Origin and content of the Guidelines on the implementation of Article 17(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union by the European Commission Cover Image

Geneza i treść wytycznych w sprawie realizacji art. 17 TFUE przez Komisję Europejską
Origin and content of the Guidelines on the implementation of Article 17(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union by the European Commission

Author(s): Piotr Stanisz, Daria Bębeniec
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law, International Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Civil Society, Governance, Public Administration, Public Law, EU-Legislation, Sociology of Law
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II - Wydział Prawa, Prawa Kanonicznego i Administracji
Keywords: European Union; churches; religious associations; religious communities; non-confessional organisations; philosophical organisations; dialogue

Summary/Abstract: The study deals with the Guidelines on the Implementation of Article 17(3) TFEU by the European Commission, published in July 2013, for setting the framework for open, transparent and regular dialogue with churches, religious associations or communities, and philosophical and non-confessional organisations. The Polish translation of the document constitutes the main part of the text. It is preceded by an overview of the decision of the European Ombudsman of 25 January 2013 in his inquiry into complaint 2097/2011/RA against the European Commission. The Ombudsman, while negatively assessing the Commission’s rejection of the proposal of the European Humanist Federation for a dialogue seminar on the topic Competing Rights Issues in Europe, suggested clarifying the Commission’s “practices and rules in this area”, and drawing up “guidelines in terms of how exactly it plans to implement Article 17 TFEU”.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 20
  • Page Range: 383-392
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish