On Thursday, March 16, 2023, at the Ambiorix Orthodox Center in (Square Ambiorix 2 – 1000 Bruxelles), the Meeting of the Religious Leaders was held and they discussed the future of religious education in the Belgian schools sponsored by the Wallonie-Bruxelles Federation.
After examining the current situation with the Parliament’s resolution of November 2021 and its adoption on 21 December 2022, which proposes to the Government to study the extension of the philosophy and civic education course (CPC) to two hours per week and the downgrading of the religious course to an optional course and even outside the school hours, the leaders of the recognized religions in Belgium met and discussed extensively, and designed a series of actions aimed at defending the religious lesson and its great importance in education and society.