On 25 February, the Chaplain-President, in his role as Bishop Robert's adviser for EU affairs, attended a restricted meeting of the Article 17 Dialogue chaired by Ms Antonella Sberna, Vice-President of the European Parliament, to discuss the immediate future of the Article 17 high-level and public dialogues, with the secretariats of the European Parliament and European Commission Article 17 dialogue teams in attendance. Catholic, Anglican, Protestant, Evangelical, Orthodox, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Bahai and Mormon lobbyists shared with Vice-President Sberna their vision for the most suitable subjects for debate in 2026 and 2027 and for the best ways to attract the interest of MEPs in the very interesting content of the dialogues.