Press Release: The Presidents of Commission, Parliament and European Council meet representatives of philosophical and non-confessional organisations to discuss democratic rights and liberties

The Commission President José Manuel Barroso received leading representatives of philosophical and non-confessional organisations at the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels for a meeting which he co-chaired together with Jerzy Buzek, President of the European Parliament, and Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council. Participants discussed the promotion of rights and liberties in Europe's neighbourhood and in the European Union itself.

European Commission: Speech/11/831: Statement by President Barroso following the meeting with representatives from philosophical and non-confessional organisations http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/11/831&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: Memo/11/846: Meeting of philosophical and non-confessional organisations http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/11/846&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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