European Pariament, Room ASP 3E2, 9:30-12:30
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE AS AN ENHANCING TOOL FOR
CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND RECONCILIATION IN THE EUROPEAN INTEGRATION PROCESS
CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND RECONCILIATION IN THE EUROPEAN INTEGRATION PROCESS
Tuesday, 26 January 2016
9:30-12:30
Room ASP 3E2
European Parliament
Brussels
9:30-12:30
Room ASP 3E2
European Parliament
Brussels
9:30 Opening
Antonio Tajani MEP, First Vice-President of the European Parliament
9:45 Session One: Albania, a land of coexistence
Follow-up of the International Meeting of Prayer for Peace in Tirana
Chair: György Hölvényi MEP, Co-Chairman of the Working Group on Intercultural Relations and Interreligious Dialogue of the EPP Group, Member of the EU-Albania Parliamentary Delegation
Interventions:
- Mgr. Ramiro Moliner Inglés, Apostolic Nuncio from Tirana
- H.E. Andon Merdani, Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania
- Ali Zajmi, Vice President of the Muslim Community of Albania
- Erion Veliaj, Mayor of Tirana
- Thomas Schrapel, Head of Konrad Adenauer Foundation Office in Tirana
- Alberto Quattrucci, Secretary General of People and Religions, Community of Sant'Egidio
10:40 Discussion opened by Monika Hohlmeier MEP, Coordinator of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Member of the EUAlbania Parliamentary Delegation
11:10 Session Two: 30 years of the Spirit of Assisi and its fruit
Chair: Jan Olbrycht MEP, Co-Chairman of the Working Group on Intercultural Relations and Interreligious Dialogue, Head of the Polish Delegation of the EPP Group, Member of the EU-Montenegro Parliamentary Delegation
Interventions:
- Alojz Peterle MEP, Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Chairman of the EU-FYROM Parliamentary Delegation
- Mohammad Sammak, Secretary General of the National Committee for Islamic-Christian Dialogue in Lebanon
- Oded Wiener, Consultant of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel on Interfaith and Religious Affairs
- Fessaha Al Ghanesh, NGO Gandhi
- Jan De Volder, Cusanus Chair 'Religion, Conflict and Peace' at the Catholic University of Louvain, Community of Sant'Egidio
12:00 Discussion opened by Mairead McGuinness MEP, Vice-President of the European Parliament, Vice-Chairwoman of the EU-Montenegro Parliamentary Delegation
12:30 End of conference