There are altogether eight different working groups, each of them with ten members and one or two facilitators. Each group will concentrate on one of the following questions with the aim of drafting a "position paper" whose contents reflect the group's conclusions. These papers will then be introduced to the plenary debates at the Berlin State Parliament on 21 February.
A. RELIGION AND EUROPEAN SOCIETY
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Separation of Church and State - a matter of principle or practicality?
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The challenges and opportunities of multicultural society: the question
of integrating different religious communities
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B. RELIGION AND EUROPEAN INTEGRATION
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'Drawing inspiration from the cultural, religious and humanist inheritance of
Europe...' (Draft Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe, July 2003).
To what extent does Christianity constitute the European Union's ultimate basis?
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'Where does Europe begin - where does it end?' The question of further enlargement
and its potential (cultural-historical-religious) limits.
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C. RELIGION AND ITS ROLE IN RECENT CONFLICTS
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The conflict in Northern Ireland: the role of religious allegiances
alongside political, social, economic and historical factors.
What approaches are necessary to achieve sustainable peace?
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Building civil society in the different parts of the former Yugoslavia: what part
has religion played in deepening ethnic conflict in the Balkans, and what measures
must be taken to prevent a reoccurrence of hostilities and cross-community tensions?
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D. RELIGION AND EUROPEAN SOCIETY AFTER 9/11
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How can democratic states deal with fundamentalism emanating from within
their own borders?
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How should the European Union act to combat terrorism that uses 'religious'
language and imagery? What measures in the sphere of domestic policies
and within the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy?
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