Scientologists and their churches and missions across the European continent are continuing a wide range of local social betterment initiatives connected to civic responsibility, prevention and community support. As reported in Scientology Communities Across Europe Highlight Civic Responsibility and EU Values, these activities include public awareness work on the dangers of drugs, programmes promoting understanding of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and community ethics activities news european elections inspired by The Way to Happiness. Together, these programmes reflect an effort to support communities through education and responsibility.
The article also highlights the Church’s Europe’s Values, Your Rights campaign, which presents the civic foundations of European democracy in plain language, including respect for dignity, freedom of conscience and fundamental 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 part of the Church’s broader humanitarian and social reform work across Europe.