JÁN FIGEĽ
The First Slovak
European Commissioner
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Schuman Plan 2.0 for lasting peace in Europe and for a new West-East Community
Peace in Europe is needed and possible. It is the basis of stability, the goal of security and a precondition for prosperity of countries. On May 9, 1950, the then French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman came up with a plan to create the European Coal and Steel Community as an offer to defeated Germany and…
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Keynote Address by Ján Figeľ – Religious Freedom and EU-Pakistan Relations
This keynote address by Ján Figeľ, former EU Commissioner and the first EU Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the European Union, was delivered during a side event at the 58th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on 26 March 2025. The event, titled “Human…
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Schuman Declaration 2.0: A great deal for peace, security and prosperity
Peace in Europe is needed and possible. It is the basis of stability, the goal of security and a precondition for prosperity. On May 9, 1950, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman devised a plan to create the European Coal and Steel Community as an offer to defeated Germany and other countries. It was a surprise…
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Slovakia’s path to the EU. Important Information for Ukraine on the path to the EU.
Today, we were visited by Jan Figel, the former chief negotiator of the Slovak Republic for EU accession. This person’s experience is especially valuable to us, because some of the challenges we currently face on our path to the European Union are very similar to those that Mr. Figel had to overcome during the negotiation…
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Peace Foundation of Stability, EU Must Become Its Contributor
The foundation of stability is peace and the European Union (EU) shouldn’t only be its consumer, but also its contributor, former European commissioner and Slovakia’s erstwhile chief negotiator with the EU Jan Figel has stated in an interview for the Ukrainian EuroSapiens programme. Kiev/Bratislava, February 6 (TASR) – The foundation of stability is peace and…
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Ján Figeľ’s Speech for the Faith and Freedom Summit IV in Panama City on 24 September 2024
https://faithandfreedomsummit.com
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Ján Figeľ’s Speech for the Faith and Freedom Summit IV in Panama City on 24 September 2024
https://faithandfreedomsummit.com
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MCC Feszt 2024 Kicks Off With Fascinating Discussion About the European Parliamentary Elections
A backstage view of the panellists and the moderator at the first panel discussion of the MCC Feszt 2024 Tamás Gyurkovits/Hungarian Conservative The fourth edition of MCC Feszt in Esztergom, Hungary is taking place between 1 and 3 August this year. Director General Zoltán Szalai said in his opening address that they are hopeful they…
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Freedom and Dignity | Ján Figeľ on EWTN
Hear from the EU’s first Religious Freedom envoy on Europe’s inadequate efforts to protect religious freedom, as he visited the Vatican to discuss human dignity.