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Politics in Jesus' footsteps

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Andre RouvoetFriday 12 December 2008 18:58 December 3 some 400 parliamentarians gathered in Brussels for what has become the second largest gathering of Christian parliamentarians in the world, the European Prayer Breakfast. Among the speakers was Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands and leader of the Christian Union party, André Rouvoet. full story

Climate should be an issue in Development Aid

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ppfkleinafbeeldingMonday 01 December 2008 17:25 In the Netherlands' development policy, too little attention is payed to climate preservation, the Youth of the Christian Union party says. "Choices need to be made." The youth organisation of the Christian Union party, PerspectivE, held a congress on 'Development versus Climate' last weekend in Dalfsen. President of PerspectivE, IJmert Muilwijk lauded the fact that the Netherlands spends 0.8% of its GDP on development aid. "That is quite a sum, but are we really helping the people with it?", Muilwijk wondered. "What if this development aid is in fact contrary to their interest in the long run, because it is depleeting their natural resources?" full story

Europe should cooperate with Belarus regime only when definite concessions

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StubbSaturday 29 November 2008 17:16 On 7 October the Belarusian opposition leaders Vincuk Viachorka, Anatol Liabedzka, Siarhey Kaliakin, Anatol Liavkovich, Alaksiej Shein, Zmicer Dashkevich, Ales Lahvinets and others met the Finland’s Foreign Secretary and the OSCE Chairmen -in-Office Alexander Stubb.
The OSCE representatives were most interested in the Belarusian politicians’ views of the Parliamentary election and the European strategy regarding the Belarusian regime. full story

Paulius Saudargas elected to Lithuanian Parliament

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pauliusWednesday 29 October 2008 13:22 ECPYN board member Paulius Saudargas of the Lithuanian Christian Democrats was elected to the Lithuanian Parliament (Seimas). The official results including the second round run-offs came out this week. ECPYN congratulates Mr Saudargas with this fantastic result for him and his party. We hope that the good results of his party will be a boost for Christian-democratic parties in the neighbouring countries of Lithuania. full story

Swiss Youth Committee against the legalization of cannabis

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jugendohnehanf3Monday 27 October 2008 17:00 A cross partisan committee "Yes to the youth - No to the cannabis initiative" consisting of young politicians of the liberal party, the conservatives and the two Christian parties EVP and EDU presented their case against legalizing the consumption and production of
cannabis. full story