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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10306

2 February 2011
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/religion
No declaration on religious freedom

Brussels, 01/02/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Monday European countries were unable to reach an agreement, at the end of the External Affairs Council, on a declaration on religious freedom. This initiative followed terrorist attacks recently committed against Christians in Arab countries. Italy and France consider that the text is too vague, whereas the United Kingdom and some Nordic countries (particularly Sweden) do not want a specific reference to a religious community. The high...

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