Madrid will host the VI Transatlantic Summit organized by Political Network for Values (PNfV). The date: December 1 and 2, 2024.
The Spanish Senate will host political representatives from the Americas, Africa and Europe around the theme “For freedom and the culture of life”.
The event is taking place at a time when Europe is the epicenter of an organized effort to give abortion the status of an alleged right and to impose censorship or limit the freedom of those who defend the culture of life. In counterpoint, there are still signs of the unexpected global impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of the Roe v. Wade ruling.
“Many politicians are convinced that it is only possible to build civilized societies if we start from the recognition of the infinite dignity of each person, from the respect of their right to life and their freedom”, affirms José Antonio Kast, president of PNfV.
And he underlines: “it is time to mark a turning point; that is why we are calling for the VI Transatlantic Summit of political leaders, to join forces to influence the international political scene and mark a change of course in favor of freedom and the culture of life”.
According to Lola Velarde, executive director of PNfV, “the trend that seeks to pass off abortion as a ‘right’ is not irreversible; on the contrary, in our Network we are convinced that it is possible to stop it, and even to generate a change of course”.
“The Summit embodies that conviction and offers a unique opportunity to bring together political representatives, civic leaders and specialists to exchange ideas, strengthen ties and strengthen their determination in the struggle for freedom and the culture of life. We want the message that this meeting sends out to be transformed into public policies that fill society with hope,” he explains.
You can see the program of the VI Transatlantic Summit here.
So far, confirmed speakers include:
- Eduard Heger, former Prime Minister of Slovakia
- José Antonio Kast, President of the Political Network for Values, Chile
- Lörinc Nacsa, Member of Parliament & Chair of the Hungarian Office of the Political Network for Values, Hungary
- Jaime Mayor Oreja, Honorary Chair of the Political Network for Values, Spain
- Kinga Gal, Member of the European Parliament and Vice President of Fidesz, Hungary
- Paola Holguín, Member of Senate, Colombia
- Karina Espinosa, Member of Senate, Colombia
- Nicolás Mayoraz, Member of Parliament, Argentina
- Nicolas Bay, Member of the European Parliament, France
- Stephan Schubert, Member of Parliament, Chile
- John Crane, Member of Indiana Senate, USA
- Stephen Bartulica, Member of Parliament, Croacia
- Ashems Songwe, Member of Parliament, Malawi
- Lucy Akello, Member of Parliament, Uganda
- George Kaluma, Member of Parliament, Kenya
- Noemí Luna Ayala, Member of Parliament, Mexico
- Gudrun Kugler, Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC), Austria
- Valerie Huber, President of the Institute for Women’s Health, USA
- Neydy Casillas, Global Center for Human Rights, Mexico
- María Calvo, Professor at Carlos III University, Spain
- Brian Brown, International Organization for the Family, USA
- Calum Miller, Research Fellow at Blackfriars Hall, Oxford University, UK
- Rodrigo Iván Cortés, Secretary General of the Political Network for Values, Mexico
The first Transatlantic Summit was held at the headquarters of the United Nations (UN), New York, in 2014; it was followed by others at the European Parliament, Brussels, in 2017; at the Capitol of Colombia, Bogota, in 2019; in Budapest, Hungary, in 2022; and the most recent, again at the UN headquarters in New York, in December 2023, in the framework of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
If you would like more information about the VI Transatlantic Summit or would like to participate, please contact: [email protected]
