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Dialogue with Orthodox Church
Iasi, Romania
16-17 October 2008

XIth Dialogue between the Orthodox Churches and the EPP-ED Group Marian-Jean Marinescu MEP (Romania), Vice-Chairman of the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament and Coordinator of the Dialogue (in the middle), HE Metropolitan Emmanuel, Archbishop of France, Representative of the Ecumenical Patriarch to the EU (on the left), and HE Teofan, Archbishop and Metropolitan, the Metropolitanate of Moldovia and Bucovina

 Ensuring peace and prosperity in Europe and the peaceful co-existence and conciliation among cultures and religious beliefs for all people was the focus of the XI Orthodox Dialogue Conference between the Orthodox Church and the EPP-ED Group. This year the Dialogue took place in Iasi, Romania on 16 - 17 October.

Representatives of the Orthodox Church, Islam and Judaism and members of the Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats, explored the potential of religion and of inter-religious dialogue as an instrument of conflict resolution. They also discussed the future direction of the Dialogue, how to maintain peace and prosperity in Europe and how common values can be used as a tool of reconciliation.


Press release:
17/10/2008 Common values: key contributions to peace and prosperity. Marian-Jean Marinescu MEP en
14/10/2008 XI Orthodox Dialogue in Romania: Programme en

XIth Dialogue between the Orthodox Churches and the EPP-ED Group l-r: Doris Pack MEP (EPP-ED, Germany), Chairwoman of the EP Delegation for relations with the countries of South-East Europe, Emil Boc, Chairman of Democrat-Liberal Party, Romania, Iosif Pop, Metropolitan for Western and Meridional Europe, Patriarchate of Romania, Marian-Jean Marinescu MEP (Romania), Vice-Chairman of the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament and Coordinator of the Dialogue, and HE Metropolitan Michael of Austria
 Video: "Eleventh Dialogue between the Orthodox Church and the EPP-ED Group
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