Brussels, 20/04/2009 (Agence Europe) - 500-600 Catholics from all over Europe will gather in Gdansk in Poland for the first “Catholic Social Days for Europe” on 9-11 October 2009, the Commission of Bishops' Conferences of the European Community (COMECE) has announced. In addition to providing the opportunity for Christians to meet and discuss European Union politics from the perspective of the social teaching of the Church, this European meeting will seek to offer suggestions for the future development of the EU. Particular effort is being made to involve the younger generation in this “encounter”. “Solidarity” will be the keyword for the meeting to be held in the city which saw the birth of Solidarnosc. (I.L./transl.rt)