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Here is the multi-coloured news of Together for Europe: local and international meetings, experiences, testimonies, cultural contributions, reflections and other news.

Fantastic!

Fantastic!

The frost over Prague this evening seemed to melt as thousands upon thousands of candles were lit by passers-by on the streets that witnessed the “Velvet Revolution” of 17 November 1989.   And whilst people were celebrating, listening to music in the squares or...

Voices from Prague – part 2

Voices from Prague – part 2

Meeting of "Friends of Together for Europe" at Prague - Short interviews with some of the participants - part 2 "Identity is something what we desperately need!" Pavel Fischer, Senator in the Czech Parliament "Abbiamo un grande fondamento che ci lega." Matthias...

Voices from Prague – part 1

Voices from Prague – part 1

Meeting of "Friends of Together for Europe" at Prague - Short interviews with some of the participants - part 1 "Going against the mainstream." Annamária Fejes, Focolare Movement, France "Non sediamoci sul divano!" František Talíř, Movimento dei Focolari, Cechia....

3° Day TfE at Prague

3° Day TfE at Prague

Last day of congress for the one hundred and seventy participants from 21 European countries and 53 different Movements and Communities. The atmosphere of the meeting was marked by the presence of a surprisingly large number of young people. As one young woman...

2° Day TfE at Prague

2° Day TfE at Prague

On the second day of the 'Together for Europe' meeting in Prague participants took a closer look at the situation of Christians and churches in the Czech Republic. There were many opportunities for personal exchange and discussion in smaller and larger groups and...

1° Day TfE at Prague

1° Day TfE at Prague

A happy beginning of the 19th meeting "Friends of Together for Europe". 170 representatives from 21 nations and 53 Communities and Movements from different Churches are together in Prague. [gallery type="rectangular"...

The task of a creative minority

The task of a creative minority

Here are excerpts from a speech by Jesús Morán Cepedano, co-president of the Focolare Movement, philosopher, specialized in theological anthropology, on the occasion of the Congress Together for Europe in Munich, June 30, 2016. Why has Europe given rise in the last...

Europe – it is our business

Europe – it is our business

Little examples of synergy between Movements and “pro Europe” initiatives ‘Together for’ in Dresden We are a little group of the Focolare Movement in Dresden.  A few months ago, in the city’s main square, we were able to speak to 200 people about universal fraternity,...

The enduring legacy of the “Velvet Revolution”

The enduring legacy of the “Velvet Revolution”

Together for Europe 2018 - Prague Prague, capital of the Czech Republic, a country at the very heart of European culture and history, with pay host from 15th-17th November 2018 to the annual meeting of the Friends of Together for Europe. The great history of Central...

Truth prevails

Truth prevails

Europe lives from the ideas it was born from. In preparation for the upcoming meeting of Friends of Together for Europe, we asked Jiři Kratochvil from Prague and expert in intercultural dialogue the following three questions. The next appointment of Friends of...

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