Origin and content of the Guidelines on the implementation of Article 17(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union by the European Commission
Piotr Stanisz
Faculty of Law, Canon Law and Administration, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, , Polandhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2437-8513
Daria Bębeniec
Faculty of Humanities, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, , Polandhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0289-7192
Abstract
The study deals with the Guidelines on the Implementation of Article 17(3) TFEU by the European Commission, published in July 2013, for setting the framework for open, transparent and regular dialogue with churches, religious associations or communities, and philosophical and non-confessional organisations. The Polish translation of the document constitutes the main part of the text. It is preceded by an overview of the decision of the European Ombudsman of 25 January 2013 in his inquiry into complaint 2097/2011/RA against the European Commission. The Ombudsman, while negatively assessing the Commission’s rejection of the proposal of the European Humanist Federation for a dialogue seminar on the topic Competing Rights Issues in Europe, suggested clarifying the Commission’s “practices and rules in this area”, and drawing up “guidelines in terms of how exactly it plans to implement Article 17 TFEU”.
Keywords:
European Union, EU law, church, religious associations, religious communities, non-confessional organisations, philosophical organisations, dialogue, Church-State relations, religious organization, Law on ReligionFaculty of Law, Canon Law and Administration, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin,
Ks. dr hab. prof. KUL, Katedra Prawa Wyznaniowego, Wydział Prawa, Prawa Kanonicznego i Administracji, Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II, Al. Racławickie 14, 20-950 Lublin
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2437-8513Faculty of Humanities, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University,
Dr, Instytut Anglistyki, Wydział Humanistyczny, Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej, pl. Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej 4a, 20-031 Lublin
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