EPPSP
The European Parliament Platform for Secularism in Politics is a cross party working group of Members of the European Parliament. The Platform addresses issues relating to the relationship between religion, philosophical convictions and politics. The EPPSP organises public meetings on a regular basis in order to discuss a wide range of policy issues, such as education, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), development aid, research and ethics, freedom of speech, LGBTI rights and women's rights. Representatives from both civil society and the EU institutions play an active role in the debates and initiatives coming out of the Platform.
It is to be noted that, on the very day before the meeting took place, we received a message from Sophie in’t Veld’s office to inform us there were changes in the planned list of contributors. We had had no news on the subject for days, but there seemed to be problems, since important names disappeared, such as Caroline Fourest’s, a well-known French advocate of secularism, and that of a representative of UOIF, a prominent French conservative Muslim network…
J'ai pris part ce 25 février dans les locaux du Parlement européen à Bruxelles à une conférence-débat sur "Liberté d'expression : le droit au blasphème ?", organisée par deux eurodéputées : Sophie in't Veld (NL) et Virginie Rozière (FR), qui co-président la Plateforme du Parlement européen pour la laïcité en politique (EPPSP).