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Coalition for Life and Family

The Coalition for Life and Family or Coalition for Life and Family (en, CPVF) is a European political party that is particularly opposed to abortion and promotes traditional family values, they are against homosexuality . In 2017, the party requested recognition by the European Parliament and the political party funding this. [2] [3] This was granted for the year 2017, as the party had eight members of national and regional parliaments (required: seven) from seven different countries (required: seven).

The main activity of the CPVF is conducted by the French Civitas organization . Civitas HAS ACTED as a party since April 2016. [4] Civitas can be categorized as arch-conservative Catholic [5] [6] nationalist , [7] and far-right . [8] [9] [10] [11] The party is close to the Society of Saint Pius X . [12] The party chairman is the Belgian Alain Escada , who is also chairman of Civitas. Civitas member François-Xavier Peronis the co-founder of CPVF. In France, Civitas and Escada cooperate with the convicted holocaust denier Jean-Marie Pen and the Party of France . [13]

CPVF has no members in the European Parliament, but members in the national and regional parliaments of Austria , Greece , Italy , Latvia , Lithuania , Poland , Spain and Slovakia . [14]Surprisingly, CPVF’s Latvian member, Mihails Zemļinskis is a member of the Social Democratic Party “Harmony” , while this party’s only member of European Parliament, Andrejs Mamikins , sits with the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats Group.

References

  1. Jump up^ http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/tsv_pdf/2016/09/23/16131903.pdf
  2. Jump up^ “The Coalition for Life and Family – New European Political Level Takes to the Internship | Patriot News Agency” . Patriot News Agency . 2016-12-22. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016 . Retrieved 2017-04-02 .
  3. Jump up^ “European Parliament tightens UKIP purse strings” . EURACTIV.com . Retrieved 2017-04-02 .
  4. Jump up^ “And now, Radical Cathos have their party!” [And now, the Catholic radicals have their own party!]. leparisien.fr . 2017-04-02 . Retrieved 2017-04-02 .
  5. Jump up^ “The Civitas Institute will file a complaint against the Femen” [Institute Civitas to sue feminists]. Liberation (in French). 2012-11-20 . Retrieved 2015-11-03 .
  6. Jump up^ ” Manifesto for all, Civitas, French Spring … the nebula of gay anti-marriage” [Manifesto for all, Civitas, French Spring … organizing against gay marriage]. The Express (in French). 2013-04-16 . Retrieved 2015-11-03 .
  7. Jump up^ Pint, Stephen; Turck, Jacques (2012). Far Right: Why Christians Can not Shut Up [Extreme Right: Why Christians Can not Remain Silent ] (in French). Editions of the Atelier . p. 10 . Retrieved 3 November 2015 .
  8. Jump up^ “Violences of the extreme right: the calls for the dissolution of Civitas multiply” [Violence by the Extreme Right: Calls to ban Civitas snowball]. The Point (in French). 2012-11-19 . Retrieved 2015-11-03 .
  9. Jump up^ “Civitas, at the far right of God” [Civitas, at the Extreme Right hand of God]. Paris Match(in French). 2012-11-22 . Retrieved 2015-11-03 .
  10. Jump up^ Leclercq, Jacques (2012). From the uninhibited right to the subversive right. Dictionary 2010-2012 [ From the right of assembly to the right of subversion. Dictionary 2010-2012 ] (in French). Paris: The Harmattan. pp. 176 and seq . Retrieved 3 November 2015 .
  11. Jump up^ Terrier, Rene (2012). Why I’m not Catholic [ Why I am no follow Catholic ] (in French). Brogny. p. 259 . Retrieved 3 November 2015 .
  12. Jump up^ “The chaplaincy of CIVITAS provided by the Capuchins of Morgon: France Jeunesse Civitas” . Francejeunessecivitas.hautetfort.com. 2017-01-18 . Retrieved 2017-04-11 .
  13. Jump up^ Extreme right wing festival of the country. The Civitas religious extremists prepare the elections
  14. Jump up^ MPs, MRPs in European Financial Exercise 2017 Parties (Ask the EU.org) (PDF)