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The AEPL has taken a stand against the sanctions that the United States wishes to impose on certain members of the ICC. Our statement has been sent to several European Commissioners and several Members of the European Parliament. Europe must move…
Response to the statement by the COMECE Presidency on the European Commission’s decision regarding the European Citizens« Initiative »My voice, My choice’. Dear Bishops, We have taken note of your views¹ regarding the request for…
THE EUROPEAN UNION'S AI STRATEGY: TRANSFORMING CONSTRAINTS INTO COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES Hedi Blili-Gouyou and Guy T'hooft I. INTRODUCTION - THE EUROPEAN PARADOX The dominant narrative on Europe's digital strategy has crystallised around an alarmist observation: Europe is irrevocably losing out...
Executive summary Key message: abortion is not an opinion, it's a right. The ECLJ and its allies want to restrict women's freedoms in the name of religious morality. Yet science, European law, and the majority of women and men in...
Communication of 4 June 2025 to the European Parliament I am here at the request of the European Association of Free Thought [AEPL] as an expert on housing aid and as President of the Solidarité Logement association. Solidarité Logement...
"Moving forward together: a bolder, simpler, faster Union" Each year the Commission adopts its work programme, which lists the new policies and legislative initiatives it will be proposing to the legislative and budgetary authority,...
- STATEMENT BY THE EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF FREE THINKING - AEPL has noted with interest the recent statement by COMECE calling for the creation of a coordinator for the prevention of anti-Christian hatred...
What kind of Europe for the next five-year period 2024-2029? Part II The European Commission. It is naturally within the framework of this strategic programme that the political guidelines for the next European Commission 2024-2029 were set out, in the speech entitled "...
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...
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