XXI Annual EPP Group intercultural dialogue with churches and religious institutions, Mafra - Hoofdinhoud
datum | 18 oktober 2018 09:00 - 19 oktober 2018 12:45 |
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plaats | Mafra, Portugal |
organisatie | Fractie Europese Volkspartij (EVP) i |
What kind of Europe do we want? Time for vision and solutions
The XXI Annual EPP Group Intercultural Dialogue with Churches and Religious Institutions will be held in an inspirational place near Lisbon in Ericeira, Portugal, from 17-19 October 2018. With a stimulating content: What kind of Europe do we want? - Time for vision and solutions, the debates will mainly focus on rethinking Europe, the role of the family, youth, education and how peace and security can be maintained in Europe and the world. The event is organised in the form of a ‘dialogue’ between European and national politicians, Church leaders, experts and religious representatives, in order to enable an open and honest discussion between speakers and participants of different cultural, religious, geographic and linguistic backgrounds.
Event Timetable
Thursday
Friday
Thursday
09:00
Opening Session
Speakers
Hélder Sousa Silva, Mayor of Mafra
José Silvano, Secretary General of PSD
Assunção Cristas, President of the CDS-PP
Paulo RANGEL, Vice-Chairman of the EPP Group in the European Parliament (EP)
György HÖLVÉNYI, Co-Chairman of the EPP Group Working Group on Intercultural Relations and Interreligious Dialogue
Jan OLBRYCHT, Co-Chairman of the EPP Group Working Group on Intercultural Relations and Interreligious Dialogue
Session I: Rethinking Europe
Chair
Speakers
Paulo RANGEL, Vice-Chairman of the EPP Group in the EP
Interventions
Speakers
Olivier Poquillon OP, General Secretary, Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the EU (COMECE)
Jarka Chloupková, Director of Research, Bussola Institute
Nektarios Ioannou, Archimandrite, Representative of the Committee of the Representatives of the Orthodox Churches in the European Union (CROCEU)
Henrique Mota, Moderator of the radio programme "And God created the Universe..."
Natan Peres, Rabbi of the Comunidade Israelita de Lisboa
Daniel Bodnár, President of the Milton Friedman University
Discussion
Speakers
Sofia RIBEIRO, Portuguese Delegation of the EPP Group in the EP
Friday
Session II: Youth, Family and Education
Chair
Speakers
Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Vice-Chairwoman of the EPP Group in the EP
Interventions
Speakers
Miguel Ángel Sancho Gargallo, President of the European Foundation 'Society and Education'
Antoine Renard, President of the Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe
Emmanuel Pisani OP, Director of the Institut des Sciences et de Théologie des Religions de Paris
Maximos Pafilis, Archimandrite, Representative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
Raquel Vaz-Pinto, Researcher and expert in Religion and International Relations, IPRI-Univ. Nova of Lisbon
Discussion
Speakers
György HÖLVÉNYI, Co-Chairman of the EPP Working Group on Intercultural Relations and Interreligious Dialogue
Session III: Peace and Security
Chair
Speakers
Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE, Chair of the Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula, Chair of the parliamentary working Group on Christians in the Middle East in the European Parliament, Former Minister of State in France
Interventions
Speakers
Graça Franco, Director of Radio Renascença
Eric Gozlan, Executive Director of the Union of Peoples for Peace
Felipe Pathé Duarte, Professor at Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa
Discussion
Speakers
Jan OLBRYCHT, Co-Chairman of the EPP Working Group on Intercultural Relations and Interreligious Dialogue
Closing Session
Speakers
Jan OLBRYCHT, Co-Chairman of the EPP Group Working Group on Intercultural Relations and Interreligious Dialogue
György HÖLVÉNYI, Co-Chairman of the EPP Group Working Group on Intercultural Relations and Interreligious Dialogue
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