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« Sustainability and the Recommendations of the Holy See to EU Member States », Presses universitaires Saint-Louis Bruxelles, ID : 10.4000/12kfa
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On 16 September 2015, Pope Francis addressed a speech to the environment ministers of the EU member states. Their meeting at the Vatican was important, it preceded the 21st Conference of the parties held in Paris in the autumn of 2015. Above all, it underlined the long-standing ecological tradition of ‘old Europe’, which has become a model, with the figure of Francis of Assisi, in response to many calls for the safeguarding of creation. This address, as well as other pontifical texts that have preceded and followed on the theme of environmental degradation, denounces the attacks on respect owed to nature, and the disorderly exploitation of its resources. In it, the Holy See affirms how urgent the challenges of sustainability have become, and recommends – on the behalf of European institutions – that fundamental principles be respected. The September 2015 speech proposes three principles: solidarity, which establishes the link between the ecological crisis, the poorest and future generations; justice, which also visits north-south relations, and the ecological debt that the Member States of the European Union must honour by setting a good example, especially in promoting sustainable development programmes; and finally, the principle of participation, which concerns the political decision-making processes. This speech of September 2015 will give rise to doctrinal comments situated between law and theology.
