Tag: europe

  • Arguments submitted at Europe’s top human rights court on COVID worship ban

    Arguments submitted at Europe’s top human rights court on COVID worship ban

    Strasbourg (28 July 2023) – Are blanket bans on public worship compatible with the international human right to the communal exercise of religious freedom? This is the question brought by former EU Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief, Dr. Ján Figeľ, who has filed a challenge at the European Court of Human Rights…

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  • Is there a place for cultural heritage in Europe?

    Is there a place for cultural heritage in Europe?

    Ján Figel’— Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture, and YouthEuropean Heritage Heads ForumBratislava, 28 May 2009 Dear President, Ladies and Gentlemen,The present stage of Europe’s process of integration has a paradoxical side. TheEU has become home to close to half a billion people; its GDP ranks first in theworld; but some lament that we do not…

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