Translation of "Ordre de la Rose-Croix " (French → English) :

Rosicrucian Order [ Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis ]

Ancien and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis | Rosicrucian Order

Order of the White Rose of Finland

Order of the Holy Cross [ Crosiers | Crutched Fathers | Friars of the Cross | Brethren of the Cross ]

Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Wreath of Luxembourg

Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire

57. Criticises the fact that while in China freedom of religion is not a right nominally guaranteed by the constitution, in practice the government restricts religious practices to officially approved and recognised religious organisations; supports the resistance of Chinese churches to the government’s renewed strategy of ‘sinicisation’ of Christianity; condemns, in particular, the ongoing anti-Christian campaign in the province of Zhejiang, during which dozens of churches were demolished and more than 400 crosses removed in 2014; shares the concerns of churches about other provinces where there is a strong Christian presence; condemns, moreover, the anti-Buddhism campaigns carried out via the ‘patriotic education’ approach, including ...[+++]measures to state-manage Tibetan Buddhist Monasteries; condemns ‘legal education’ programmes for Buddhist monks and nuns; cannot understand or accept the ban on images of the Dalai Lama in China; is concerned that China’s criminal law is being abused to persecute Tibetans and Buddhists, whose religious activities are equated with ‘separatism’, and sees its concerns confirmed as monks and nuns now account for approximately 44 % of political prisoners in Tibet; deplores the fact that the environment for practising Buddhism in Tibet has worsened significantly after the Tibetan protests of March 2008, with the Chinese government adopting a more pervasive approach to ‘patriotic education’, including measures to micromanage Tibetan Buddhist monastic affairs, for instance through unelected management committees installed in every monastery, ‘legal education’ programmes for monks and nuns to ensure that they ‘do not take part in activities of splitting up the motherland and disturbing social order’, and a ban on images of the Dalai Lama;

In particular, Italy submitted that the costs (investment costs or operating expenses) arising from the obligation on airports to make available to ENAC and other local public entities (the Air Border Police, the Customs Agency, the Red Cross, the Fire Brigade, the Police) airport premises and to bear administration/maintenance costs of those premises are to be considered as falling within the public policy remit.

On the front of the card, a pink Maltese cross is shown in the centre.

On the front of the card, a pink Maltese cross is shown in the centre.