The Conference of European Justice & Peace Commissions
Budget
€40,000
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
1
0.25 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Justice & Peace Europe is the alliance of 32 national Justice and Peace Commissions in Europe, working for the promotion of justice, peace, respect for human dignity and the care of Creation. The Conference contributes to raising awareness of the Catholic social doctrine in the European societies and among the European institutions. It feels particularly committed to the victims of human rights violations, exclusion, persecution, violence and armed conflicts, as it speaks out in favour of their concerns.
EU Legislative Interests
EU-LAC partnership Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive / First Omnibus package proposal EU policy responses to the war in Ukraine EU policy responses regarding the situation in Eastern DRC EU Human Rights policy / International Human Rights Day EU peacebuilding policy EU Global Gateway initiative EU-CELAC Summit
Communication Activities
Contributions: Statement on Human Security and Just Peace in EU Policies (October 2024) Statement on the occasion of the International Human Rights Day (December 2024) Statement on "Hope for the World of Work" (February 2025) Statement on "Hope for Peace in Europe" (October 2025) Events: Prayer and Breakfast on the theme: "Forgive us our trespasses and grant us your peace" (January 2025) Workshop on the theme "Catholic Social Teaching in Times of Geopolitical Change", Split, Croatia (March 2025) Webinar on challenges and perspectives for the EU-LAC Partnership (April 2025) Webinar on the situation in Eastern DRC (May 2025)
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
The Laudato Si Movement European Laudato Si’ Alliance (ELSiA)
Organisation Members
Members of Justice and Peace Europe are Justice and Peace Commissions from the following European countries: Albania Austria Belgium Flanders Belgium - French speaking Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England and Wales France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Scotland Serbia Slovak Republic Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.