Published: 16.05.2022
· The Ordo Iuris Institute started operating in Spain.
· The first initiative of the Institute in this country is a petition to the authorities of the Kingdom with an appeal to observe the neutrality of public institutions required by law and to refrain from displaying ideological symbols in offices.
· It is Ordo Iuris' third overseas branch. The previous ones were created in Croatia and Ukraine.
The cooperation of Ordo Iuris with the Spanish legal circles sharing the attachment to the identity of European civilization so far has resulted in the transfer of relations to a higher level in the form of the establishment of the Spanish branch of the Institute. Ordo Iuris begins its activities on the Iberian Peninsula to counteract the influence of communities which, guided by various ideologies, try to cause illegal operation of local public institutions.
This issue is addressed by a petition launched by Ordo Iuris in Spain. The Institute demands that public authorities remain neutral and that ideological symbols in institutions should not be displayed.
"Over the years, various political forces have used the image of public institutions to deliver their ideological proclamations, undermining the neutrality of our administration," said Francisco Meroño Gil, who led the initiative on behalf of the Spanish branch of the Institute.
The commencement of cooperation is also related to the activities of Collegium Intermarium. The university is making efforts to integrate European academic circles, guided by the idea of the classically understood role of the university. For this purpose, last year the representatives of Collegium Intermarium traveled to Spain.
“It is another country, after Croatia and Ukraine, where a branch of the Ordo Iuris Institute is being established. This provides the basis for strengthening the cooperation of widely understood conservative circles and better cooperation in the fight against common threats, the nature of which often extends beyond the borders of individual countries. In a way, it is also a reference to the ideal of Christianitas civilization, ”emphasized Zbigniew Przybyłowski, director for development of Ordo Iuris.
The presentation of the Spanish branch of the Institute will take place in the coming weeks.
• The European Union’s Council Conclusions on EU Priorities in UN Human Rights Fora in 2025 identify key areas of EU human rights activities at UN fora and refers to several universal human rights, such as freedom from torture and freedom of religion or belief.
• Last week, experts from the Ordo Iuris Institute attended the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York, the largest global gathering of countries and organizations focused on women's rights.
A wave of hysteria erupted last week following the presentation of a blueprint for sweeping reforms of the European Union at the Heritage Foundation's headquarters in Washington. Poland’s Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski even suggested that the Ordo Iuris Institute was advising Donald Trump's administration.
As the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), Dean Spielmann, pointed out in an opinion issued on March 11 regarding the primacy of EU law over national constitutions, Poland has violated its obligations t
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