Le droit à l’objection de conscience en Europe: Analyse de la situation actuelle
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The Right to Conscientious Objection in Europe: A review of the current situation
Aware of the fact that conscientious objectors are still treated harshly in some European countries and that the right to conscientious objection is not even recognized in all the member states of the Council of Europe, the Quaker Council for European Affairs commissioned this report to highlight the problems which still remain in Europe with …
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Briefing oaper: EU asylum and immigration policy
Briefing Paper 1 Gradually the development of the free movement of people within the European Union has given rise to concerns about the differences between the national immigration and asylum systems of the Member States. Throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, political discussions surrounded the creation of common or coordinated systems of immigration control. …
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Briefing paper: the European Union and peacebuilding
Briefing Paper 1 This paper is a basic introduction to the role of the EU in Peacebuilding, specifically in the prevention of violent conflicts (which is often referred to as conflict prevention). The EU can be viewed as a peace project helping Western Europe to develop peacefully and prosperously. The EU states that “European Countries …
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From QIAR to QCEA
A report on the first 25 years of QCEA’s work. Read From QIAR to QCEA (pdf – 5974kB) >>
Briefing paper: the European Union Constitutional Treaty
Briefing Paper 1 The European Union has developed over a number of decades. This development has been characterised by the agreement of a series of Treaties concluded between the Member States. At the point at which a new Member State joined that Member State had to accede to the existing Treaties. Read “The European Union …
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QCEA Annual Report 2003
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Briefing paper: the Future of Europe — spiritual values and citizenship
To make an input into the Future of Europe debate, QCEA has decided to consult Quakers across Europe by running seminars and a conference. The feedback from these efforts will be used to produce a report entitled a ‘Quaker View of Europe’, which will be used as a submission to the Convention, but will also …
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Briefing paper: the militarisation of the European Union
Background – the Context of the Convention on the Future of Europe The Convention on the Future of Europe was launched by Heads of State at the Nice Summit in December 2000 to prepare for changes in the Treaties in 2004. The idea is to bring together in on transparent, simplified and accessible document the …
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Values Matter: Quakers reflect on Europe
Quakers have been concerned about Europe for more than 300 years. In 1693 William Penn, an early Quaker, published his Essay Towards the Present and Future Peace of Europe. This was the first publication in the English language to suggest the idea if the nation-states of Europe co-operating in a “Parliament or State of Europe”. As Penn …