18-1-2008 Letter Strategic Initiatives in the context of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008
 Brussels, 19 December 2007 
 
 
 
To Mr Hans-Gert Pöttering President of the European Parliament
 
C.c. Mr Joseph Daul, President EPP Group Mr Martin Schulz, President PES group Mr Graham Watson, President ALDE group Mr Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Mrs Monica Frassoni,... lees verder

18-1-2008 Letter Dialogue with churches and non confessional organisations under art. 15 EU Treaty



 
Strasbourg, 12 December 2007 
 
To Mr. Hans-Gert Pöttering
President of the European Parliament
To Mr. José Manuel Durao Barroso
President of the European Commission
To Mr. José Sócrates
President in office of the Council of the European Union
To Mr. Janez... lees verder

13-11-2007 Report meeting 10 October 2007
Report on the Meeting of the EP All-Party Workig Group on the Separation of Religion and Politics
October 10, 2007-10-10 Brussels, Room A5G375
 
By Elfriede Harth
Catholics for a Free Choice
Secretariat for the Working Group
 
 
Invited... lees verder

8-10-2007 Report meeting 12 September 2007
All-Party Working Group on Separation of Religion and Politics
Report of the meeting of September 12, 2007, 12h30-14h00
Brussels, Room 3G3
 
Participants:
 
Guest speakers:
Loubna Berrada, Co-founder of the Central Committee for Ex-Muslims in the Netherlands
Mina Ahadi, President... lees verder

9-7-2007 Report Meeting 3rd July 2007
All-Party Working Group on Separation of Religion and Politics
DRAFT Report of the meeting of July 3rd, 2007, 12h30-14h00
Brussels, Room 3G3
 
Participants:
 
Guest speaker: Hans-Gert Pöttering, President of the European Parliament
 
MEPs
1. Sophie in ´t Veld (ALDE)
2.... lees verder

9-7-2007 Reply Pöttering 27 June 2007
Available at request, please email sophie.intveld-assistant@europarl.europa.eu lees verder

18-6-2007 Open letter to Pöttering, Merkel and Barroso, 29 May 2007
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18-6-2007 Reply Pöttering 26 April 2007
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18-6-2007 Letter to Pöttering 10 April 2007 concerning invitation to the Pope
Brussels, 10 April 2007
 
Hans-Gert Pöttering
 President of the European Parliament
European Parliament
Rue Wiertz 60
PHS 11B014
1047... lees verder

18-6-2007 Report meeting 5th June 2007
All-Party Working Group on Separation of Religion and Politics
DRAFT Report of the meeting of June 5, 2007, 12h30-14h00
Brussels, Room A8F388
 
 
Prepared by Elfriede Harth
Catholics for a Free Choice
Secretariat, All-Party Working Group on Separation of Religion and... lees verder

8-1-2007 Meeting report 28th November 2006
All-Party Working Group on Separation of Religion and Politics Report of the meeting on November 28, 2006, 12h30-14h00 Brussels, Room A7F 387 Participants: Katalijne Buitenweg (GREENS-NL) Proinsias De Rossa (PSE-IRE) Sophie in’t Veld, (ALDE-NL Magda Kosance Kovacs (PSE-HU) Anna Behan, National... lees verder

30-11-2006 Rights or Religion: Can the EP deliver?
Joint meeting of the WG Sexual reproductive health, HIV/Aids and Development
&
the WG of Separation of Religion and Politics
 
10th of October 2006 European Parliament, Room: A7 F 387 Present: Ms Anne van Lancker MEP (chair EPWG), Ms Sophie in ‘t Veld MEP (chair WG SRP), Ms Lene Sjørup,... lees verder

20-11-2006 Invitation: Meeting of WG on Separation of Religion and Politics, Nov. 28
Invitation: Meeting of WG on Separation of Religion and Politics, Nov. 28, 12h30 Dear Colleague, I would like to invite you to the next meeting of the Working Group on Separation of Religion and Politics that will take place on Tuesday, November 28 from 12h30-14h00 in Room A7F 387. Please block... lees verder

4-10-2006 Guiding philosophy of the German Presidency
Speech by State Secretary Silberberg "A Preview of Germany's EU Presidency:
The Status of the Federal Government's Preparations" on October 4th, 2006
 
Guiding philosophy of the German Presidency
The Presidency comes at a difficult time for the EU – the constitutional process has come... lees verder

29-8-2006 Merkel backs more Christian EU constitution
Nicholas Watt in Brussels Tuesday August 29, 2006 The Guardian
 
Europe's "Christian values" should be enshrined in a new version of the EU constitution, the German chancellor declared yesterday after meeting the Pope. In remarks which will reopen the debate on religion in the EU, Angela... lees verder

29-5-2006 Religious leaders must condemn role church in Moscow violence
"The violence and hatred against a handful of gay activists was shocking enough in itself, but to see Orthodox priests leading and cheering on the hooligans is a downright disgrace". Liberal MEP Sophie in 't Veld, Chair of the EP working group on Separation of Religion and Politics, is appalled by... lees verder

8-2-2006 Do we need a European Code of Conduct on Satire?
Do we need a European Code of Conduct on Satire?
 
Joint meeting of the Press Intergoup and the All Party Working group on the Separation of Religion and Politics
Feb 15th, 17h30-19h00 in the European Parliament in Strasbourg in Room S 3.5.
 
Central questions:... lees verder

3-1-2006 EU Ethics Committee
The appointment of Parliamentary delegates to the EU Ethics Committee was raised by the WG and put on the agenda of the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament. lees verder

3-1-2006 World Youth Day
Wrote a letter to the President of the European Parliament (EP) protesting about the European Commission’s decision to allocate €1.5 million for the funding of World Youth Day, despite a decision of the EP to deny the earmarking of this money for WYD.
 


Communicated to European youth... lees verder

3-1-2006 Relationship between EC and Churches and non-confessional organizations (FBOs)
 


The WG tabled PQ to the EC’s Presidency asking for an account on the Group of Political Advisor’s (GOPA), their decision to begin, and the modalities and criteria for, implementing article I-52 of the European Constitution (relationships between the European institutions and religious... lees verder

3-1-2006 Request of a legal appraisal on the impact of Concordats
The Network of Independent Experts on Fundamental Rights produces report to respond to the following questions:
 


Do concordats take precedence over national law, in casu national constitutions?
Do concordats take precedence over EU law? Are there potential areas of conflict between... lees verder

3-1-2006 Letter to the Prime Minister of Slovakia
Wrote and gathered signatures for an MEP letter to the Prime Minister of Slovakia regarding the proposed Treaty between the Holy See and the Slovak Republic.  Sent to President of the European Parliament (EP).
 


The letter was signed by 52 MEPs from 14 countries and six political... lees verder