30/05/2005 (Agence Europe) - A delegation representing the Church and Society Commission of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community (COMECE) met with the President of the European Council, Jean-Claude Juncker, on 20 May. The church representatives welcomed the relaunch of the Lisbon Strategy during the EU Spring Summit and reiterated that the economy should primarily serve the needs of society, explains a joint CEC/COMECE press release. The delegation also expressed its general concern on the issue of migration that 'Europe should maintain a culture of hospitality… and a special request was made with regard to common standards for the repatriation of asylum seekers.' On enlargement, the delegation 'noted positive steps by the Turkish government' but 'renewed their concern over Turkey's … respect for religious freedom, and called for further reforms to be undertaken as a necessity.'