English 
Slovenčina 
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
Latest in the news
-
Morality and public values
Read more: Morality and public valuesSeminar “Religion and Politics in the EU—New Challenges,New Responsibilities”Brussels, 3 March 2008 1 Introduction Many thanks for your kind invitation.I would like to congratulate the Centre for European Studies and theKonrad–Adenauer–Stiftung for their initiative to provide this opportunity ofdebate on the relationship between religion and politics.It is very symbolic, that the newly established CES opens…
-
Youth policies in Europe and beyond
Read more: Youth policies in Europe and beyond“PanDanubia” Youth ConferenceVienna, 8 February 2008 Distinguished Guests,Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to thank the PanEuropa organisation for their kindinvitation. It is a pleasure for me to take part in this conference.As you know, my portfolio as European Commissioner includes,apart from youth, education, training and culture. In this capacity, oneof my main objectives is…
-
Konferencia k vstupu Slovenskej republiky do eurozóny
Read more: Konferencia k vstupu Slovenskej republiky do eurozónyPodujatie organizované NR SRBratislava, 18. január 2008 ÚvodĎakujem za pozvanie na túto parlamentnú konferenciu o vstupeSlovenska do eurozóny. Považujem za veľmi dôležité, keď sa naspoločnom fóre stretnú a spolu diskutujú hlavní predstavitelia legislatívy,exekutívy, regiónov a zástupcovia bánk, spotrebiteľskýcha podnikateľských asociácií a združení. Zároveň je veľmi prínosné vypočuťsi skúsenosti tých ľudí, ktorí sa v nedávnej minulosti…
-
EPP-ED Hearing on Cultural Diversity, Religions and Dialogue
Read more: EPP-ED Hearing on Cultural Diversity, Religions and DialogueBrussels, 10 January 2008 Mr Vice-Chairman, Mrs Hennicot-Schoepges,Distinguished Members of Parliament, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for a very warm welcome. I want to express gratitude to the Groupand Members of the Parliament, specially to those of them connected toEducation and Culture Committee, for organising this not only hearing but Ithink dialogue, which is important…
-
Informácia o Legislatívnom a pracovnom programe Európskej komisie na rok 2007
Read more: Informácia o Legislatívnom a pracovnom programe Európskej komisie na rok 2007Národná rada Slovenskej republikyBratislava 15. decembra 2006 Vážený pán predseda,Vážený pán podpredseda vlády,Ctené dámy poslankyne, vážení páni poslanci, Je mi cťou tu po istom čase stáť. Miesto je mi dôverne známe, alenaposledy som tu bol v apríli 2004. Rád som prijal teda vaše pozvanie vystúpiťtu ako člen Európskej komisie po prvýkrát s agendou, ktorá by…
-
Towards an EU strategy against violence in sport
Read more: Towards an EU strategy against violence in sportBrussels, 28 November 2007 Secretary of State,Honourable Members of the European Parliament,Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is an honour for me to open today’s conference. I would liketo welcome many distinguished guests who have kindly accepted ourinvitation to share their views and experience with us.Your insight is going to be extremely important for us…
-
Valuing Learning through the European Qualifications Framework
Read more: Valuing Learning through the European Qualifications FrameworkPresidency conference “Valuing Learning”Lisbon, 26 November 2007 Related posts: Integration of adolescents with a migration background into European society VET in Europe: taking stock and planning the future Vision for Mobility beyond 2010 Towards an EU strategy against violence in sport International Conference Urges Support for Religious Freedom and Human Rights 17. november je povzbudením…
-
Inštitucionálna reforma EÚ: výsledky a dôsledky Lisabonskej zmluvy
Read more: Inštitucionálna reforma EÚ: výsledky a dôsledky Lisabonskej zmluvyPríhovor na konferencii organizovanej Úradom vlády SR, ZastúpenímEurópskej komisie a Slovenskou spoločnosťou pre zahraničnú politikuBratislava, 19. november 2007 Vážené dámy a páni,milí hostia, európsky integračný proces je postupným formovaním zmluvnéhospoločenstva štátov, ale aj ľudského spoločenstva Európy. Tento procesnie je priamočiary a bezproblémový, ale som presvedčený, že napriekťažkostiam a hľadaniam (ba práve preto) postupujúci dopredu. Tentoproces…
-
The European Union and World Sustainable Development
Read more: The European Union and World Sustainable DevelopmentGlobal Jean Monnet Conference 2007Brussels, 5 November 2007 Dear President Gil Robles,Distinguished Professors, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure for me to open this Global Jean Monnet Conference. Butfirst, I would like to greet the many Jean Monnet professors who have madetheir way to Brussels today. My message to you is that the European…
-
White Paper on sport
Read more: White Paper on sportEU Sport Ministers meetingLisbon, 25 October 2007 Dear Ministers,Dear Delegates, It is a pleasure to be in Lisbon again and especially today,because we are starting to write a new chapter for sport in Europe.Just before the summer break, the White Paper on Sport wasadopted by the European Commission and presented to EU SportDirectors. This landmark…
Filter by language
Any Language
Български
Česky
Deutsch
English
Español
Français
Hrvatski / Srpski
Italiano
Magyar
Nederlands
Polski
Русский
Український
日本語