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New European landscape - Part I

Published on 30/09/2024

What kind of Europe for the next five years, 2024-2029? Every five years the European landscape is renewed. The European elections lead to a new Parliament. At the same time, the European Council, which brings together the Heads of State or Government, establishes a new...

Veils in schools: it's not forbidden to ban them

Published on 23/05/2024

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has once again confirmed that it is not prohibited to ban the wearing of conspicuous religious symbols in schools. On 9 April, the Court handed down its decision on the...

Michel Onfray's anti-European ravings

Published on 11/04/2024

For some time now, I've been surprised and annoyed by Michel ONFRAY's speeches. By dint of wanting to be everywhere, our philosopher no longer seems to know where he's going, which doesn't stop him from wanting to get there...

Past events

09/03/2024 - 13:00

Europe facing the future, digital technology and defence

Maison des Associations Internationales, 40 rue Washington, 1050 Brussels

21/10/2023 - 10:00

Luxembourg European Meeting

Athénée de Luxembourg

AEPL Conference on 9 March 2024 - Photo gallery

Published on 15/03/2024

Some photos taken at the AEPL conference on 9 March 2024 Photos taken by Nathalie Houlmont (Etalle, Belgium)

AEPL Conference on 9 March 2024 - Video

Published on 11/03/2024

Speech by the Belgian Minister of Defence, Mrs Ludivine Dedonder, at the AEPL conference on 9 March 2024

26th European Meetings in Luxembourg

Published on 08/09/2023

In 2019, the European Union launched the "Green Pact for Europe", with the main aim of making our continent the first in the world to be climate neutral by 2050. How can we translate this political will into action?

AEPL Report "Religion and the EU's external policies

Published on 01/01/2021

Religion and the EU's external policies. A critical analysis. Summary. The European Free Thought Association has noted with interest the document drawn up by the European Parliament's Research Service on the links between the EU's external policies and...

AEPL report "Governance of AI".

Published on 15/06/2020

For better European governance of Artificial Intelligence. The European Union wants: AI that puts people and citizens first; technologies that are reliable and therefore trustworthy; to put these technologies at the service of a society...

AEPL "Future of Work" report

Published on 01/07/2019

EUROPEAN UNION: DIGITAL TRANSITION, WORK, EMPLOYMENT AND NEW FORMS OF SOLIDARITY. Claude WACHTELEAR and Eric MAERTENS, coordinators of the Working Group The spread of digital technologies and its effects cover various fields: ethics, education, culture, work. AEPL is well aware that there are links...

Letter from Belgian gynaecologists to the Primate of Belgium

Published on 30/10/2024

We are relaying an open letter from gynaecologists to the Catholic hierarchy in Belgium. Jette, 24 October 2024, Open Letter to Monsignor Luc...

Letter from AEPL "Mussolini still Doctor Honoris Causa today".

Published on 10/10/2024

Brussels, 8 October 2024 Open letter from AEPL to the Rector of the University of Lausanne Dear Mr Frédéric Herman, Dear Rector of UNIL, 1) Introduction The European Free Thought Association, AEPL (https://aepl.eu), was created in 2007 with the aim of...

Letter from AEPL "Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Human Values".

Published on 17/11/2023

Dear AI-ACT co-rapporteur, Dear Mr Tudorache, Member of the European Parliament, We, the undersigned, Guy T'hooft and Joël De Decker, would like to thank you for the very clear answers you gave at the conference "Bridging the Gap: Artificial...

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