Cardinal Marx: ‘Europe is a project of reconciliation, not of division’ | COMECE

Cardinal Marx : ‘Europe is a project of reconciliation, not of division’: Statement of the President of the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), Reinhard Cardinal Marx, on the Greek crisis. unknown - ‘Long days and nights of nerve-wrecking negotiations lie behind us. The Greek crisis of recent weeks has preoccupied not only our political leaders but also each and every European citizen, living with the uncertainty as to whether or not the crisis would end with a positive outcome. I would like to express my gratitude to all who have committed themselves to pursuing the European integration project. Despite the unfavourable portents, all parties involved – the officials of the European institutions, the heads of state and government in the Eurozone and the Finance ministers – have not abandoned the pursuit of a common European solution. It deserves to be recognised that this successful outcome is the work of specific individuals whose personal commitment merits acknowledgement. ...