Romanian Orthodox priest elected president of European church-state research consortium

Fr Emanuel-Pavel Tăvală, cultural adviser to the Archdiocese of Sibiu and lecturer at the Faculty of Law of Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, has been elected president of the European Consortium for Church and State Research .

The election took place on Saturday during the organisation’s General Assembly in Copenhagen, where the Romanian priest secured a majority of members’ votes.

Among the priorities of the consortium’s new leadership is amending its statutes to allow additional members from countries already represented and potentially from countries outside the European Union.

Other objectives include raising the organisation’s profile online and within European universities, as well as attracting young researchers.

European research consortium The European Consortium for Church and State Research was officially established on 12 December 1989, although cooperation between specialists in the field began as early as 1978.

The organisation brings together university academics interested in examining relations between European states and religious communities from historical, political and, above all, legal perspectives.

The consortium holds annual meetings…