Bratislava granted honorary citizenship to John Paul II
The Bratislava city council made the decision have granted honorary citizenship to the late John Paul II in memoriam, per proposal of Ján...
Current Challenges to Religious Freedom Panel at NET@WORK conference on 25 November 2020
NET@WORK online conference of Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies. Speakers: Heiner Bielefeldt, Ján Figeľ, Rebecca Shah...
We need a ‘climate change’ in matters of religious freedom
The international day commemorating the victims of religious persecution is a very important event in the calendar of international days of
Europe and the challenge of religious freedom
The European Union’s Special Envoy for promoting the Freedom of Religions and Belief outside of Europe will soon be appointed....
EU politicians and religious leaders demand reinstatement of religious envoy
The previous religious envoy was influential in securing the release of the Pakistani Christian, Asia Bibi, from a death sentence in...
EU FoRB Day – A call for the renewal of the mandate of the Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or B
Seven years ago, the EU Guidelines on freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) were adopted by the Foreign Affairs Council. Today, the FoRB...
COVID-19, Religion and Belief: Special Envoys' Perspective
The following questions were addressed:
What is the current state of the art of the missions of Special Envoys?
What is the role of Special
APPG statement on EU’s Special Envoy on FoRB
The UK All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) urges the European Commission to renew the...
Hong Kong arrests major Pro-Democracy figures. Ján Figeľ calls on the EU to act immediately
“The arrest of these individuals amount to an outrageous assault on Hong Kong’s freedoms, the rule of law and autonomy guaranteed under the
COVID-19 Crisis, Human Dignity and Freedom of Feligion or Belief
The theme I wish to explore briefly is the relation between human dignity, religious freedom and current corona virus pandemic....
