A VISION FOR EUROPE

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Name

Country

Notes

Abicht, Ludo

Belgium

professor of philosophy and literature, U. of Antwerp

Abs, Roger

Belgium

professor of endocrinology, University of Antwerp

Ahmed, (Prof) Ishtiaq

Sweden

Professor of political science, Stockholm University

Ahmed, Asif

United Kingdom

Professor of Reproductive & Vascular Biology, University of Birmingham. Member of the European Vascular Genomic Network.

Airaksinen, Timo

Finland

Professor of Philosophy (Chair in ethics, social philosophy and philosophy of law) University of Helsinki

Alighiero Manacorda, Mario

Italy

former professor of History of Education, La Sapienza University, Rome

Ammon, Ulrich

Germany

Professor of linguistics of German with a focus on sociolinguistics at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

Ancāne, Gunta

Latvia

MD, PhD, asoc.prof.; Head of the department of Psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy at Riga Stradins University

Atiyah, (Prof Sir) Michael

United Kingdom

OM, FRS; honorary professor at the University of Edinburgh; former professor of mathematics at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey; former president of the Royal Society; former master of Trinity College, Cambridge

Bacelar de Vasconcelos, Pedro

Portugal

Vice-President of The Convention to The Charter of Fundamental Rights of The European Union, Law Professor

Baetens Beardsmore, Hugo

Belgium

Professor, Vrije Universiteit Brussel & Universit� Libre de Bruxelles

Bal�riaux, Danielle

Belgium

Professor in Neuroradiology, Corresponding member of the Royal Belgian academy in Medecine, Grand Officier de l'ordre de L�opold

Barry, (Prof) Brian

United Kingdom

Lieber Professor Emeritus of Political Philosophy at Columbia University and Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the London School of Economics

Barth, Fredrik

Norway

Professor emeritus, Social Anthropology, University of Oslo

Batens, Diderik

Belgium

full professor, Ghent University

Baub�rot, Jean

France

Chaire Histoire et Sociologie de la la�cit�, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes en Sorbonne; world expert on the history and sociology of Laicit�

BAUDOT, Guy

Belgium

Ancien directeur g�n�ral Universit� du Travail, Charleroi

Beno, (Dr) Matej

Slovakia

Associate Professor, Institute of Information and Prognoses of Education

betz, willem

Belgium

professor in medicine, univ of brussels VUB; chairman of the belgian skeptics

Blackburn, (Prof) Simon

United Kingdom

Professor of philosophy, University of Cambridge

Blackmore, (Dr) Susan

United Kingdom

Memeticist, psychologist, freelance writer, lecturer, and broadcaster, author of The Meme Machine

BOBE, Bernard

France

Professeur of Economics, ENSCP, University of Paris, Chevalier de la L�gion d'Honneur, Former CEO of ParisTech, former Director of Polytechnicum de Marne la Vall�e.

BOLLE DE BAL, MARCEL

Belgium

Professeur �m�rite. Universit� Libre de Bruxelles

Borst, (Prof) Piet

Netherlands

Director Emeritus, The Netherlands Cancer Institute

Bosanac, (Prof) S. Danko

Croatia

R. Boskovic Institute, Zagreb

Brigandt, Ingo

Germany

Professor of Philosophy, University of Alberta

Brotchi, (Prof) Jacques

Belgium

S�nateur, Pr�sident de la F�d�ration Mondiale des Soci�t�s de Neurochirurgie Chef du Service de Neurochirurgie de l'H�pital Erasme

Budd, (Sir) Alan

United Kingdom

Economist; Provost of The Queen's College, Oxford University; founding member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee

Burkhardt, Armin

Germany

I am professor of German linguistics at Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg, chairman of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Sprache in der Politik and member of the presidential board of the Gesellschaft f�r deutsche Sprache

Calleja, Charles

Malta

65-year old retired University of Malta Senior Lecturer in Language & Literature Methodology, A liberal left-leaning humanist agnostic by conviction, but open to change views if rationally convinced!

Camps Cervera, Victoria

Spain

Catedratica de Etica de la Universidad de Barcelona (holds chair of ethics of the University of Barcelona)

Cantraine, Francis

Belgium

University Professor

Carli, Augusto

Italy

Professor of General Linguistics University of M�dena

Carlson, Rolf

Sweden

Professor (University of Triomsoe, Tromsoe, Norway

Carnogurska, (Dr) Marina

Slovakia

Slovak sinologue and head researcher, Institute of Oriental and African Studies of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

Castillo, (Prof) Jos� M

Spain

Profesor em�rito de la Facultad de Teolog�a de Granada

Charlesworth, (Prof) Brian

United Kingdom

Head of the Institute of Evolutionary Biology in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Edinburgh

Charlesworth, Deborah

United Kingdom

Professor, Institute of Evolutionary Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, FRS

Chiarello, Francesco

Italy

Professor of Economic Sociology - University of Bari, Italy

Cifuentes P�rez, Luis Mar�a

Spain

Profesor de Filosof�a de Instituto de Bachillerato

Content, Jean

Belgium

Director, Pasteur Institute (Brussels), Professor at the Free University of Brussels (ULB)

Cornelis, Jan Paul

Belgium

I am a university professor, currently vice rector for research at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel; I am also Head of Department "Electronics and Informatics". I am member of the tennis club in Bosvoorde

C�rte-Real, Paulo

Portugal

University Teacher, ILGA Portugal

Crick, (Prof Sir) Bernard

United Kingdom

Political theorist; biographer of George Orwell.

Danka, (Dr) Krisztina

Hungary

Lecturer, Vaishnava Hindu Theologian, Bhaktivedanta College, Budapest

Davidsdottir, Sigurlina

Iceland

Ph. D., Associate Professor of Education, University of Iceland

Dawkins, Richard

United Kingdom

Author of The God Delusion; Charles Simonyi Professor of the Public Understanding of Science, University of Oxford

DE MEUR, Gis�le

Belgium

Professeur Universit� Libre de Bruxelles ; Pr�sidente Groupement belge de la Porte Ouverte

De Breuck, William

Belgium

em. prof essor

De Fever, Frank

Belgium

Professor VUB

de Gottal, Philippe

Belgium

Professeur �m�rite et Vice-recteur honoraire de l'UMH

De Greve, Jean-Pierre

Belgium

professor in astrophysics at the VUB, Brussels, president of the Humanist Organization of Malines.

De Groot, Etienne

Belgium

professor of the Free University of russels (Dutch)

De Schutter, Olivier

Belgium

Professor at the University of Louvain (UCL) and at the College of

de temmerman, wim

Belgium

dean of the Department of Art and Design of the Univerity College Ghent

De Vierman, Paul

Belgium

Artist Prof. on the Royal Academie in Antwerp till 1999

De Wilde, W. Patrick

Belgium

Professor at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Brussels

DE WIT, Ralph

Belgium

Professor at the Free University of Brussels (VUB), which strongly supports the freedom of thought and rejects the recourse to dogmatic ideas. Visiting Professor at the University of Antwerp.

Deconinck, Frank

Belgium

Chairman Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, professor Biomedical physics Vrije Universiteit Brussel, president European Nuclear Society

Defosse, Pol

Belgium

Professor Emeritus of the Universit� Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels

Desai, (Prof) Lord

United Kingdom

Member of the House of Lords, Labour; former professor of economics, London School of Economics

Dołowy, (Prof) Krzystof

Poland

professor of Biophysics, Warsaw Agricultural University

DONNAY, Guy

Belgium

Professor emeritus University of Brussels

Drndic, Dasa

Croatia

writer, university professor, dramaturge, translator, member of Croatian P.E.N. Centre, Croatian Association of Writers

Drugus, Liviu

Romania

university professor, Head of International Relations Department at George Bacovia University (Bacau) member of SPACE, president of ISINI,

Dyserinck, Hugo

Belgium

Universty-Professor, Aachen and Luxemburg (emeritus) Dr.h.c. Brussels (VUB)

Echenique, (Prof) Pedro M

Spain

Physics Professor University of the Basque Country; President Donostia International Physics Center

Edvardsson, (Prof) Ingi Runar

Iceland

Professor of Business Management, Faculty of Management:, University of Akureyri

Enqvist, (Prof) Kari

Finland

Professor of Cosmology, University of Helsinki

Eric, Achten

Belgium

professor Ghent University, neuroradiologist, musician

Eriksen, Thomas Hylland

Norway

Professor, Social Anthropology, University of Oslo

Estrada, (Prof) Juan A

Spain

Professor of The University of Granada. Chair of Philosophy of Religion

Eyckermans, Bart'd

Belgium

Director (DKO) Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen

Eysteinsson, (Prof) Astradur

Iceland

Professor of Comparative Literature, University of Iceland

Farge, Marie

France

I am Directeur de Recherche CNRS in Paris. See my website: //wavelets.ens.fr

Felice, (Prof) Azzone Giovanni

Italy

Professore di Patologia generale nell'Universit� di Padova; Socio dell�Accademia dei Lincei; Segretario del Comitato di Bioetica dell�Accademia dei Lincei

Ferrajoli, (Prof) Luigi

Italy

Professor of Philosophy of Law, Third University, Rome

Floriano, (Prof) Papi

Italy

Dipartimento di Etologia, Ecologia, Evoluzione, Universt� di Pisa; Socio dell�Accademia dei Lincei

FRAGNIERE, Gabriel

Belgium

Former Rector of the College of Europe (Bruges)

FRESNEDA, PILAR M.

Spain

Profesora de Quimica Organica de la Universidad de Murcia

Furedi, (Prof) Frank

United Kingdom

School of Social Policy and Social Research, University of Kent

Gallini, Clara

Italy

professor emeritus, La Sapienza University, Rome

Gasenbeek, Bert

Netherlands

Humanist, director of the Humanist Archives, researcher

Gbikpi Benissan, Georges

France

Professeur de R�animation M�dicale, M�decin des H�pitaux de Bordeaux

Geisel, Theo

Germany

Professor of Theoretical Physics Univ. G�ttingen, Director Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization

Gierek, (Prof) Adam

Poland

MEP, Union of Labour and Democratic Left Alliance. Professor of metallurgy, inventor

Gordillo Alvarez-Vald�s, Lourdes

Spain

Professor of Philosophy in the University of Murcia (Spain)

GORUS, Frans

Belgium

Professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Lab Director UZ Brussel

GOT, Henri

France

Ancien Pr�sident d'Universit�, chevalier dans l'Ordre National du M�rite

Gray, Ronald

United Kingdom

Fellow of Emmanuel college, Cambridge. University of Cambridge, Lecturer in German, Retired. MA, PhD Cantab. Former Vice-Master, Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

Grayling, (Prof) A C

United Kingdom

Professor of Philosophy, Birkbeck College, London

Gudmundsson, (Prof) Gestur

Iceland

Professor in Sociology, Iceland University of Education

Gundara, (Prof) Jagdish

United Kingdom

Professor of Education, University of London

Gunnarsson, (Prof) Gisli

Iceland

Professor of History, University of Iceland

Gutwirth, Serge

Belgium

Professor of Law, Vrije Universiteit Brussel/Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam

Gysels, Hendrik

Belgium

emeritus professor in biology and ecology, university of Ghent

Hagtvet, Bernt

Norway

Professor, Political Science, University of Oslo

H�meen-Anttila, Jaakko

Finland

Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Helsinki

Hannibalsson, (Prof) Ingjaldur

Iceland

Professor and Chairman, Department of Business Administration, University of Iceland

harmegnies, bernard

Belgium

dean, the Faculty of psychology and education, Mons University (UMH)

Harris, (Dr) John

United Kingdom

Sir David Alliance Professor of Bioethics, University of Manchester

Harris, Philip

United Kingdom

Experimental particle physicist; Reader in Physics at University of Sussex

Hern�ndez Iglesias, Manuel

Spain

Philosophy Professor, University of Murcia

Heymans, Nicole

Belgium

Professor and researcher in polymer physics

HILLAIRE, Jean-jacques

France

Professeur en Ecole de commerce - Paris

Hinde, (Prof) Robert

United Kingdom

CBE, FRS, Emeritus Professor, Cambridge University Dept of Zoology

Hj�rpe, Jan

Sweden

Professor emeritus (islamology, university of Lund), member of the Royal Academy of letters, history and antiquities, Academia Europaea etc.

Johannesson, (Prof) Ingolfur Asgeir

Iceland

Professor of Education, Chair of Graduate Studies Faculty of Education, University of Akureyri

Jones, (Prof) Steve

United Kingdom

Professor of Genetics, University College London

Jonsson, (Prof) Gudmundur

Iceland

Ph. D., Professor of History, University of Iceland

Juan Jos� Tamayo, Acosta

Spain

Catholic Theologian; Secretary General of the Asociaci�n de te�logos Juan XXIII; Director of the Chair of Theology and Religious Science Ignacio Ellacuria of the University Carlos III of Madrid

Juliusdottir, (Prof) Sigrun

Iceland

Ph. D., Professor, Faculty of Social Science, University of Iceland

Karlsson, (Prof) Thorlakur

Iceland

Dean, Professor School of Business, Reykjavik University

Karttunen, Klaus

Finland

Professor of South Asian and Indoeuropean Studies, Institute for Asian and African Studies, University of Helsinki

Klarqvist, Bj�rn

Sweden

em. professor in urban design & planning, Chalmers University of Technology

Konradsson, (Prof) Sigurdur

Iceland

Professor, Head of Teachers Education, Iceland University of Education

Kroto, (Sir) Harold

United Kingdom

FRS; 1996 Nobel Prize for Chemistry

L�pez Mu�oz, Miguel �ngel

Spain

Profesor de Filosof�a

Larhammar, Dan

Sweden

Professor at Dept of Neuroscience, Uppsala University, former chairman of Swedish Skeptic Organization

Leach, Sydney

France

Emeritus Director of Research, C.N.R.S., Observatoire de Meudon, France

Leaver, (Prof) C J

United Kingdom

CBE, FRS, FRSE; Sibthorpian Professor of Plant Science, University of Oxford

Lebreton, Yvan

France

Professeur de lettres

Legros, Pierre

Belgium

Avocat, ancient B�tonnier du Barreau de Bruxelles, Professeur � l�Universit� Libre de Bruxelles

Lehmann, Christian

Germany

University Professor, member of two academies of scienced,German representative in the Comit� International Permanent des Linguistes

Lejeune, Ferdy

Belgium

Professor Emeritus of the Lausanne University

Levey, (Sir) Michael

United Kingdom

Art historian, author and former director of the National Gallery, London

LICARI, Marc

France

Professeur de lettres � la retraite

Liebert, Ulrike

Germany

Professor of Political Science, University of Bremen

lievens, pierre

Belgium

prof vrije universiteit brussel

Lis, Catharina

Belgium

Professor at Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Lorite-Mena, Jos�

Spain

Profesor de Universidad. Murcia

Lou�a Silva, Raquel

Portugal

Journalist, Chefe de Redac��o - Mundo Universit�rio

Lovenduski, Joni

United Kingdom

Professor of Politics, Birkbeck College University of London

Lovstrom, Benny

Sweden

Dean of Education

Lowenthal, Francis

Belgium

Position : Professeur Ordinaire et Directeur Laboratoire de Sciences Cognitives (Universit� de Mons-Hainaut)

Ludvigsson, Johnny

Sweden

Professor Pediatrics, Link�ping university, Sweden. Respnsible for Education in Ethics for Physicians at Link�ping ubnviersity for many years. Arranges Etiskt Forum 9-10 times a year in Link�ping for 20 years in a row. Tutor for PhD-thesis

MacCormick, (Prof Sir) Neil

United Kingdom

Professor of law, Edinburgh University, former MEP

Madureira, Margarida

Portugal

Professora - Faculdade de Letras, Universidade de Lisboa

magits, michel

Belgium

vicerector Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Mahler, Charles

Belgium

Prof. Em. Dr.

Mandel, Paul

Belgium

university professor

Marcos i Marti, (Prof) Gloria

Spain

Coordinadora General de Esquerra Unida del PV

Maria, (Prof) Turchetto

Italy

Dipartimento di Studi Storici Universit� C� Foscari, Venezia

Marinosson, (Prof) Gretar L

Iceland

Professor, Director of Research, University of Education

MARTINENT, JACQUES

France

professeur de philosophie

Martinez Iglesias, Maria E

Spain

Fil�sofa y te�loga; Profesora de Filosof�a en Bachillerato; Profesora de Teolog�a en el Instituto de Ciencias Religiosas de Valencia; Presidenta de la asociaci�n DONES CREIENTS de Valencia

Martinez-Garcia, Rafael

Spain

University Professor

Maurizio, Prof. Ferraris

Italy

Dipartimento di Filosofia, Universit� di Torino

Mauron, Alexandre

France

professeur de bio�thique

mauss, jacques

France

emeritus professor, universit� toulouse 3

McLean, (Prof) Sheila

United Kingdom

International Bar Association Professor of Law and Ethics in Medicine, University of Glasgow

Mendus, Susan

United Kingdom

Professor of Political Philosophy, University of York, Fellow of the British Academy

Michotte, Yvette

Belgium

dean of the faculty of medicine and pharmacy of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Morais Dos Santos, Carlos

Portugal

Professor Universit�rio Reformado, Livre Pensador, Democrata, Humanista

Morelli, Anne

Belgium

Directeur-Adjoint du Centre interdisciplinaire d'�tude des religions et de la la�cit� (CIERL) of the Universit� Libre de Bruxelles - Brussels

Muiznieks, Nils

Latvia

former Latvian MInister of Social Integration; Director, Advanced Social and Political Research Institute, University of Latvia

M�ller, (Dr theol) Iris

Germany

Theologian and Roman-Catholic Priest

Natividade Luz, (Prof) Maria

Portugal

Professora, A�ores

Niiniluoto, Ilkka

Finland

Rector of the University of Helsinki

O'Carroll, (Prof) M J

United Kingdom

Emeritus Professor, Sunderland

Oskarsson, Hermann

Iceland

Dean, Faculty of Health Science, University of Akureyri

Paiva, Manuel

Belgium

Professor at the Universit� Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)

pajonk, gerard

France

Emeritus Professor Univ. Lyon

Pannarale, Luigi

Italy

Professor of Law and Society, Law Faculty, University of Bari

Paradowski, (Prof) Ryszard

Poland

professor of political sciences, University of Poznań

Parekh, (Prof Lord) Bhikhu

United Kingdom

Member of the House of Lords, Labour; Emeritus Professor of Political Theory at the University of Hull; professor of political philosophy, Westminster University; former Centennial Professor, LSE

PECTOR, Jean-Claude

Belgium

Prof. Free University of Brussels, retired

Penrose, (Prof) RogerEmeritus Rous

United Kingdom

Perrot, (Prof) Michelle

France

Emeritus professor of History of the Univsrsity of Paris VII - Denis Diderot; Chevalier de la L�gion d'honneur; Officier de l'Ordre national du M�rite

Petersons, (Prof) Aigars

Latvia

Professor of Pediatric Surgery, Riga Stradins University

Petrisor, Emilia

Romania

Professor, Polytechnic University of Timisoara, Romania

Pintos de Cea-Naharro, Margarita

Spain

Teologica - Profesora Deutsche Schule Mardrid

Pinxten, (Prof Dr) Rik

Belgium

Professor of Anthropology, University of Gent and president of HVV

PIRIS, Bernard

France

Professeur de Conservatoire / Concertiste / Compositeur

Pocar, Valerio

Italy

professor in sociology of law, Universit� Milano-Bicocca, Milano

POGGI, CHANTAL

France

professeur agr�g�e de lettres (retrait�e)

Posman, Andr�

Belgium

I am retired prof. history of High Art School. Now directing a concerthaal chambermusic.

Postek, Halina

Poland

Professor of philosophy, Warsaw Academy of Special Education

Raming, (Dr theol) Ida

Germany

Theologian, Roman-Catholic Priest and Bishop

Ranta, (Prof) Helen

Finland

Finnish Forensic Expert Team, University of Helsinki

Raz, (Prof) Joseph

United Kingdom

Professor, Columbia University Law School; Research Professor, Oxford University

Remaut, Erik

Belgium

Full professor at Ghent University

Richelle, Jean

Belgium

Directeur du Centre de Culture Scientifique de l'Universit� libre de Bruxelles

R�ber, (Prof Dr) Rolf

Germany

Dean at FH Weihenstephan a.D.

Roede, Machteld

Netherlands

Biologist/Physical anthropologist; retired University Maastricht;knighthood House ofOrange;

Rose, (Prof) Hilary

United Kingdom

Phd FilD hc Emerita Professor University of Bradford

Rose, Steven

United Kingdom

Emeritus Professor of Biology at the Open University

Rosenhead, Jonathan

United Kingdom

Emeritus Professor of Operational Research, London School of Economics

ROUSSET, Alain

France

directeur Institut Universitaire de Technologie de Montpellier / Profeseur d'Universit�

Rubio-Real, Salvador

Spain

member of FIdA, Professor at Huelva University

SADEGHI, Hossein

Switzerland

Prof. of Cardiovascular Surgery at the Univ. of Lausanne from 1967 to 1996

Samaey, Christiane

Belgium

Profesor Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Santinho, (Prof) Maria Cristina

Portugal

Antrop�loga; Coordenadora da Rede: Grupo Imigra��o e Sa�de

Sanz Alonzo, (Prof) Margarita

Spain

Secretaria General del PCPV

Schalk, Peter

Sweden

Professor of History of Religions

Schandevyl, Wouter

Belgium

Prof.em.Dr.W.Schandevyl, Free Univ.Brussels (V.U.B.)

Schreiber, Jean-Philippe

Belgium

Directeur du Centre interdisciplinaire d'�tude des religions et de la la�cit� (CIERL) of the Universit� libre de Bruxelles - Brussels

Schrijver, Prof. dr. Nico

Netherlands

Professor of Public International Law, Leiden University

Schuklenk, (Prof) Udo

United Kingdom

Chair in Ethics, Public Policy and Corporate Governance, Glasgow Caledonian University

Seddon, (Prof) David

United Kingdom

Professorial fellow at the University of East Anglia

Sentandreu, Rafael

Spain

Professor of the University of Valencia

Sep�nmaa, Yrj�

Finland

Professor of Environmental Aesthetics, University of Joensuu

Sermon, Karen

Belgium

Professor in reproductive genetics at the Vrije Universiteit Brussels, researcher in embryonic stem cells, active in European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology

Severne, George

Belgium

Retired Professor at the Univ. of Brssels (V.U.B.)

Shepherd, (Prof) John

United Kingdom

FRS; School of Ocean & Earth Science, University of Southampton

Sierakowski, Piotr

Poland

Artist, former Profesor of design at the Beaux Art Academy in Bordeaux,France

Sihvola, Juha

Finland

Professor of Philosophy, Director of the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, University of Helsinki

Simon, Dieter

Germany

Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c. mult., Ex Pr�sident der Berliner Akademie der Wissenschaften, ehem. Vorsitzender des Deutschen Wissenschaftsrats, Professor f�r Rechtsgeschichte und Rechtstheorie an der Humboldt Universit�t Berlin

Sixto, Ricardo

Spain

Historiador; Responsable de Organizaci�n de Esquerra Unida del PV

Skirbekk, (Prof) Gunnar

Norway

Professor emeritus, University of Bergen

�koda, (Dr) Ratislav

Slovakia

Biologist (virology) and publicist; Laureate of State prize for Science

Snellinx, Ria

Belgium

Professor of English at UHasselt

SOL, Hugo

Belgium

Professor at Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Soly, Hugo

Belgium

Professor at Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Stiennon-Heuson, Jeanine-Anne

Belgium

Emeritus Professor

Sulston, (Sir) John

United Kingdom

FRS; 2002 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine

Supińska, (Prof) Jolanta

Poland

professor of social sciences, Warsaw University

Svece, Artis

Latvia

Critic and philosopher, lecturer at the University of Latvia

Sveinbjornsdottir, Sigrun

Iceland

Associate Professor, Department of Education, University of Akureyri

Taio, Marco

Italy

professor at the State Academy of Music - Piacenza (Italy)

T�nnsj�, (Prof) Torbj�rn

Sweden

Professor of philosophy, University of Stockholm

Taylor, (Prof) Laurie

United Kingdom

Visiting Professor in the Department of Politics and Sociology at Birkbeck College, London

Tehrani, Dabir

Netherlands

Honorary Professor of Petroleum Engineering at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK and member of the National Executive Committee of the Humanist Society of Scotland.

temmerman, marleen

Belgium

professor ob/gyn, Ghent University

Thomas, Terry

United Kingdom

Former Head of Department of Religious Studies, Open University

Thorlacius, (Prof) Larus

Iceland

Professor of Theoretical Physics, University of Iceland

Thys-Clement, Fran�oise

Belgium

Former Rector of the Universit� Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels

Tielman, Prof. Rob A.P.

Netherlands

Former President of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (1986-1998)

Trianes Torres, M.Victoria

Spain

Professor of the University of Malaga

TRINH, Jacques

France

Civil Engineering Professor

valkenburg, jan

Norway

retired administrator of the Erasmus University in Rotterdam

Valtysson, Hreidar Thor

Iceland

Associate Professor, Marine Research Institute, University of Akureyri

Van Camp, Benjamin

Belgium

Rector of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Van daele, Henk

Belgium

Prof.em. PhD

van gelder, eddy

Belgium

chairman of the board of the VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL

Van Keer, Roger

Belgium

Full professor in applied mathematics UGent; volentier OXFAM 3rd World Shops

Van Langenhoven, Paul

Belgium

Professeur de langues anciennes

Van Looy, (Prof Dr) Linda

Belgium

Professor at the university of Brussels for teacher training

Van Molle, Marc

Belgium

Profesor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel

van OYE, Paul

Belgium

Directeur honoraire de l'Institut de Recherches et d'Etudes Europ�ennes

van Tillo, Gerard

Netherlands

Roman Catholic priest and emeritus professor in the sociology of religion at the University of Amsterdam

Vanhauwermeiren, Robert

Belgium

professeur �m�rite de l'Universit� de Bruxelles

Vanherweghem, Jean-Louis

Belgium

Pr�sident du Conseil d�Administration de l�Universit� Libre de Bruxelles

Vekemans, Marcel

Belgium

Charge de Cours Honoraire, Free University Brussels. Medical adviser, International Planned Parenthood Federation, Central Office, London, UK.

VERETENNICOFF, IRINA

Belgium

Professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Vilhjalmsson, (Prof) Thorsteinn

Iceland

Professor of History in Science and Physics, University of Iceland

Vincke, Philippe

Belgium

Rector of the Universit� Libre de Bruxelles

Voorhoeve, (Prof) Dr Joris

Netherlands

Former minister of defence; professor of international organisations, University of Leiden; chairman of World Population Foundation

Warner, Marina

United Kingdom

Novelist; cultural historian; professor in the Department of Literature, Film and Theatre Studies, University of Essex

Warnock, (Baroness) Mary

United Kingdom

Member of the House of Lords (Cross Bench); former Mistress of Girton College, Cambridge

Weale, (Prof) Albert

United Kingdom

FBA; Co-Editor, British Journal of Political Science; Department of Government, University of Essex

Weber, Erik

Belgium

professor Ghent University

Westerholm, Barbro

Sweden

Professor and MP, Liberal party

Willemyns, Roland

Belgium

Professor at the University of Brussels (VUB).

Wolpert, (Prof) Lewis

United Kingdom

CBE FRS FRSL; professor of biology as applied to medicine in the department of anatomy and developmental biology at University College London; developmental biologist, author, and broadcaster

Zayed, Dr. Marvin F.

Other (non-EU/EEA/EFTA)

Philosopher/Chair of DiaHumanism Institute for the Studies on Freethought (DISF)/Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Brave Minds (JBM)/ Current President of the ICPF

ZELLER, Olivier

France

Professeur des Universit�s

Zielińska, (Prof) Eleonora

Poland

professor of law, Warsaw University

Zinzen, Evert

Belgium

Professor doctor in physical education at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Judoka

Community Leaders

Name

Country

Notes

Albinyana i Saigi, Roger

Spain

President, European Liberal Youth

Almeida, Andrea

Other (non-EU/EEA/EFTA)

Pr�sidente du Cercle Ni Putes Ni Soumises ULB

Andrason, Olafur Darri

Iceland

Director of Economic Department, Icelandic Confederation of Iceland

Augusto, Maria Manuela

Portugal

Presidente do Departamento Nacional das Mulheres Socialistas, Lisboa

Azevedo, Liliana

Portugal

Asssocia��o de Mulheres Contra a Viol�ncia

Aziz, Mohammed

United Kingdom

advisor to the Muslim Council of Britain, member of the Commission for Racial Equality, director of Faithwise consultancy

Bączkowski, Tomasz

Poland

President of Equality Foundation

Bacelar de Vasconcelos, Pedro

Portugal

Vice-President of The Convention to The Charter of Fundamental Rights of The European Union, Law Professor

Bals, Peter

Belgium

president of the laique center Ostend Belgium

Barrow, Simon

United Kingdom

Co-director, Ekklesia - think tank on religion and public life

Bartley, Jonanthan

United Kingdom

Co-director, Ekklesia - think tank on religion and public life

Bauer, Renate

Germany

leader of Freireligi�se Landesgemeinde Pfalz and international secretary of DFW

Beinare, Dace

Latvia

Director, Association "Skalbes", Kungu 34, Riga, Latvia

Beney, Genevi�ve

France

Catholic theologian, first Catholic woman priest of France

Bergman, Leslie

Austria

Senior Vice Chair, World Union of Progressive Judaism

betz, willem

Belgium

professor in medicine, univ of brussels VUB; chairman of the belgian skeptics

Biedro�, Robert

Poland

Politician of SLD, president of Campaign Against Homophobia, Poland

Borg, Steve

Malta

Librarian and Archivist, Secretary Moviment Favur il-Harsien tal-Wied tal-Maghluq

Bratt, Hans Iwan

Sweden

Member of the board, Swedish Humanist Association

Br�ggemann, Felix

Germany

Chief Financial Officer of Frauenw�rde e. V.

Br�ggemann, Sigrid

Germany

President of the Board of Frauenw�rde e.V.

CERF, Martine

France

Secr�taire g�n�rale de l'association EGALE (Egalit�, la�cit�, Europe)

Charles, Douglas

United Kingdom

Vice Convener Humanist Society of Scotland. Member of Management Board Scottish Civic Forum. Former Parliamentary Candidate. Retired University Lecturer.

Chatti, Noureddine

Sweden

President of Arab Culture Institut, Sweden, Economist

Correa, Maria Helena

Portugal

President of the Association of Socialist Women

COUCHE, Guy

Belgium

Pr�sident de LAICITE ETTERBEEK (Brussel)

De Greve, Jean-Pierre

Belgium

professor in astrophysics at the VUB, Brussels, president of the Humanist Organization of Malines.

DE LEY, Charles

Belgium

president HVV/O.V.M.-H.V. Deurne -Antwerp ( Human organisation)

de Waal, Lodewijk

Netherlands

Executive Director of Humanitas, former Chairman of the Dutch Federation of Trade Uni

Deboys, Iain

United Kingdom

Chair of the Humanist Association of Northern Ireland, affiliated to the IHEU and BHA

Dittmann, Siegward

Germany

President Freirelig�se Landesgemeinde Pfalz

Duarte, Miguel

Portugal

President of Movimento Liberal Social

Eckert Coen, Franca

Italy

delegate of the Mayor of Rome to Multiethnical and Multicultural Policies

Eggertsson, Vidar

Iceland

Artist, Director, Member of the Board of The Icelandic Association of Lesbian and Gay Men

enrichetta, Bellini Fornera

Italy

Executive Manager, Entrepreneur, Finance Officer BPW EUROPE with more tha n23000 members - BPW Europe is one of 5 Regions of BPW International one of the largest Women Federation in the wordl - go to "www.bpw-europe.org"

Ferguson, Theo

Netherlands

Member Groen Links and European Green Party, Boardmember Kloosterkerk (oecumenical church The Hague)

Ferreira, Eduarda

Portugal

Clube Safo (LGBT NGO)

Garcia Pacios, Horacio

Spain

I�m president of ARENCI ( Asociaci�n Renta Ciudadana) . An association with great european vocation. ASSOCIATION RENTS CIVIC (ARENCI) Apd. 587 � 24080 LION Tf. : 608 47 81 06. Social headquarters: C/ shoe Stores, n� 14 � 1� dc

Gencheva, Aksinia

Bulgaria

Executive director of the Bulgarian gay organisation Gemini

Goldberg, Henri

Belgium

General Secretary of the Fondation Auschwitz

Grollet, Philippe

Belgium

President of the Centre d.Action La�que, Brussels

Gunnarsdottir, Hrafnhildur

Iceland

President, The Icelandic Association of Lesbians and Gay Men

Haine, Christopher

United Kingdom

Co-ordinator, Green Humanist Group

Hermanrud, Randi

Norway

I am a board member in the Norwegian Humanist Association

Hodge, Frederick

United Kingdom

Secretary, North East Humanists

Hovm�ller, Niels

Sweden

Author; member of the board of directors of the Swedish Skeptics Society (Vetenskap och Folkbildning)

Hussein, Mustafa

Denmark

Board member of The Documentation and Advisory Centre on Racial Discrimination (DACoRD), Copenhagen

Ilkkaran, Pinar

Other (non-EU/EEA/EFTA)

Co-founder of Women for Women's Rights (WWHR) - New Ways, Turkey

Jacobs, June

United Kingdom

Former President of the International Council of Jewish Women; Founder and first Chair of the National Council for Soviet Jews; Life President of Jewish Childs Day, Trustee of the Kessler Foundation etc

Johnsen, Roar

Norway

President, Norwegian Humanist Association

K�dziela, Katarzyna

Poland

chairperson of the Democratic Union of Women - Warsaw

Keating, Justin

Ireland

former MEP; former TD and Minister for Industry & Commerce; currently President of the Humanist Association of Ireland

Kisevic, Srd

Croatia

LYMEC Secretary General, Belgium

Kleingeld, Frits

Netherlands

I am humanistic counsellor en chairman of Humanistisch Verbond Arnhem

Klum, Anita

Sweden

Secretary General, Foundation for Human Rights

Knutsson, Hope

Iceland

President, Sidmennt - The Icelandic Ethical Humanist Association

Kolbeinsson, Thorsteinn

Iceland

Board member of Si�mennt, Icelandic Ethical Humanist Association

Kuvakin, Valerii

Other (non-EU/EEA/EFTA)

Russian Humanist Society, Moscow State University, Internationa Academy of Humanism, Secretary

LETELLIER, Philippe

France

Pr�sident d'association de protection des femmes victmes de violences.

Levenson, Barbara

Other (non-EU/EEA/EFTA)

Vice President, New York Society for Ethical Culture

Lindahl, Katarina

Sweden

Secretary General, The Swedish Association for Sexuality Education

M�GLE-STADEL, STEPHAN

Germany

Journalist (www.pressebuero-globe.de), author and Chairman of World Citizen Movement in Germany (www.welt-buerger.org)

Mande, Samson

Sweden

I am the vice chairperson of the Youth for human Rights -Sweden and a member of Youth for Human Rights International(www.humanrightsinternational.org), i got awarded the 2006 European Human Rights Heroes Award in Brussels by the YHRI in June 2006.

Marc, Andreea

Romania

President of LECUPO, youth leader, trainer, public relations specialist

Mateus, Luis

Portugal

President of Portuguese civic association REP�BLICA E LAICIDADE

Mayans Dickinson, Margaret

Spain

Catolicas por el derecho a Decidir / CFFC Europeqn Council

M�ndez, Elvira

Spain

General Director Asociaci�n Salud y Familia

Michalke, Dietmar

Germany

President Bund f�r Geistesfreiheit Bayern

Michel, Pêcher

Belgium

Pr�sident de l'asbl "La�cit� Watermael-Boitsfort'

Middleton, Iain

Other (non-EU/EEA/EFTA)

Vice President of the Humanist Society of New Zealand, and Editor of New Zealand Humanist.

M�ller, Eike

Germany

President German Unitarians

Monti, Tullio

Italy

President of Torino Council for Secularism of Public Institutions

Morisco, Guido

Italy

delegate to foreign relations of the Baha�i Community in Italy

Moulart, Christine

Belgium

president of humanistic-liberal groups of Oost-Vlaanderen(region)

Mueller, Volker

Germany

President, DFW

M�ller, (Dr theol) Iris

Germany

Theologian and Roman-Catholic Priest

Nadell, Carol

Other (non-EU/EEA/EFTA)

A Trustee of the New York Society For Ethical Culture

Nassabi, Dorothea

Germany

Christenrechte in der Kirche

O'Brien, Catherine

Ireland

Chairperson of Humanist Association of Ireland

Paciotti, Elena

Italy

former MEP, President of Lelio Basso Foundation

panier, suzanne

France

responsable association droit des femmes

Pannu, Raj

Other (non-EU/EEA/EFTA)

President People For Humanity

Paterson, Iain

United Kingdom

Retired H M Inspector of Schools; Trustee of the British Humanist Association

Paul, Antje

Germany

International Council of Unitarians and Universalists

Petit, Jordi

Spain

ex-general secretary of ILGA (1995-1999), honorary president of CGL of Catalonia.

PILAVAKI, ANNA

Cyprus

President of Cyprus Gender Equality

Pinto, Diogo

Portugal

Secretary General, European Youth Forum

Porteous Wood, Keith

United Kingdom

Executive Director, National Secular Society

Pracht, Elisabeth

Austria

Exec. Director of the Austrian Family Planning Association

Prem, Horst

Germany

Vicepresident DFW

Prendiville, Patricia

Belgium

Executive Director, ILGA-Europe aisbl, The European Region of the International Lesbian and Gay Association

Raming, (Dr theol) Ida

Germany

Theologian, Roman-Catholic Priest and Bishop

Robyn, Johannès

Belgium

Pr�sident de l'Union des Ath�es

Rodrigues Freire, Vasco Branco

Portugal

Doctor, President MPE

Rodsten, Leonid

Norway

Vicepresident, Norwegian Humanist Association

Rueda Sabater, Maria E

Spain

Presidenta de Cat�licas por el Derecho a Decidir de Espa�a

Sampaio, Manuela

Portugal

Teacher, President of Family Planning Association

Sanderson, Terry

United Kingdom

President, National Secular Society

Santinho, (Prof) Maria Cristina

Portugal

Antrop�loga; Coordenadora da Rede: Grupo Imigra��o e Sa�de

Scharf, Edda

Germany

Vicepresident German Unitarians

SCHELLER, YVES

Switzerland

I'm president of the Assoiation suisse pour la la�cit�, I do sign here in my proper name and in the name of our association as well

Schrauth, Rainer

Germany

President, Bund Freireligi�ser Gemeinden Deutschlands

Schulz, (Dr) Paul

Germany

Writer and former heretic priest of St. Jacobi in Hamburg

Schwarzmayr, Bettina

Austria

President of the European Youth Forum

Schyman, Gudrun

Sweden

spokesperson for Feminist Initiativ in Sweden, member of European Feminist Initiativ

Sheeran, Brendan

Ireland

Board Member, Humanist Association of Ireland

Smith, Gordon

United Kingdom

chair of the European Region, World Union of Progressive Judaism

Solomon, Ron

Other (non-EU/EEA/EFTA)

past president, American Ethical Union

Spielhofer, Robert

Switzerland

President of the Swiss Freethinkers Association - Section Ticino (Associazione svizzera dei liberi pensatori sezione Ticino ASLP-TI)

Springfeld, J�rgen

Germany

President Humanistischer Verband Deutschlands (German Humanist Association) NRW

Statz, Rainer

Germany

Vicepresident Bund f�r Geistesfreiheit Bayern

Stefansson, Hrafnkell

Iceland

Director, The Icelandic Association of Lesbian and Gay Men

Szilaj, Peter

Hungary

Chairman, Hungarian Society for Krishna Consciousness

Tielman, Prof. Rob A.P.

Netherlands

Former President of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (1986-1998)

Toledano Rico, Carmen

Spain

Presidenta de la Uni�n de Asociaciones Familiares - UNAF

Truyman, Andre

Netherlands

Roman Catholic priest and journalist

TUTINO, ROBERTO

Italy

presidente dell'Associazione Culturale Leon Battista Alberti di Torino

Ulatowska, Lisinka

Netherlands

I represent the Association of World Citizens at the UN

Van Cauwenberghe-Choisy, Daisy

Belgium

membre Conseil National Femmes Belges Francophones

van Tillo, Gerard

Netherlands

Roman Catholic priest and emeritus professor in the sociology of religion at the University of Amsterdam

Vassallo, Harry

Malta

Chairperson Alternattiva Demokratika / The Green Party, Malta. Member of the Committee of the European Green Party

Vilar, Duarte

Portugal

APF Executive Director

Virard, Michel

France

President, Association humaniste du Quebec and French citizen

Wild, Gerd

Germany

Christenrechte in der Kirche

W�st, Isaac

Netherlands

Oud-voorzitter International Movement We Are Church, eindredacteur website rk-kerkplein.org

Zappella, Luciano

Italy

President of Protestant Cultural Center of Bergamo (ITA)

Ziese-Henatsch, Gregor

Germany

treasurer of Humanist association Berlin (HVD Berlin)

Zing Fernandez, Malena

Belgium

General Secretary of Droit au Droit International Association

Organizations

Name

Country

Notes

AIDOS - Associazione Italiana Donne per lo Sviluppo

Italy

Contact: Daniela Colombo

American Ethical Union

Other (non-EU/EEA/EFTA)

Katharine Archibald, executive director

Association for World Education

Switzerland

contact: David G. Littman

Association of World Citizens

France

contact: Rene Wadlow

Assoiation suisse pour la la�cit�

Switzerland

Contact: Yves Scheller

British Humanist Association

United Kingdom

British Muslims for Secular Democracy

United Kingdom

Trustees: Ms Yasmin Alibhai-Brown (Chair), Mr Imran Ahmad, Drs. Ghayasuddin Siddiqui, Shaaz Mahboob and Taj Hargey; contact: Nasreen Akhtar

Catholics for a Free Choice

Belgium

-

Catolicas por el Derecho a Decidir

Spain

contact: President Chini Rueda Sabater

Centre d�Action La�que

Belgium

Centre LGBT Paris Ile-de-France

France

Home to about sixty LGBT organisations; member of ILGA Europe and of the french Inter-LGBT organisation; contact: Dr Arnaud Picard

Col.lectiu Dones en l'Esglesia

Spain

Organisation of Catholic women, Catalonia

Conseil d�administration de l�Universit� Libre de Bruxelles

Belgium

Dachverband Freier Weltanschauungsgemeinschaften e.V.

Germany

Danish Family Planning Association

Denmark

Contact: Jacqueline Bryld

Ekklesia

United Kingdom

Think tank on religion and public life; contacts: Simon Barrow and Jonathan Bartley, co-directors

Equilibres & Populations

France

Contact: Serge Rabier, Executive Director

European Humanist Federation

Belgium

-

F�d�ration Europ�enne de l'Education et de la culture, ONG

France

F�d�ration membre du Conseil de l'Europe

F�d�ration du Libre Examen - Federatie van Vrij Onderzoek

Belgium

Cl�ment Dartevelle, Pr�sident

Humanist Association of Ireland (HAI)

Ireland

Contact: Ann James

Humanist Association of N. Ireland (Humani)

Ireland

Contact: Alan Watson

Humanist Association of the Netherlands

Netherlands

Humanistisch Verbond Nederland

Humanist Society of Scotland

United Kingdom

Gordon Ross, Treasurer

Humanistisch Vrijzinnige Vereniging

Belgium

HVV

Humanistischer Verband Deutschlands

Germany

ILGA-Europe

Belgium

The European Region of the International Lesbian and Gay Association; contact: Patricia Prendiville

Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Belgia Loge n� 201

Belgium

Contact: Marc Vanhauter

International Foundation for Population and Development

Switzerland

contact: Critina Marich, General Secretary

International Humanist and Ethical Union

United Kingdom

-

Libert� de conscience

Luxembourg

Contact: C�cile Paulus

Malta Gay Rights Movement

Malta

contact: Gabriella Calleja, Coordinator

National Secular Society

United Kingdom

Norwegian Humanist Association

Norway

Polish Federation for Women and Family Planning

Poland

Contact: Wanda Nowicka, President

Polish Humanist Federation

Poland

Rationalist Association

United Kingdom

Republica e Laicidada

Portugal

only civic organization that fights for the implementation of Laicity in Portugal

Sidmennt, the Icelandic Ethical Humanist Association, .

Iceland

South Place Ethical Society

United Kingdom

The Ethical Society London - Humanist Educational Charity

Stichting HVO

Netherlands

Member of EHF; contact Tryntsje de Groot

Swedish Humanist Association

Sweden

-

The Swedish Association for Sexuality Education

Sweden

UAAR, Unione degli Atei e degli Agnostici Razionalisti, .

Italy

Responsabile Giorgio Villela � Contatto: Julien Houben

Unie Vrijzinnige Verenigingen

Belgium

Union des Familles La�ques

France

Vermeylenfonds, August

Belgium

Vermeylenfonds is a freethinking socialist oriented undependent cultural organisation see www.vermeylenfonds.be member of UVV belgium

Vrijzinnig Studie-, Archief- en Documentatiecentrum Karel Cuypers (VSADC)

Belgium

Vrijzinnig Trefpunt

Belgium

WFM-Germany e.V., Weltb�rger Menschenr

Germany

Weltb�rger F�r Menschenrechte, WFM-Germany e.V., gemeinn�tziger Verein (NGO), www.welt-buerger.org, Postfach 800 745, D- 70507 Stuttgart

World Population Foundation

Netherlands

World Union for Progressive Judaism

Switzerland

contact: Rabbi Fran�ois Gara�

Politicians

Name

Country

Notes

Andrejevs, Georgs

Latvia

MEP, Latvian Way party

Arnason, Mordur

Iceland

MP, Social Democrats

Ashdown, (Lord) Paddy

United Kingdom

Member of the House of Lords, Liberal Democrat; former leader of the Liberal Democrats; former High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina

Austin, John

United Kingdom

Labour MP for Erith & Thamesmead; Member of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly

Beck, Volker

Germany

MP/MdB; Chief whip of THE GREENS in the German Bundestag; spokesman on human rights

Bergsson, Felix

Iceland

Actor, TV show host, politician

Biedroń, Robert

Poland

Politician of SLD, president of Campaign Against Homophobia, Poland

birk, angelika

Germany

Member of Parliament Schleswig Holstein/Germany

Blackstone, (Baroness) Tessa

United Kingdom

Member of the House of Lords, Labour; former minister for education and minister for the arts; vice-chancellor, University of Greenwich

Bonde, Jens-Peter

Denmark

MEP, Independence and Democracy

Bouarfa, Sfia

Belgium

S�natrice de communaut�, d�put�e bruxelloise, et conseill�re communale schaerbeekoise (PS)

Brie, Andr�

Germany

MEP

Brito, Rog�rio

Portugal

ex-parlamentar do Conselho da Europa e do Parlamento Europeu

Buitenweg, Kathalijne

Netherlands

MEP, chair of the Green Left delegation

Busk, Niels

Denmark

MEP, Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

Busquin, Philippe

Belgium

MEP; former European Commissioner

Buytaers, Roland

Belgium

Secr�taire politique groupe PS au S�nat

Cappato, Marco

Italy

MEP, Lista Emma Bonino

Carlshamre, Maria

Sweden

MEP, Labour

Cashman, Michael

United Kingdom

MEP, Labour; President of the Intergroup on Gay and Lesbian Rights

Catal� P�rez, Consuelo

Spain

Diputada Socialista Parlamento Valenciano

Cederschi�ld, Charlotte

Sweden

MEP, Moderate Party; former Vice President of the European Parliament

Challen, Colin

United Kingdom

MP for Morley and Rothwell, Labour

Christensen, Ole

Denmark

MEP, Party of European Socialists

Ciornei, Silvia

Romania

MEP, Liberal Democrat, former Minister of Small and Medium-Sized and Cooperation Enterprises

Cohn-Bendit, Daniel

Germany

MEP, co-president of the group European Greens�European Free Alliance

Corbett, Richard

United Kingdom

MEP for Yorkshire and Humber, Labour

Couto, Ana

Portugal

Member of Portuguese Parliament, activist of Socialist Party

CRETU, Gabriela

Romania

MEP, Social Democratic Party (PSD)

De Keyser, (Dr) V�ronique

Belgium

MEP, Former Dean of the Psychology and Education Science Faculty at the University of Li�ge; Administrator at the King Baudouin Foundation; President of the European Work and Organisational Psychology Association

De Meyer, Magda

Belgium

Member of the Belgian Parliament

De Rossa, Proinsias

Ireland

MEP for Dublin, Irish Labour Party

Desai, (Prof) Lord

United Kingdom

Member of the House of Lords, Labour; former professor of economics, London School of Economics

Dobson, (Rt Hon) Frank

United Kingdom

Labour MP for Holborn & St Pancras; former Secretary of State for Health

Duff, Andrew

United Kingdom

MEP, Leader, Liberal Democrat European Parliamentary Party

Estrela, Edite

Portugal

MEP, Vice Chairwoman of the Committee on Women�s Rights and Gender Equality; Member of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Etherington, Bill

United Kingdom

MP for Sunderland North, Labour; Member of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly

Falkland, Viscount

United Kingdom

Member of the House of Lords, Liberal Democrat

Falkner, (Baroness) Kishwer

United Kingdom

Member of the House of Lords, Liberal Democrat; Spokesperson for Communities and Local Government

Fayot, Ben

Luxembourg

Member of the Luxembourg parliament for the Luxembourg Socialist Workers Party LSAP

Fazakas, Szabolcs

Hungary

MEP, Hungarian Socialist Party, Questeur of the European Parliament

Federley, Fredrick

Sweden

Member of Parliament

Flather, Baroness

United Kingdom

Member of the House of Lords, Conservative

Flynn, Paul

United Kingdom

Member of Parliament for Newport West, Labour; Member of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly

Galand, Pierre

Belgium

Member of the Senate of Belgium, Brussels

Gamb�a, Maria Jos�

Portugal

MP�PS, Parliamentary Comission of Labor and Social Affairs

Garel-Jones, (Rt Hon Lord) Tristan

United Kingdom

Former MP; former minister of state at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Genot, Zo�

Belgium

d�put�e f�d�rale ECOLO

Geringer de Oedenberg, Lidia

Poland

MEP from the list of the Social Democratic Allienace and Union of Labour

Gierek, (Prof) Adam

Poland

MEP, Union of Labour and Democratic Left Alliance. Professor of metallurgy, inventor

Gintowt-Dziewałtowski, Witold

Poland

member of parliament, Democratic Left Alliance

Gonz�lez de Legarra, Miguel

Spain

diputado y Portavoz del Partido Riojano en el Parlamento de La Rioja

Gottardi, Donata

Italy

MEP, Democratici di Sinistra

Gr�ner, Lissy

Germany

MEP, Spokesperson for women rights and equal opportunities of the PES Group

Guidoni, Umberto

Italy

MEP and astronaut; veteran of two NASA space shuttle missions. MEP, Party of Italian Communists

Gurmai, Zita

Hungary

MEP, Hungarian Socialist Party; vice chairwomen of the FEMM Committee

H�gg, Carina

Sweden

MP

Hancock, Mike

United Kingdom

Liberal Democrat MP for Portsmouth South, CBE;; Member of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly

Happart, Jos�

Belgium

President of the Walloon Regional Parliament, Namur

Harangoz�, G�bor

Hungary

MEP, Hungarian Socialist Party

Harrison, (Lord) Lyndon

United Kingdom

Member of the House of Lords, Labour

Harvey, Nick

United Kingdom

MP for North Devon, Liberal Democrat Shadow Defence Secretary; Member of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly

Harvie, Patrick

United Kingdom

Member of the Scottish Parliament, Scottish Green Party

Hassi, Satu

Finland

MEP, Green League

Hattersley, (Rt Hon Lord) Roy

United Kingdom

Member of the House of Lords, Labour; former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party; author and journalist

Hazan, Adeline

France

MEP

Hedh, Anna

Sweden

MEP, Swedish Social Democratic Party

HELLVIG, EDUARD RAUL

Romania

MEP Conservative Party (ALDE)

Hennis-Plasschaert, Jeanine

Netherlands

MEP (ALDE - VVD) Liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy

Herczog, Edit

Hungary

MEP, Hungarian Socialist Party

Holmes, Paul

United Kingdom

MP for Chesterfield, Chairman Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Party

Honeyball, Mary

United Kingdom

MEP for London, Labour

Hopkins, Kelvin

United Kingdom

MP for Luton North, Labour

Hybaskova, Jana

Czech Republic

MEP, European People's Party; former Ambassador to Slovenia and to Kuwait and Qatar

in 't Veld, Sophie

Netherlands

MEP, chair of European Parliament All-Party Group on Separation of Religion and Politics

Jagland, Thorbj�rn

Norway

President (speaker) of the Norwegian Parliament; former prime minister of Norway

Jakubowska, Teresa

Poland

deputy chairperson and spokeswoman, of the Racja of the Polish Left (political party)

Jensen, Anne E

Denmark

MEP, Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

Johannknecht, Thomas

Germany

politician

Johansson, Morgan

Sweden

Former minister of health

Jonckheer, Pierre

Belgium

MEP

Jones, Lynne

United Kingdom

MP for Birmingham Selly Oak, Labour

Jordan Cizelj, Romana

Slovenia

MEP. Slovenian Democratic Party

Judd, (Lord) Frank

United Kingdom

Member of the House of Lords, Labour; former Minister for Overseas Development; former Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Juknevičienė, Ona

Lithuania

MEP, Labour party

J�rgensen, Dan

Denmark

MEP, Social Democrats (Party of European Socialists)

Kapompol�, Jo�lle

Belgium

S�natrice de communaut�, d�put�e wallonne, conseill�re communale Mons (PS)

Karim, Sajjad H

United Kingdom

MEP, Liberal Democrat, North West England

Kauppi, Piia-Noora

Finland

MEP, National Coalition Party

Keating, Justin

Ireland

former MEP; former TD and Minister for Industry & Commerce; currently President of the Humanist Association of Ireland

Kennedy of the Shaws, (Baroness) Helena

United Kingdom

Member of the House of Lords, Labour; QC; chair of the Human Genetics Commission; human rights lawyer

Kinnock, (Lord) Neil

United Kingdom

Member of the House of Lords, Labour; former leader of the Labour Party; former European Commissioner

Kinnock, Glenys

United Kingdom

MEP, Labour

Kleveland, �se

Norway

Director of Rikskonsertene, former Minister of Culture

Kosane Kovacs, Magda

Hungary

MEP; Vice-president of the Socialist Group

Kumar, (Dr) Ashok

United Kingdom

MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, Labour

Ku�ķis, Aldis

Latvia

MEP, EPP-ED Group

Kusstatscher, Sepp

Italy

Member of the European Parliament, Italian Green Party

Lambert, Jean

United Kingdom

Green MEP for London

Leckie, Caroline

United Kingdom

Member of the Scottish Parliament, Liberal Democrat

Leduc, Jeannine

Belgium

S�natrice VLD, Pr�sidente du groupe des Questeurs au S�nat

Lenger, J�rgen

Denmark

former MP

LEONETTI, JEAN-JACQUES

France

ANCIEN DEPUTE ANCIEN CONSEILLER GENERAL ANCIEN MAIRE DE SECTEUR ECRIVAIN

L�vai, Katalin

Hungary

MEP, Hungarian Socialist Party

Lewandowsky, Helga

Germany

MdL Niedersachsen a.d.

Lizin, Anne-Marie

Belgium

Pr�sidente du S�nat, Bourgmestre de Huy

Lucas, Caroline

United Kingdom

MEP, Green for South East England

Ludford, Sarah

United Kingdom

MEP, Liberal Democrat, London

MacCormick, (Prof Sir) Neil

United Kingdom

Professor of law, Edinburgh University, former MEP

MacDonald of Tradeston, (Lord) Gus

United Kingdom

Member of the House of Lords, Labour; chair of the All Party Parliamentary Humanist Group; former head of Scottish Media Group

Mahassine, Chokri

Belgium

Member of Flemish Parliamant

Mahoux, Philippe

Belgium

S�nateur PS, Pr�sident du groupe socialiste du S�nat

Malm, Fredrik

Sweden

MP for Liberal Party, Sweden

Marinescu, Marian Jean

Romania

MEP, Democratic Party

Martins Narciso, Ana Maria

Portugal

Teacher, former MP

Martyniuk, Wacław

Poland

Member of Parliament, Democratic Left Alliance

Matuszewska, Katarzyna

Poland

Politician, International Secretary of Union of Labour and Presidency member of the Party of European Socialists

Maury Pasquier, Liliane

Switzerland

MP / Conseill�re nationale

McAvan, Linda

United Kingdom

Socialist MEP in the European Parliament representing the Yorkshire and Humber region in the United Kingdom

McCafferty, Christine

United Kingdom

Labour MP for Calder Valley; Member of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly

Moraes, Claude

United Kingdom

MEP, Labour for London

Morgan, Julie

United Kingdom

MP, Labour for Cardiff North

Mottard, Paul-Emile

Belgium

D�put� provincial de Li�ge, Li�ge

Muiznieks, Nils

Latvia

former Latvian MInister of Social Integration; Director, Advanced Social and Political Research Institute, University of Latvia

Musiał, Piotr

Poland

chairman of the Union of the Left (political party)

Newton Dunn, Bill

United Kingdom

MEP East Midlands, Liberal democrat

Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Annemie

Belgium

MEP, Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe; minister of state.

Nicholson of Winterbourne, Baroness

United Kingdom

MEP, Liberal Democrat for South East England; member of the House of Lords; Vice President of the EP Committee on Foreign Affairs and a member of the Delegation for relations with Iran; former MP

O'Hara, Eddie

United Kingdom

MP, Labour; member of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly

O'Neill of Clackmannan, (Lord) Martin

United Kingdom

Member of the House of Lords, Labour

�gmundsd�ttir, Gu�r�n

Iceland

Parliamentarian and a sub.member of European Parliament

Ohly, Lars

Sweden

MP, chairman of the Left Party

�llinger, Karl

Austria

MP

Olovsson, Fredrik

Sweden

Member of Parliament

Oviir, Siiri

Estonia

MEP, Estonian Centre Party; lawyer

Paciotti, Elena

Italy

former MEP, President of Lelio Basso Foundation

Paleckis, Justas

Lithuania

MEP

Pannella, Marco

Italy

MEP; President of the Nonviolent Radical Party

Parekh, (Prof Lord) Bhikhu

United Kingdom

Member of the House of Lords, Labour; Emeritus Professor of Political Theory at the University of Hull; professor of political philosophy, Westminster University; former Centennial Professor, LSE

Patterson, Jerry

United Kingdom

Leader of Vale of White Horse District Council in Oxfordshire, member of UK Liberal Democrat Party

Pavilioniene, Marija

Lithuania

MP, Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania

Pechtold, Alexander

Netherlands

Member of the Dutch House of Representatives, and leader of D66, social-liberal party

Petre, Maria

Romania

MEP

Pinior, Jozef

Poland

MEP; Founder and one of the chairmen of the Lower Silesian region of NSZZ Solidarnosc (1980-1989); Amnesty International prisoner of conscience in 1984 and 1988

Pinto, Helena

Portugal

MP

Quinn, Ruari

Ireland

TD, former Leader of The Labour Party, former minister for finance

Rasmussen, Poul Nyrup

Denmark

MEP, Social Democrats (Party of European Socialists)

Resetarits, Karin

Austria

MEP (Austrian Liberal Party).

RIES, Fr�d�rique

Belgium

MEP, MR/MCC/PRL (ALDE)

Riis-J�rgensen, Karin

Denmark

MEP, Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

Romeva i Rueda, Ra�l

Spain

MEP, Green; author

Rose, Paul

United Kingdom

Former MP, Labour and Member of the Council of Europe

Roth-Bernasconi, Maria

Switzerland

Member of Swiss parliament, President of Socialist Women from Switzerland

Ruddock, Joan

United Kingdom

MP, Labour

Samuelsen, Anders

Denmark

MEP, Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

Sandb�k, Ulla

Denmark

Former MEP; was responsible for the Sandb�k report that resulted in a European Union regulation[1] increasing funding for the United Nations Population Fund; theologian and Lutheran Minister

Sargent, Trevor

Ireland

TD (Deputy); Leader, Green Party

Schaldemose, Christel

Denmark

MEP, Social Democrats (Party of European Socialists)

S�minara, Franco

Belgium

S�nateur PS

Sheikh, (Lord) Mohamed

United Kingdom

Member of the House of Lords, Conservative; Chair of the Conservative Muslim Forum.

Silva Peneda, Jos�

Portugal

MEP for the Social Democratic Party�People's Party coalition

SIMONS, Henri

Belgium

candidat PS au S�nat belge

Simpson, Brian

United Kingdom

MEP, Labour

Skinner, Peter

United Kingdom

MEP, Labour for the South East of England

Soevndal, Villy

Denmark

chairman of the Danish Socialist People's Party (SF)

Stevenson, Struan

United Kingdom

Conservative MEP for Scotland; Vice President of the EPP-ED Group

Stewart, Ian

United Kingdom

Member of Parliament (Labour) for Eccles in the UK Parliament

Streijffert, Magdalena

Sweden

Member of Parliement for Socialdemocratic Party of Sweden; President of Socialdemocratic Students of Sweden

Svensson, Eva-Britt

Sweden

MEP, Left Party

Swiebel, Joke

Netherlands

Former MEP and Chair of the EP Intergroup on Gay and Lesbian Rights

Szent-Iv�ny, Istv�n

Hungary

Tabajdi, Csaba

Hungary

MEP, Hungarian Socialist Party; Head of the Hungarian Delegation

Tarabella, Marc

Belgium

MEP, Parti Socialiste

Taverne, (Lord) Dick

United Kingdom

Member of the House of Lords, Liberal Democrat; former MP

Thomsen, Britta

Denmark

MEP, Social Democrats (Party of European Socialists)

Titley, Gary

United Kingdom

MEP, Leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party

Tuomioja, (Dr) Erkki

Finland

Minister for Foreign Affairs

Turco, Maurizio

Italy

Italian MP, group Rosa al pugno; former MEP and president of the MEPs of the Bonino List

Turner of Camden, (Baroness) Muriel

United Kingdom

Member of the House of Lords, Labour

Uddin, (Baroness) Pola

United Kingdom

Member of the House of Lords, Labour

Valiukeviciute, Ona

Lithuania

MP, Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania

van den Berg, Max

Netherlands

MEP, Labour Party

Van Duppen, Jan V.A.L.

Belgium

MD - former Member of the Flemish Parliament - former member of the Belgian Senate

Van Lancker, Anne

Belgium

MEP socialist group

Van Nieuwkerke, Andr�

Belgium

S�nateur de communaut� SPA-SPIRIT, Questeur au S�nat

Vandenhove, Ludwig

Belgium

S�nateur SPA-SPIRIT, Bourgmestre de Sint-Truiden

Vautmans, Hilda

Belgium

Member of the Belgian Parliament, Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten

Versaite, Birute

Lithuania

MP

Vis, Rudi

United Kingdom

Labour MP for Finchley & Golders Green; member of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly

Wallis, Diana

United Kingdom

MEP, Liberal Democrat, Yorkshire and the Humber; Vice President of the European Parliament

Warnock, (Baroness) Mary

United Kingdom

Member of the House of Lords (Cross Bench); former Mistress of Girton College, Cambridge

Watson, Graham

United Kingdom

MEP, South West England and Gibraltar, Liberal Democrat; leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament

Westerholm, Barbro

Sweden

Professor and MP, Liberal party

WESTLUND, �sa

Sweden

MEP, Social Democratic Workers' Party of Sweden

Whitaker, (Baroness) Janet

United Kingdom

Member of the House of Lords, Labour; vice-chair of PLP civil lrights and international development committees

Wille, Paul-Emile

Belgium

S�nateur de Communaut�, Pr�sident du groupe VLD au S�nat

Willmott, Glenis

United Kingdom

Labour MEP for the East Midlands

Ygeman, Anders

Sweden

Member of the Riksdag (MP)

Zrihen, Olga

Belgium

S�natrice PS, Echevine � La Louvi�re (Travaux Publics, R�gies communales)

Zwerver, Ans

Netherlands

Former Senator, member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and International Secretary of GroenLinks

Others

Name

Country

Notes

Adamo, Amelia

Sweden

Magazine Publisher, including Amelia f�rlag

Adrian, Per Henrik

Sweden

Retired chief judge

Agnosiewicz, Mariusz

Poland

editor-in-chief of the portal the Rationalist

Alibhai-Brown, Yasmin

United Kingdom

Journalist; columnist; former fellow at the Institute for Public Policy Research

Amell i Comas, Maria Jos�

Spain

Writer; former President of the Col.lectiu Dones en l'Esglesia

Andringa, Diana

Portugal

Journalist

Baeten, Ron

Netherlands

Former abbot of the Abbey of Berne in Heeswijk

Bakewell, Joan

United Kingdom

CBE; journalist, commentator and television presenter; former chairman of the British Film Institute

Ballestero, Fran�ois

Belgium

Political Secretary, European Transport Worker's Federation

Baneke, Frans

Netherlands

Executive Director, World Population Foundation; chair of the European Group of NGOs on Population and Development

Beech, John

United Kingdom

OBE; National Secular Society; Liberal Democrat Party

Bergman, Ylva

Sweden

Editor, The Swedish Association for Sexuality Education

Bervoets, Gene

Belgium

actor,Tv personality

Boiteux, Marcel

France

Former Pr�sident Directeur G�n�ral of Electricit� de France and former President of the Acad�mie des Sciences Morales et Politiques

Bouckaert, Lucas

Belgium

chevalier de l'ordre de L�opold, officier de l'ordre de la couronne.

Brown, Roy

Switzerland

Immediate past president of International Humanist and Ethical Union; V4E Organizer; V4E Editor

Brusseel, Stefaan

Belgium

President Willemsfonds Oostende

Carlius, Anders

Sweden

CEO and founder of TerraNet (mobilephone calls fo free) and REAC Fuel (gasoline, kerosene and diesel from biomass), Rapidus award 2006, former vice chairman Academic Society Lund

Carmona, Alfonso

Spain

Chair, Sociedad Espa�ola de Estudios �rabes

Cassiers, Wim

Belgium

Film Commissioner City of Antwerp

Cherry, Matt

United Kingdom

President of the NGO group on Freedom of Religion or Belief, UN, New York; executive director, Institute for Humanist Studies

Claude, GAROSCIO

France

Directeur d'H�pital honoraire

Cliteur, P.B.

Netherlands

Professor of Jurisprudence, Leiden University

Clucas, (Sir) Kenneth

United Kingdom

former Permanent Secretary at DTI; former chairman of the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux

Dahrendorf, (Lady) Ellen

United Kingdom

Historian and translator of Russian political works; founder member of the Jewish Forum for Justice and Human Rights

Daill, Alain

France

Auteur

de culla, daniel

Spain

President of Poets of the World

de Maurissens, Francois

Belgium

Trade Commissioner for Belgium since 77 (UK, Hong Kong 7 PRC, Egypt, UAE (Dubai), Egypt), 4X President Rotary Clubs (Hong Kong, Founder English Club Cairo, Founder Dubai RC, Cairo Sunrise), Knight Templar, Offr. O. Leopold II,

delcourt, jean pierre

France

retrait�, chevalier des arts et des lettres, membre du Parti Socialiste

Denis, Louis

Belgium

Director Oncologish Centrum Antwerp

Derksen, Wilfried

Netherlands

Vice-president of ELDR; Chair of Platform Liberal Democrats D66

DEVADDER, JAN

Belgium

ambassadeur, permanent vertegenwoordiger bij de Raad van Europa te Straatsburg

Dheur, Yvan

Belgium

President of Honour of Studycircle Free Inquiry, F�deration du Libre Examens - Federatie voor Vrij Onderzoek

Dillinger-Brigl, Silvia

Austria

president of Business and Professional Women Austria

Dumonteil, Caroline

France

Sociologist

Eggerickx, Sonja

Belgium

President, IHEU; President, UVV

Elders, Norman

Belgium

Chairman Willemsfonds of the province Antwerpen

Engels, Henny

Germany

currently holding the position of Executive Manager of the Deutscher Frauenrat

Evans, Robert J.

Ireland

Retired former Foreign Correspondent for major international news agency

Faqih, Ahmed

Sweden

Poet, Sollentuna, Sweden

Feichtlbauer, (Dr) Hubert

Austria

Journalist, former head of the federation of Catholic journalists in Austria and Former Secretary General for the Austrian Liga for the United Nations

Fischer, Edith

Switzerland

president of bpw ob-nidwalden: www.bpw-ownw.ch

Fontenelle, Ariane

Belgium

Director of European Think tank Pour la Solidarit�

Frade, Alice

Portugal

International Cooperation and Development Officer, Portuguese Family Planning Association; Anthropologist

Franc�s, H�l�ne

France

Charg�e de mission gouvernance internationale; Minist�re de l'�cologie

FRANCO, JOS� ALBERTO

Portugal

Head of Department at Portuguese Ministry of Transport; Chairman of UNECE-WP.15

Gaarder, Jostein

Norway

Author of the international bestseller Sophie's World

GABOLD, INGOLF

Denmark

I am Head of TV-Drama at The Danish Brodcast Corporation. As a composer and writer I am member of Danish Composers' Society and The Danish Writers' Union. I am knighted by H M The Queen of Denmark.

Gaillot, (Bishop) Jacques

France

Bishop of Partenia; former bishop of Evreux

Garrigues Walker, Sr. Ana

Spain

Religious woman, Instituto de la Bienaventurada Virgen Maria

Girard, Christophe

France

Adjoint au Maire de Paris

GONZALEZ, Claude

France

M�decin, pr�sident d'une mutuelle nationale,chevalier de la L�gion d'Honneur et de l'ordre national du M�rite

Graff, Finn

Norway

Artist and cartoonist

Grassby, Jack

United Kingdom

Bsc, Chartered Engineer, MIET, Trustee Newcaste Philosohy Society, Author Postmodern Humanism

Green, Gloria

United Kingdom

I am a priest in the Church of England; a hospital chaplain; a member of Inclusive Church. I live in Jersey, in the Channel Islands, which is not a full member of the Europaen Union, but which, nevertheless, feels very close to Europe.

Halldorsson, Matthias

Iceland

Medical Director of Health, Directorate of Health

Hamvas, Joeri

Belgium

sp.a , politieraadslid Brussel-Hoofdstad-Elsene, voorzitter EPAA

Harth, Elfrieda

Germany

European Advisor, Catholics for a Free Choice

jean-claude, julien

France

President of: Observatoire de la La�cit� du Pays d'Aix en Provence.

Jeffery, Jack

United Kingdom

CBE; Chairman of Convocation at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne

Johansson Metso, Frida

Sweden

President of Liberal Youth of Sweden

Kikusts, Gusts

Latvia

Journalist of Radio Latvia

Kuliesyte, Esmeralda

Lithuania

Director, Family Planning and Sexual Health Association

Lahaye, Andr�

Belgium

chevalier de l'Ordre de L�opold - croix civique de 1�re classe

Lang, Jack

France

Former minister of culture and minister of education

Lester of Herne Hill, (Lord) Anthony

United Kingdom

QC; Member of House of Lords, Liberal Democrat; former Deputy High Court Judge

Li�nard, Georges

Belgium

General Secretary of the European Humanist Federation

Loziński, Krzysztof

Poland

editor-in-chief of the periodical Kontrateksty

Magistretti, Christine

Switzerland

President, International Fund for Population and Development

Marcus, Derek

United Kingdom

Past Chair, British Humanist Association.

marzocchi, ottavio

Italy

European Parliament Advisor of the ALDE Group on civil liberties, member of the Radical Party

Mathews-McKay, Rachel

Ireland

Former Co-Chair of Labour LGBT, Member of Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Member of KAL Advocacy Platform, Member of the Irish Family Planning Association, Affiliate of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, Humanist, Trainee Psychotherapist.

Maycock, Joanna

United Kingdom

EU Representative for ActionAid

McClinton, Brian

United Kingdom

Editor, Humani, Journal of the Humanist Association of Northern Ireland

McIntosh, William

United Kingdom

Former Chief Executive - Renfrew District Council, Scotland

McIntosh of Haringey, (Lord) Andrew

United Kingdom

Member of the House of Lords, Labour; Member of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly

McLaren, Ronald

United Kingdom

Secretary of the Humanist Society of Scotland

Meldgaard, Harald St.

Denmark

editor, Vision Publishing & Vision Foundation (for freedom of expression, prevention of torture, support of victims of torture).

Mills, (Dame) Barbara

United Kingdom

Adjudicator for HM Revenue and Customs; former Director of Public Prosecutions

MU�OZ, JESUS

Spain

redaccion Programa Radio" LA HORA DE LA REPUBLICA" -Vallecas-Madrid

mufty, asad

Netherlands

poet,,columnist.film dir. & prod.

Norman, Richard

United Kingdom

Emritus professor of moral philosophy, University of Kent

Nowicka, Wanda

Poland

President of the Polish Federation for Women and Family Planning

O'Brien, Jon

Ireland

President, Catholics for a Free Choice

Ortmark, Ake

Sweden

Leading Swedish journalist and television interviewer

Paridaens, Yvette

Belgium

Juge de la Jeunesse � Bruxelles

Pecker, (Prof) Jean-Claude

France

Member of the Academy of Sciences; former general secretary of the International Astronomical Union

PEGNA, Vera

Italy

EHF representative to OSCE

PICO, JUAN JOSE

Spain

redaccion Programa Radio" LA HORA DE LA REPUBLICA" -Vallecas-Madrid

Pollock, David

United Kingdom

President, European Humanist Federation

PRIOR, MANUEL

Portugal

Sou advogado, escritor e director do jornal O PROGRESSO DE GONDOMAR, que pode ser lido em: progressogondomar.net

Pullman, Philip

United Kingdom

Author, best known for the trilogy His Dark Materials; winner of the Carnegie Medal

Raja, Abid Q

Norway

Lawyer and commentator

Rassias, Vlassis

Greece

Historian, author, poet, founder of "Anichti Poli" and "Diipetes" journals, founding member of Ypato Symvoulio ton Hellenon Ethnicon (YSEE, Athens, Greece) and of World Congress of Ethnic Religions (WCER. Vilnius, Lithuania).

Rayner, Claire

United Kingdom

Journalist and broadcaster

RICHIERI, Jean-Pierre

France

Secr�taire g�n�ral de la FCPE 13, Marseille France. Premi�re f�d�ration nationale et d�partementale de parents d'�l�ves

Rinneberg, Christoph

Germany

Member of the Board of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Association

rodrigues, jos� anselmo

Portugal

judge of Portuguese High Court

ROMBOUTS, Jan

Belgium

Visiting Professor University Antwerpen - Former Director General Belgian Ministry of Labour

Rovasio, Sergio

Italy

Secretary General of the Parliamentary Group Rosa nel Pugno (Italian Parliament)

Rozenbergs, Janis

Latvia

Head of News, Radio Latvia

Russell-Johnston, Lord

United Kingdom

Member of the House of Lords, Liberal Democrat; Member of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly

Sande Lemos, Maria Joao

Portugal

Nos Somos Igreja

Sargeant, John

United Kingdom

RichardDawkins.net moderator

Schoeters, Hunfred

Belgium

Dr.Moraalwetenschappen,Drs.Fysica,gewezen volksvertegenwoordiger,gewezen burgemeester,ere-schepen,ere-kabinetschef enz...

Sieghart, Mary Ann

United Kingdom

Journalist and commentator; Assistant Editor, The Times

Soetens, Werner

Belgium

President of the board of the Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel

Stubbe, Myriam

Belgium

pr�sidente de la CFTJ

Sturmark, Christer

Sweden

President, Swedish Humanist Association

Sucha, Sain

Sweden

Author and publisher

Svavarsson, Hjortur

Iceland

Journalist, Icelandic State Broadcasting Service

teixeira, madalena

Portugal

National Costume Museum director

Toynbee, Polly

United Kingdom

Journalist

Ulvaeus, Bjorn

Sweden

ABBA singer/songwriter

Upis, Ivars

Latvia

Member of board of administration in state hospital of traumatology and orthopaedics

Urbain, Didier

Belgium

Former Fimcap European Vice-President (International Federation of Catholic Parochial Youth Movements)

van boven, marc

Belgium

president UNICEF Belgium; honorary president University of Antwerp

Van hellem, Henk

Belgium

member of the Board of the VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL

van Lede, Cees

Netherlands

Businessman and industrialist

Van Leemput, Jim

Belgium

general director Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Verkerk, Hein

Netherlands

former press speaker Duch Greens in the EP. International Gay activist

Vicente, Ana

Portugal

Nos Somos Igreja; Centro de Reflexao Crista; writer, researcher

Vos, Christiaan

Sweden

Secretary in the Human Ethical Association (HEF)

W�jcik, Jan

Poland

member of Voice for Europe initiative, chair of Future Europe association

Wechsler, Alkistis

Austria

Architect, painter, writer, publisher

Wesker, (Sir) Arnold

United Kingdom

FRSL; playwright, journalist and poet

Xavier, Leonor

Portugal

Nos Somos Igreja

Zbytek, Daniel

Poland

counselor of the Embassy of Poland in Delhi, India


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