Paneuropean Working Group

The Pan-European Working Group in the European Parliament in 1985, founded by Otto von Habsburg as president of the International Pan Union, the oldest European unification movement to life and gathered as its parliamentary group, MPs, who are committed to the Pan-European idea of Richard Coudenhove- Kalergi. This formulated after the end of World War II, the vision of a united in freedom, justice and peace in Europe. The pan-European motto in necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus caritas reflects the claim of the working group reflected by the high attitude Christian and Western values ​​.

Since 2009, the Austrian MEP Paul Rübig is the Chairman of the Working Group after he was vice chairman until then. Since the establishment of the Working Group were as their chairman MEPs Nicolas Estgen, Leo Tindemans (1994-1999) and Ingo Friedrich (1999-2009) before.

Activities

Once a month on Tuesdays of each Strasbourg Plenary Session of the European Parliament, speaking senior figures from politics, business, church and culture before the Working Group in the European Parliament. Even posited goal is networking of MEPs from different ideological groups, the exchange of views, discussion and finding solutions to existing problems of a united Europe in a globalized world. In addition, sporadic events held in Brussels. Be invited to all MEPs, assistants and other staff of the European Parliament, as well as numerous other interested individuals. The individual sessions will be translated into the three parliamentary working languages ​​, namely English, German and French.