Bishops discuss values for EU Presidency with Taoiseach

Church leaders tell Taoiseach to use EU presidency to accelerate projects for ‘public benefit’

An Archbishop who attended the meeting Micheál Martin informed them that such an ‘acceleration’ is ‘one of the things he hoped Ireland might bring” to the presidency of the EU Council.

Bishops discuss values for EU Presidency with Taoiseach

The Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the EU (COMECE) and the Conference of European Churches (CEC) have called on Ireland to ensure the EU Presidency is guided by values of human dignity, solidarity, democracy and social cohesion.

Irish EU Presidency: European Churches meet with Taoiseach Micheál Martin

Below are two statements, one published by COMECE and CEC and the other one published by the Department of Taoiseach A delegation from the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) met Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Dublin on Thursday, 9 July 2026, in the context of Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The delegation was led by Bishop Mariano Croci…

🇪🇺🇨🇮 Irish EU Presidency | European Churches meet with Prime Minister Micheál Martin

A delegation from the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) and the Conference of European Churches (CEC) met Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Dublin on Thursday, 9 July 2026, in the context of Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Download the COMECE-CEC Joint Contribution [EN]  Ecumenical delegation meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin in the context of the Irish EU Presidency, 9 July 2026…