15 August 2011
At the IHEU Congress in Oslo in August 2011 two people with EHF connections were honoured with awards. Sophie in’t Veld MEP, the founder and chair of the European Parliament Platform for Secularism in Politics, was given the 2011 International Humanist Award. IHEU president Sonja Eggerickx said: The award goes to a Parliamentarian who works tirelessly for the cause of secularism in Europe. A medievalist by training, a linguist with six languages to call on,… read more »
3 August 2011
The churches’ determination to exert influence over the European Union and its member states dates from long before the debate of the last few years over a constitution for Europe. Stage One In March 1996, during the preparation of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) in Turin, a note was given to the ambassadors of EU countries accredited to the State of the Holy See. It said: The Holy See declares that the following objectives should be… read more »
The French text of the bylaws is definitive and is therefore included here. This text was adopted by the General Assembly on 10 July 2008. STATUTS Numéro d’identification : 19057/92 Numéro d’entreprise : 448534037 Association internationale sans but lucratif de droit belge constituée par arrêté royal du 18 juin 1992 suivant acte publié aux annexes du Moniteur belge du 29 octobre 1992 modifié par l’assemblée générale du 10 juin 2001 et approuvé par arrêté … read more »
The EHF is recognised by the Bureau of European Policy Advisers (as also to its predecessor body the Group of Policy Advisers) as representing humanists and secularists in the European community. BEPA is a small Directorate General of the European Commission, reporting directly to the President whose role is “to provide timely, informed, policy and political advice to the President.” It is BEPA that organises the dialogue with the churches etc and with the EHF and… read more »