30 November 2006
(2004-2009 Parliament) The EHF was deeply involved in the work of the European Parliament’s Working Group on Separation of Religion and Politics which was chaired by Dutch MEP Sophie in’t Veld. EHF representatives attended and contributed to all their meetings. Their “mission statement” (adopted on 25 April 2005) was: The “All Party Working Group on Separation of Religion and Politics”, is an informal grouping of European parliamentarians, meeting regularly with members of civil society,… read more »
9 November 2006
Presentation by Georges Liénard to Bergamo conference Broadly speaking, communications in the European Union are “one way”, from Europe to the citizen, and it is the citizen who has to make the effort to check to find out if anything of interest to him or her. Citizens of member countries often have the impression that European policy is made behind their backs and that they have no opportunity to participate. You hear “Brussels decided…” when… read more »
The EHF took part by invitation in a Forum organised in November 2006 by the European Commission and the Vice President Margot Wallström, under the High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic and the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, in the framework of the consultation on the White Paper on a European Communication Policy. EMPOWER brought together 300 senior representatives of civil society and NGOs from 25 Member States, Bulgaria, and Romania…. read more »