We are a network of organisations from various European countries which share the same struggle for secularist values: freedom, equality and solidarity. We are committed to the promotion and defence of secularism, a universal principle guaranteeing individual freedoms and peaceful coexistence of philosophical opinions and religious convictions.
These values are under threat. It is more necessary than ever for the secularist movement to make its own voice heard in Europe.
The European Secularist Network aims to represent secular positions with European institutions and international organisations.
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Inaugural conference of the Secularist Group in the European Parliament – European Secularist Network 8 July 2025, European Parliament, Strasbourg At the invitation of Estelle Ceulemans, MEP In recent years, far-right political forces have been gaining ground once again, threatening the European project. Where these parties are in power, they (...)
The Hungarian Atheist Association (Magyar Ateista Társaság, MAT), based in Budapest, joins the European Secularist Network. The Association’s aim is to secure the equal rights and treatment of Atheists in Hungary, and to fight for secularism to ensure the survival of the rule of law and democracy. We strive for (...)
Ten years ago today, on 7th January 2015, the team of Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical weekly newspaper, was slaughtered by terrorists acting in the name of radical Islamism. The European Secularist Network pays tribute to the 12 persons who fell on that tragic day: Charlie Hebdo cartoonists Cabu, Wolinski, (...)
