strips that are always funny, witty and simply full of wisdom. As of today, Formy will be a regular feature on the site aimed at kids, teachers, and educators, which will come out at the same time as our newsletter.

Formy constitutes a further initiative of the Youth Project and the EoC, which began a couple of years ago, intended to raise awareness of the Economy of Communion to the younger generations. Through the comic strips, Formy will try to explain EoC in a simple and direct manner not only to the kids…

We like Formy very much and hope it will be also appreciated by our loyal readers to whom we propose to spread and make it known in the places where each one works. Let us know what you think!

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