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News
10 September 2008
Professor Father Piotr Mazurkiewicz is elected as the new Secretary General for COMECE.
Press release 
10 June 2008
Church of England submission to the House of Lords European Union Select Committee's inquiry into proposals to reform the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme.
Submission (Doc) 
2 June 2008
Church of England submission to the House of Lords' Select Committee on Economic Affairs inquiry into ‘The Economics of Renewable Energy'.
Submission (Doc)
1 April 2008
Church of England Bishops call for a greener EU Budget
Church of England submission to EU Budget review
18 January 2008
Church of England appoints Representative to the EU Institutions
Organisations
Church and Society Commission of the Conference of European
Churches (CEC)
The Church and Society Commission fosters ecumenical dialogue and co-operation between 125 member churches from all over Europe on church and society issues. It encourages and enables Christian contributions to political, social and economic life in Europe. It has a vibrant work programme and acts through a wide range of working groups and partnerships.
The Church and Society Commission is one of the commissions of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) of which Churches Together in Britain and Ireland is an associated member.
The Roman Catholic Church is not a member of CEC, but CEC and its commissions work closely with Catholic church organisations.
The Roman Catholic churches of the European Union work together through the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community (COMECE)
The Council of European Bishops' Conferences (CCEE) links the work of all the Roman Catholic churches of Europe.
Ecumenical Forum of European Christian Women
A network of women from all Christian traditions active across 30 countries of Europe.
Find out what the churches said about the 2009 European elections