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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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ISIS’ destruction to cost $200 million to rebuild Iraq’s Christians villages
Read more: ISIS’ destruction to cost $200 million to rebuild Iraq’s Christians villagesChristian villages need $200 million (about 188 million euros) to facilitate their reconstruction in Iraq’s Nineveh Plain, according to the Pontifical Foundation ‘Aid to the Church in Need’. More than 12,000 houses have been vandalized by the cutthroats of ISIS in twelve Christian villages, including Qaraqosh, Batnaya, Bartella in the Nineveh Plain, where 669 of…
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Figel reappointed as EU Special Envoy on religious freedom
Read more: Figel reappointed as EU Special Envoy on religious freedomThe EU’s first ever Special Envoy for the promotion of religion or belief outside the EU has been reappointed to another 12-month term. Ján Figeľ, a former Commissioner and Slovak politician, became the EU’s inaugural such envoy a year ago, in an announcement at a special ceremony at the Vatican with Jean-Claude Juncker and Pope…
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Ján Figeľ: Ako ubližujeme prenasledovaným kresťanom? Ľahostajnosťou, nevedomosťou a strachom
Read more: Ján Figeľ: Ako ubližujeme prenasledovaným kresťanom? Ľahostajnosťou, nevedomosťou a strachomOd mája 2016 je osobitným vyslancom Európskej únie pre podporu náboženskej slobody a vyznania vo svete. Cesta+ sa s ním rozprávala o tom, v ktorých krajinách je prenasledovanie najhoršie, čo môže urobiť konkrétny veriaci Slovák pre trpiacich bratov a sestry a v čom je funkcia osobitného veľvyslanca nápomocná v dnešnom svete. Ján Figeľ. Čo je…
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Ako ubližujeme prenasledovaným kresťanom? Ľahostajnosťou, nevedomosťou a strachom
Read more: Ako ubližujeme prenasledovaným kresťanom? Ľahostajnosťou, nevedomosťou a strachomOd mája 2016 je osobitným vyslancom Európskej únie pre podporu náboženskej slobody a vyznania vo svete. Cesta+ sa s ním rozprávala o tom, v ktorých krajinách je prenasledovanie najhoršie, čo môže urobiť konkrétny veriaci Slovák pre trpiacich bratov a sestry a v čom je funkcia osobitného veľvyslanca nápomocná v dnešnom svete. Ján Figeľ. Snímka: Zaujímavý…
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Mečiarove amnestie by mali zrušiť priamo občania. V referende o ústavnom zákone
Read more: Mečiarove amnestie by mali zrušiť priamo občania. V referende o ústavnom zákoneKedy, ak nie teraz, sa má najvyššia ústavná inštitúcia štátu obrátiť na občanov pri prelomovej otázke korekcie a potvrdenia Slovenskej republiky ako demokratického a právneho štátu? Smrť prezidenta Michala Kováča, úspešný film Únos, vyhlásenia expertov a osobností a občianska petícia naštartovali spoločenský pohyb a tlak na zrušenie Mečiarových amnestií, ktorý prináša novú nádej. Protagonisti i doterajší oponenti sa zjednotili pri postoji…
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European envoy on freedom of religion or belief: Sudanese partners open to dialogue on religious diversity
Read more: European envoy on freedom of religion or belief: Sudanese partners open to dialogue on religious diversityJan Figel, Special Envoy for the Promotion of Freedom of Religion or Belief outside the European Union, visited Sudan from the March 14 to 17, 2017 KHARTOUM, Sudan, March 20, 2017/APO/ — Jan Figel, Special Envoy for the Promotion of Freedom of Religion or Belief outside the European Union, visited Sudan from the March 14…
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EU envoy asks Sudanese lawmakers about churches demolition
Read more: EU envoy asks Sudanese lawmakers about churches demolitionMarch 16, 2017 (KHARTOUM) – The European Union Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion Jan Figel has asked Sudanese legislators about the situation of Christians in the country and the demolition of some churches. Following the secession of South Sudan in 2011, seven former Sudanese dioceses moved to South Sudan leaving only…
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EU envoy on religious freedom: ‘Indifference, ignorance and fear’ are terror’s greatest allies
Read more: EU envoy on religious freedom: ‘Indifference, ignorance and fear’ are terror’s greatest alliesTo mark his first anniversary in the role as the EU’s inaugural Special Envoy for the Freedom of Religion or Belief Outside the EU, EURACTIV.com interviewed Ján Figeľ about the headscarf ban, Islamist terrorism and growing up Catholic in a communist state. Ján Figeľ will also be speaking at EURACTIV’s Freedom of religion and belief…
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SUDAN: EU ENVOY CALLS FOR PRESIDENTIAL PARDON
Read more: SUDAN: EU ENVOY CALLS FOR PRESIDENTIAL PARDONChristian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) welcomes the call by the European Union (EU) Special Envoy for the Promotion of Freedom of Religion or Belief outside the European Union for a presidential pardon for two men who are facing 12 years in prison in Sudan. Jan Figel raised the case of Reverend Hassan Abduraheem and Mr Abdulmonem…
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European envoy on freedom of religion or belief: Sudanese partners open to dialogue on religious diversity
Read more: European envoy on freedom of religion or belief: Sudanese partners open to dialogue on religious diversityJan Figel, Special Envoy for the Promotion of Freedom of Religion or Belief outside the European Union, visited Sudan from the March 14 to 17, 2017 KHARTOUM, Sudan, March 20, 2017/APO/ — Jan Figel, Special Envoy for the Promotion of Freedom of Religion or Belief outside the European Union, visited Sudan from the March 14…
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