” “” “The MEPs who were responsible for "acts of disruption" during the proclamation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights at the Strasbourg Parliament on December 12th breached "the values of democracy and the Parliament’s regulations". With an unprecedented order, the president of the EU Assembly, Hans-Gert Poettering, announced that such MEPs "will be prosecuted under the measures laid down by the internal regulations". The decision was announced last night when opening the plenary session. Today, Parliament will host the Great Mufti of Damascus as part of the initiatives for the Year of Intercultural Dialogue. In this respect, the Dutch MEP Sophia In’t Veld called "religious monologues" those that will be held at the European Parliament, while in her opinion "the list of guests should be extended to representatives of women and non-religious leaders", including the UN rapporteur on religious freedom, Asma Jahangir. Poettering replied that the list "is not final yet, and proposals can still be put forward". The English MEP Sarah Ludford would have preferred Strasbourg to host "a representative of Islam in Europe".” “” “
