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Seasons greetings

crossonlyTuesday 23 December 2008 13:19 At the end of December, the year is finally drawing near to an end. 2008 was a year that can be seen as a year in which we witnessed that our movement is growing and that the ties between the ... full story

ECPM involved in collaboration of Christian Democratic Parties in Eastern Europe

easteuropeThursday 27 November 2008 13:14 At the end of October, a conference took place in Kiev initiated by the Christian Democratic Union of Ukraine. The conference was organized for Christian Democratic Parties in Eastern Europe who ... full story

Paulius Saudargas elected as MP

pauliusWednesday 29 October 2008 16:28 As a result of the recent elections in Lithuania, Paulius Saudargas (Lithuanian Christian Democrats) has been elected as a member of the Lithuanian Parliament.

 

The ECPM congratulates Mr... full story

ECPM congratulates Lithuanian Christian-democrats

ban_lkd.gifThursday 16 October 2008 10:44 The Christian-democrat TS-LKD were able to achieve a big election victory in the national elections last sunday 12 October. The TS-LKD became the largest party in the first round of the ... full story

A Note about the Credit Crunch, Climate Change and Environmental Responsibility

Thursday 09 October 2008 14:18  

By Prof. Dr. Bob Goudzwaard

The word "crisis" is returning, with comparisons being made between what is happening now and what took place in 1929, just before the Great ... full story

ECPM does not recognize the outcome of the parliamentary elections in Belarus

bcdphotoThursday 02 October 2008 14:12  

ECPM strongly condemns the way in which the parliamentary elections in Belarus were conducted and supports the Belarussian citizens that have chosen to make their voices heard in the ... full story

Pope Benedict XVI urges Christians to make their voices heard

popeMonday 15 September 2008 14:31  

PARIS, France (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI urges Christians to make their voices heard in France and other countries that have strong traditions of secularism. He also stated that politics ... full story

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Valuable discussions and fantastic atmosphere during the 3rd Annual ECPM Congress

The ECPM Congress of 21 and 22 September combined valuable, in-depth discussions with a fantastic atmosphere! More than 70 participants attended during either Friday or Saturday in the Novotel Brussels Airport in Diegem. The theme of the Congress was: Focusing on the Family. A Christian-democrat view on family policy in Europe.

The Congress started with the announcement that 4 new parties have joined the ECPM. These parties are the Evangelical Peoples Party and the Federal Democratic Union from Switzerland, The People's Party of Montenegro and the Belarussian Christian Democrats. The new members received a warm welcome form the other members.

After the presentation of the new members the Congress continued with a video message of Andre Rouvoet, Dutch minister of Youth and Family, followed by a presentation of the report on the evolution of families by Lola Velarde, president of the Institute for Family policies.

In the afternoon, the Congress continued with speeches from Peter Ostman (vice-chairman CD Finland) Marius and Ileana Radu (PNTCD and Areopagus, Romania), Gevorg Babayan (chairman CPUA, Armenia). The closing speech was given by Leon Meijer (Dutch Christian Labor Union).

After that all guests were transported to the center of Brussels for dinner and a some sight seeing.

The next day Kris Vleugels (Chairman, C'axent, Belgium) gave a lecture about the consequences of a lack of family policy while rev Okoth Ortura introduced the attendants to the position of the family in Kenya.

After this, the attendants were divided in two groups in order to discuss some more about the solution for the current problems of the family in Europe (the outcomes will be published on this website soon). After lunch there was time for the member Congress where Dick van Dijk was chosen as a new executive board member and where the ECPM members accepted the changes in board structure and the future plans of the ECPM.

Pictures taken during the Congress can be viewed here

As organisers of the ECPM Congress we would like to thank all speakers and attendants who made this a very fruitful and blessed Congress.

Anne Marije Staat
Guido van Beusekom