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The first Laudato Si' Reflection Day took place in Brussels on 6 June with more than 70 representatives of the European Bishops' Conferences, Catholic organisations and movements. Together they expressed their support for a sustainable financial system in Europe and the Church.

Participants discussed the latest EU initiatives on the matter and shared best practises and ideas in order to strengthen the crucial role the Catholic Church can play in promoting sustainable finance.

In his opening speech, Jean-Claude Hollerich SJ, Archbishop of Luxemburg and President of COMECE and «Justice and Peace Europe», insisted on the timeliness of the event in the immediate aftermath of a recent legislative proposal by the European Commission and last week’s report of the European Parliament on sustainable finance. He also referred to the recent Vatican document on the present economic-financial system, which includes a call for a sustainable management of savings.

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