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Various planetary limits have been, or may soon be, exceeded. What can we do about it?
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Putin's Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022.
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Nous relayons une lettre ouverte des gynécologues à la hiérarchie catholique en Belgique. Jette, le 24 octobre 2024, Lettre Ouverte à l’intention de Monseigneur Luc…
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...
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...
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...
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...
Some photos taken at the AEPL conference on 9 March 2024 Photos taken by Nathalie Houlmont (Etalle, Belgium)
Speech by the Belgian Minister of Defence, Mrs Ludivine Dedonder, at the AEPL conference on 9 March 2024
On Tuesday 13 February 2024, the European Court of Human Rights handed down an important ruling on the issue of the ritual slaughter of animals and the decrees issued by the Walloon and Flemish Regions, which now require...
We have been invited by the European Parliament, on 13 February 2024, to take part in this meeting on the theme of "The importance of dialogue under Article 17 to raise awareness of disinformation and foreign interference". Programme here /...
The "Artificial Intelligence ACT" or "Artificial Intelligence Regulation" will soon be in force, protecting EU citizens from the potential excesses of AI while giving the EU a major role in the global AI industry. After several months of...
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