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, (...)
On 4th December, the COMECE (Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union) asked for the appointment of an EU Coordinator on combating anti-Christian hatred during a conference held in the European Parliament. The COMECE representative based this demand on « the right to freedom of religion, as well as (...)
On 16 November 2024, the writer Boualem Sansal was arrested at Algiers airport by the Algerian authorities. Since then, he has been held in completely arbitrary conditions. He has been denied the assistance of his lawyer, François Zimeray, who was refused a visa by the Algerian government. While he is (...)
Today, 10 December, is the anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,Rights, whose values of freedom, equality and solidarity are shared by secularism. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a “common standard of achievement for all peoples”. It is not addressed solely to States, but (...)
By the Libre-Pensée romande (Switzerland) Mussolini, doctor Honoris causa IN LAUSANNE While the city of Lausanne was on several occasions the stage, from certain historical points of view, for the preparation and signing of major international peace treaties, the University of its canton is also associated with the disturbing and (...)
The many polemics surrounding the Pope’s visit to Belgium on 26-29th September showed just how problematic the blurring of the lines between head of state and religious leader can be. Whether on the place of women in society, Belgian legislation on voluntary termination of pregnancy, the superiority of divine justice (...)
Freedom of conscience is recognised by all international human rights conventions. This freedom includes the right to change one’s religion or belief, or to have none at all. In several European countries, churches keep the personal details of their former members who have exercised their freedom of conscience by leaving (...)
In “Les empires contre-attaquent. Défendre le socle laïque”, François Finck presents us with a geopolitical picture of the nationalist and imperialist threats at work in the world. François Finck holds a doctorate in law from Strasbourg University and has taught at a number of European universities. He is currently in (...)
Six recent books provide an overview of the reaffirmation of Catholic, Muslim and Jewish religio-political identities in France. These studies describe realities. But they obviously do not give a complete picture of the human groups studied. Within each group, people living their convictions peacefully are massively represented. It is the (...)
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