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Putin's Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022.
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Publié le 14/11/2025
Résumé exécutif Message clé : l’avortement n’est pas une opinion, c’est un droit. L’ECLJ et ses alliés veulent restreindre les libertés des femmes au nom d’une morale religieuse. Pourtant, la science, le droit européen, et la majorité des citoyennes et...
Publié le 20/06/2025
Communication du 4 juin 2025 au Parlement Européen Je suis ici à la demande de l’Association européenne de la pensée libre [AEPL] en tant qu’expert pour l’aide au logement, et en tant que président de l’association Solidarité Logement. Solidarité Logement...
Publié le 10/04/2025
« Avancer ensemble : une Union plus audacieuse, plus simple, plus rapide » Chaque année la Commission adopte son programme de travail, qui liste les nouvelles politiques ainsi que les initiatives législatives qu’elle va proposer à l’autorité législative et budgétaire ,...
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Published on 15/03/2024
Some photos taken at the AEPL conference on 9 March 2024 Photos by Nathalie Houlmont (Etalle, Belgium)
Published on 11/03/2024
Speech by the Belgian Minister of Defence, Mrs Ludivine Dedonder, at the AEPL conference on 9 March 2024
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?
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...
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...
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...
Publié le 01/02/2025
– PRISE DE POSITION DE L’ASSOCIATION EUROPEENNE DE LA PENSEE LIBRE – Monsieur le Premier Ministre, Le contexte actuel nĂ©cessite de rĂ©flĂ©chir Ă une nouvelle stratĂ©gie en matière de DĂ©fense et de SouverainetĂ© de l’UE, qui passerait par la constitution...
Publié le 20/12/2024
Communication le 10 dĂ©cembre 2024 de notre Past President au Parlement EuropĂ©en, qui avait invitĂ© 8 confĂ©renciers d’organisations participant au dialogue article 17 du TFUE. On peut regretter, une fois de plus, que seulement 2 organisations Ă©taient philosophiques et non...
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...
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