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Erna Hennicot-Schoepges MEP (EPP-ED, Luxembourg), European Parliament rapporteur on the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008, organised a hearing on Cultural Diversity, Religions and Dialogue. The hearing was opened by the Vice-Chairman of the EPP-ED Group Gunnar Hökmark MEP (EPP-ED, Sweden) and Ján Figel´, EU Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Youth.

The hearing took place on 10 January 2008. The first session was entitled 'Respect for EU Values - Living Together', and the second 'Europe facing Religious Pluralism'.

Rapporteur of the European Parliament's report on the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008 is Erna Hennicot-Schoepges MEP. Academics from Luxembourg, Germany, France, Italy, Czech Republic, and Bosnia and Herzegovina participated in the hearing.

The event was broadcast live on the EPP-ED website


Press release:

11/01/2007

Interkultureller Dialog funktioniert nicht ohne solide Basis/ Le dialogue interculturel ne fonctionne pas sans une base solide. Erna Hennicot-Schoepges, MdPE

Video: Intercultural Dialogue

Speakers' contributions  (Microsoft Word)

Erna Hennicot-Schoepges MEP (preface)
     
Erna Hennicot-Schoepges MEP (speech)
     
Gunnar Hökmark MEP (speech)
     
Ján Figel' (speech)
     
Edmond Israel (speech)
     
Bekir Alboğa (speech)
     
Bérangère Massignon (speech)
     
Marko Ivan Rupnik (speech)
     
Tomáš Halík Th.D. (speech)
     

Programme

Photos of the meeting

	European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008 official Website
	Website of Culture and Education Committee
	EPP-ED Website of Culture and Education Committee
	Website of Erna Hennicot-Schoepges MEP
	Website of Gunnar Hökmark MEP