7th Dialogue between the Orthodox Church and the EPP-ED Group
Istanbul, 16-17 October 2003

Representatives of Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches, and the EPP-ED Group in European Parliament welcomed the symbolic importance of the second preamble to the Constitution, drawing inspiration from the cultural, religious and humanist tradition of Europe. They asked the Intergovernmental Conference to recall Europe's biblical roots in the preamble. This is one of the main conclusions of the Seventh Dialogue between the Orthodox Church and the Group of the European People's Party and European Democrats which took place in Istanbul on 16 and 17 October 2003.


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17/10/2003: Orthodox churches insist on religious heritage in European Constitution  16/10/2003: EPP-ED Group 7th Dialogue with the Orthodox Church in Istanbul: Religious values in the new European Constitution  10/10/2003: The 7th Dialogue between the Orthodox Church and the EPP-ED Group to focus on the New Europe after 2004  07/02/2003: Rencontre du PPE-DE avec le Patriarche Oecuménique

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