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Poster header for the Teach Peace Zoom workshop Circle of Peace with Andy Kull on Tuesday, 3 November 2026, with the logos of the partner organisations

Circle of Peace: Online Workshop for Teachers with Teach Peace – 3 November 2026

08.10.2026

Teach Peace invites teachers to a Zoom workshop on Circle Process and simple peacemaking tools for the classroom on 3…

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Webinar: Engaging Religious Actors to End Violence Against Women and Girls – 22 October 2026

02.10.2026

An online webinar hosted by the Council of Europe’s Committee for Interreligious and Interconvictional Dialogue on 22 October 2026, part…

Programme header for the online conference Greater Visibility: Women in Buddhism Today on 8 November 2026, with the logos of the partner organisations

Online Conference: Greater Visibility – Women in Buddhism Today, 8 November 2026

02.10.2026

Sakyadhita France marks its 20th anniversary with an online conference on women in Buddhism on 8 November 2026, part of…

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Save the Date: Interfaith Conference “Building a Safe and Resilient Europe Together” – Málaga, Spain, 5 November 2026

30.09.2026

The SASCE interfaith conference “Building a Safe and Resilient Europe Together” takes place on 5 November 2026 in Málaga, Spain….

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Religionsfreiheit unter Druck: Die Europäische Buddhistische Union und die Zukunft der Rechte in Europa

19.09.2026

On 9 May 2026 the EBU’s annual assembly in Brussels put the religious rights of Buddhists in Europe at its…

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Religious Freedom for Buddhists in Europe

19.09.2026

In his keynote at the EBU Annual General Meeting 2026, Professor Marco Ventura outlines five features of the religious freedom…

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The Value of Article 17: Speech for the EBU AGM

19.09.2026

Nicola Censini, Coordinator for the Article 17 TFEU dialogue at the European Parliament, on why the dialogue with religious and…

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When Buddhism Meets Islam: Brussels Opens a New Chapter in European Interfaith Dialogue

19.09.2026

On 9 May 2026 the EBU and the European Muslim Leaders Council (EULEMA) held the first structured Buddhist–Muslim dialogue in…

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European Buddhists and Muslims Open a New Chapter in Interfaith Dialogue

19.09.2026

Imam Yahya Pallavicini reflects on the Brussels meeting between European Buddhists and Muslims, the example of the 17th-century scholar Liu…

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Dharma in Israel: The Felt Risk to Dharma Values in a Contracting Society

19.09.2026

Tamar Zekbach of Tovana describes the paradox of Buddhist practice in Israel today: legally free, yet under pressure from cumulative…

Alexandra and Denys speaking at the EBU Annual General Meeting 2026 in Brussels

Dharma Under Shelling: Our Testimony from Ukraine

19.09.2026

Alexandra and Denys lived through the occupations of Mariupol and Bucha. Their testimony at the EBU AGM 2026 tells what…

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Freedom of Religion or Belief for Buddhists in Hungary: Recognition, Education, and Institutional Challenges

19.09.2026

Gábor Karsai, Rector of the Dharma Gate Buddhist College, shows how religious freedom for Buddhists in Hungary exists but is…

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Digital Fairness by Design: Regulating Digital Environments for Human Well-being

19.09.2026

EBU President Stefano Davide Bettera argues that regulating digital environments is an ethical question, not just a technical one –…

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Save the Date: EBU AGM 2027 – Frankfurt, Germany, 30 April – 2 May 2027

17.09.2026

The EBU Annual General Meeting 2027 takes place from 30 April to 2 May at Tibethaus Deutschland e.V. in Frankfurt,…

Announcement card: The Inner Prison, Koans and Freedom with Ven. Dario Doshin Girolami, four Saturdays 10–31 October 2026, online via Zoom, hosted by San Francisco Zen Center

Koans, Prison and Freedom: Dario Doshin Girolami Teaches Online for the San Francisco Zen Center

11.09.2026

Ven. Dario Doshin Girolami, founder of the EBU Chaplaincy Network, brings more than fifteen years of practice inside Rome’s Rebibbia…

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Interreligiöser Mal- und Fotografie-Wettbewerb für 18- bis 25-Jährige

30.08.2026

Announcing an art competition for young people in Europe, with the theme of religious harmony, respect for diversity, peaceful co-existence,…

Bridging Beliefs: Interfaith Dialogue Training in Vicenza

04.08.2026

On 10–11 June 2026, the European Buddhist Union took part in an International Capacity-Building Event in Vicenza, Italy, held as…

Buddhist and Christian Perspectives on the Human Mind

24.07.2026

Buddhist and Christian Perspectives on the Human Mind From 2 to 6 July 2026, a Buddhist-Christian conference on the mind…

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Die EBU im Buddhismus Aktuell

14.07.2026

The latest edition of the magazine Buddhismus Aktuell (published by the German Buddhist Union) includes three articles on work involving the European…

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Buddhistische und christliche Perspektiven auf den Geist

30.06.2026

2. — 6. Juli 2026 · Hamburg Buddhistische und christliche Perspektiven auf den Geist Europäisches Netzwerk buddhistisch-christlicher Studien…

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Buddhistische Lehrer in Europa

21.06.2026

Die Anmeldung für das nächste Treffen Buddhischer Lehrer in Europa, 21.–24. September 2026 im Moulin de Chaves, ist jetzt geöffnet,…

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Bruderlichkeit durch Dialog und Zusammenarbeit aufbauen – Konferenz

16.06.2026

23.-24. Juni 2026 – Rom Bruderschaft durch Dialog und Zusammenarbeit aufbauen Anbei finden Sie eine Einladung zu einer großen Konferenz von Buddhisten, Christen, Hindus, Jains und Sikhs in Europa…

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Dialog, Inklusion und Diplomatie: Fünf Schlüsselveranstaltungen mit der EBU

28.05.2026

In Zeiten großer Herausforderungen bleibt der Dialog der Schlüssel zur Widerstandsfähigkeit und zum Zusammenhalt Europas. In einem Europa, das sich epochalen Herausforderungen gegenübersieht –…

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Update SASCE – Safety Guidelines for our Communities

28.05.2026

Responding to an increased risk of unconventional warfare, specifically targeting public order and national resilience The European security environment is…

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Jahreshauptversammlung 2026 – Rückblick und Berichte

26.05.2026

Religious Freedom Under Pressure: The European Buddhist Union and the Future of Rights in Europe AGM 2026 documents Minutes of…

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23.03.2026

Erste Absolventen beginnen mit seelsorgerischem Dienst Am 8. März begann der erste Kurs für buddhistische Seelsorger der Europäischen Buddhistischen Union…

(Update) Nächste Jahreshauptversammlung 2026 – Termin vormerken!

23.03.2026

Religionsfreiheit unter Druck: Die Europäische Buddhistische Union und die Zukunft der Rechte in Europa Am 9. Mai 2026, Brüssel wir…

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Imagining the Future — A Welcome from the EBU President

28.10.2025

In his welcome to our 50th-anniversary issue, EBU President Stefano Davide Bettera asks what kind of Buddhism Europe can imagine…

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Buddhism 2075: An Evolving Identity for a Future That Begins Now

28.10.2025

A report from the EBU’s 50th-anniversary conference in Vienna, imagining what European Buddhism might become over the next fifty years.

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EBU at UNDV 2025 · Vietnam

28.10.2025

EBU Council member Carlotta Segre reports from the United Nations Day of Vesak 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City, where…

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The Middle Way in Modern Times: Rethinking European Buddhism

28.10.2025

Ioana Spataru, Head of the Austrian Buddhist Youth, argues that European Buddhism is the latest chapter in a long process…

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Responses to the Framing Questions

28.10.2025

Philosopher Peter D. Hershock responds to the three framing questions of the Buddhism 2075 conference — on modernity, engagement, and…

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50 Years of the European Buddhist Union: A Milestone in Vienna

28.10.2025

A snapshot of the EBU’s 50th-anniversary gathering in Vienna — 121 participants, 80 organizations, 13 national unions, 16 nations —…

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A History of Buddhist Voices Articulated by Europeans

28.10.2025

Dr Michael Vermeulen traces the long history of encounters between Europe and Buddhism — from Alexander the Great and Greco-Buddhist…

Inter-religious and Inter-convictional Dialogue: Challenges and Realities

31.12.2024

Chief Rabbi Albert Guigui on inter-religious dialogue as a spiritual attitude: recognising the Other, drawing enrichment from difference, and the…