Churches and missions of Scientology throughout Europe are continuing several community-based social betterment initiatives connected to human rights education, drug prevention and volunteer action. As reported in Scientology Communities Across Europe Highlight Civic Responsibility and EU Values, these activities include public awareness work on the dangers of drugs, human rights education through Youth for Human Rights, and practical values-based education for social cohesion. Together, these programmes reflect a practical contribution to European civic life.
The article also highlights the Church’s campaign on European values and fundamental rights, which presents EU values and fundamental rights in plain language, including human dignity, freedom, equality, democracy, the rule of law and human news eu parliament rights. Ivan Arjona, representative of the Church of Scientology to the EU, OSCE, Council of Europe and UN, said that European values are strengthened when citizens take responsibility for their communities. Inspired by the work of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, these initiatives are presented as practical support for education, prevention and community betterment across Europe.