Register Now for the Conference on Human Trafficking and Family Values 2 April, Romania

The European Christian Political Movement (ECPM) together with the Group for Combating Trafficking in Persons of the Parliament of Romania, the Ecumenical Prayer Group of the Romanian Parliament is pleased to invite you to our conference on Family Values and Human Trafficking in the Romanian Parliament in Bucharest, Romania, on April 2nd, 2014. This conference will be organized in collaboration with and the Federation of Catholic Family Organizations in Europe (FAFCE).

On this day we wish to formulate and discuss a balanced view on marriage inspired by Christian values and relevant for the postmodern society.

Therefore experts from Croatia, Slovenia, France, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom will come to give their views on how and why the family should be supported in the 21st century. Key lecturers will be Luca Volonté (Italy) and Antoine Renard (FAFCE) among others.

ECPM believes that stronger and healthier families are an important factor in fighting human trafficking. As this one of the most imminent problems in Europe today, ECPM will also address this problem on the 2nd of April and look for solutions inspired by Christian-democratic values and facilitated by European cooperation. Several experts will give their opinion on this among members of Parliament of Romania, Tamme de Leur (from the well-known documentary on Prostitution: “Behind the scene”) and others.

It is a pleasure to invite you to our event and we are looking forward to hear your contribution on the 2nd of April in Bucharest!

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