JÁN FIGEĽ
First Slovak European Commissioner
First Special Envoy for Religious Freedom outside the EU
Founder of European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
President of Forum for Religious Freedom-Europe (FOREF)
Key Domains of My Lifelong Engagement
Slovakia
My Homeland
Religious Freedom
and Human Dignity and Rights
Europe – Peace, Integration and Innovation
Marriage
and Family
Christian Democracy
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Premárnená šanca na obranu základných slobôd. Ako ESĽP zamietol prípad zákazu bohoslužieb
Read more: Premárnená šanca na obranu základných slobôd. Ako ESĽP zamietol prípad zákazu bohoslužiebSudcovia chceli ísť ľahkou cestou a vydali sa do slepej uličky. Rozhodnutie Európskeho súdu pre ľudské práva z minulého týždňa predstavuje vytriezvujúci moment v boji za obranu základných slobôd v celej Európe. Súd odmietol rozhodnúť o podstate mojej námietky voči plošným zákazom bohoslužieb na Slovensku z obdobia pandémie covidu-19 a vyhlásil prípad za neprípustný z…
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フィゲル氏：「統一教会事件は日本における宗教の自由への脅威を浮き彫りにしている」
Read more: フィゲル氏：「統一教会事件は日本における宗教の自由への脅威を浮き彫りにしている」ヤン・フィゲル氏は1960年、旧チェコスロバキアに生まれた。2004年から2009年まで欧州委員を務め、2010年から2012年にはスロバキアの副首相を歴任。さらに2009年から2016年までキリスト教民主運動の党首を務めた。2016年には、EU域外担当の初代欧州連合（EU）宗教または信条の自由特使に就任。現在は「欧州信教の自由フォーラム（FOREF）」の会長を務めている。
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A Missed Chance To Defend Core Freedoms: ECHR Rejects Worship Ban Case
Read more: A Missed Chance To Defend Core Freedoms: ECHR Rejects Worship Ban CaseLast week’s decision from the European Court of Human Rights marks a sobering moment in the struggle to defend fundamental freedoms across Europe. The Court declined to rule on the substance of my challenge to Slovakia’s blanket COVID-19 era worship bans, declaring the case inadmissible on the grounds that I could not be considered a…
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ESĽP zamietol žalobu Figeľa pre obmedzovanie náboženskej slobody počas pandémie
Read more: ESĽP zamietol žalobu Figeľa pre obmedzovanie náboženskej slobody počas pandémieIde o druhý prípad, keď ESĽP odmietol rozhodovať o sťažnostiach na pandemické opatrenia. Právnici rozsudok označujú za potvrdenie tendenčnosti inštitúcie. Európsky súd pre ľudské práva (ESĽP) zamietol žalobu Jána Figeľa, ktorý napadol zákaz verejného slávenia bohoslužieb na Slovensku počas pandémie. Súd so sídlom v Štrasburgu rozhodol, že sa prípadom nebude zaoberať, keďže podľa neho nebolo…
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Figeľ vs. Slovensko: náboženská sloboda ustupuje covidovým opatreniam
Read more: Figeľ vs. Slovensko: náboženská sloboda ustupuje covidovým opatreniamFigeľ vs. Slovensko: náboženská sloboda ustupuje covidovým opatreniam Rozhodnutie Európskeho súdu pre ľudské práva vo veciach potláčania náboženskej slobody počas pandémie obsahuje zvláštne prvky, pri ktorých sa musí občan pýtať, či súd ide proti vlastnej judikatúre z minulosti, alebo sa odmieta dotknúť témy Covidu-19. Pandémia vírusu Covid-19 priniesla mnohé obmedzujúce opatrenia po celom svete, ktoré…
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Figeľ: “The Unification Church Case Highlights the Threat to Religious Freedom in Japan”
Read more: Figeľ: “The Unification Church Case Highlights the Threat to Religious Freedom in Japan”By Bitter Winter Jan Figeľ was born in 1960 in the former Czechoslovakia. He served as European Commissioner from 2004 to 2009, Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia from 2010 to 2012, and later as Chairman of the Christian Democratic Movement (2009–2016). In 2016 he became the first EU Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or…
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European Court rejects religious freedom case over Covid worship bans
Read more: European Court rejects religious freedom case over Covid worship bansThe European Court of Human Rights has dismissed a complaint brought by former EU special envoy Jan Figel challenging Slovakia’s bans on communal worship during the pandemic. The Strasbourg-based court ruled the case inadmissible, saying it was not clear how Figel was personally affected by the restrictions and that he could not therefore be regarded…
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How to Build a Sustainable Peace in Europe?
Read more: How to Build a Sustainable Peace in Europe?Dialogue between two former European commissionners: Ján Figel’ and Mariya Gabriel. On 8 September 2025, The Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe, in collaboration with the Jean Monnet Association, welcomed Ján Figel’ (Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the Clementy Schuman Legacy Foundation, former Member of the European Commission, former Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia) and…
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European Court Dismisses Challenge to Slovakia’s COVID Worship Bans
Read more: European Court Dismisses Challenge to Slovakia’s COVID Worship BansStrasbourg (4 September 2025) – In a disappointing decision for religious freedom, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled Dr. Ján Figeľ’s challenge to Slovakia’s sweeping bans on communal worship during the COVID-19 pandemic inadmissible. The Court concluded that it would not rule on the merits of Figeľs challenge because it was not sufficiently clear how Figeľ himself was negatively impacted by the measures taken…
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JAPAN – Religious Freedom at Risk, Warns Former EU Envoy
Read more: JAPAN – Religious Freedom at Risk, Warns Former EU EnvoyThe Dissolution of the Family Federation is “Arbitrary” Jan Figeľ, Former EU Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief, Warns Japan Against Ignoring UN Recommendations Sekai NippoSeptember 2–3, 2025By Yosuke Yamazaki – US Correspondent of Sekai Nippo (World Times) Jan Figeľ was born in 1960 in the former Czechoslovakia. He served as European Commissioner…
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