From 22 to 23 June, the Congress of the World Union of Freethinkers met in Basle. A public part was dedicated to the topic “Free Thinking and the Emancipation of the Personality”. The speeches on the topic by Klaus Hartmann (Germany), Jean-François Maréchal (Belgium) and Gilles Poulet (France) are available on «News».
The Bureau and the International Council of the WUF also met on this occasion to discuss statutory business. The representatives of the national organisations provided information about the situation in their countries and cultivated a lively exchange of experience. The International Council elected replacements to the Bureau and confirmed Klaus Hartmann as President of the World Union. Minka Hofer of the Free Thinkers of Northwestern Switzerland followed the discussions with observer status.