Europe

Europe

Advocates Europe was registered in Gurnsey, UK in 2001 and re-registered in Bulgaria in 2009. It has over 400 members with contacts in 35 countries around Europe. AE focuses mainly on combating corruption and human trafficking, but also on religious freedom, pro-life, and family issues. They have been involved in aiding local churches and Christian organizations.

Advocates Europe

Board of Directors

Chairman: Latchezar Popov (Bulgaria)

Member: Robert Bachovski (North Macedonia)

Member: Dusan Kostic (Serbia)

Member: Eliseo Gomez (Spain)

Member: Nancy Lefevre (France)

Member: Sergei Shavtsov (Belarus)

Projects

AE and Rule of Law Institute in Bulgaria held a conference in June 2018 in Gabrovo. Good News, Bulgaria’s top evangelical newspaper published an article on the event. Read news article.

Albania

Please pray for our three advocates in this country: Toni Gogu, Altin Naqe, and Fatmir Lacej.

Armenia

Please pray for our two advocates in this region.

Austria

Please pray for our advocate in this country.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

AI’s advocate is Aleksander Vukovic.

Bulgaria

In January, 2010, Latcho Popov, an AI Global Council member, the President of Advocates Europe and Director of the Rule of Law Institute in Bulgaria, obtained a court order setting aside a ban by the mayor in a major city barring the Campus Crusade film, Mary Magdalene. He also filed in the European Court of Human Rights the documentation needed to recover damages on behalf of hundreds of believers who were denied the right to worship.

History of RLI (Russian)

49 Qualities of Christian Character (Russian)

The Peacemaker: Responding to Conflict Biblically

Croatia

Please pray for our two national leaders in this country.

Czech Republic

AI’s national leaders are Adam Russ and Martin Okac.

Finland

AI’s national leader is advocate Ville Hoikkala.

France

AI’s national leaders are Nancy Lefevre and Nicolas Duval. Visit Advocates France‘s Website.

Georgia

Please pray for our two national leaders in this country.

Germany

AI’s national leaders and advocates for the lawyer group in Germany are Patrick Menges, Martin Franke, Peter Gegenwart, Baerbel Gegenwart, and Armin Eckermann. Visit Christ und Jurist‘s Website.

Greece

AI’s lead advocates for Greece are Pepie Pagoni and Vassilios Tsirbas.

Holland

AI’s lead advocates for Holland are Inge Bijdevaate and Eline de Groot.

Italy

AI’s lead advocates for Italy are Gianfranco Amato and Pascquale Annicchino.

Kosovo

Please pray for our advocate in this region.

Macedonia

Please pray for our advocate in this region.

Moldova

Please pray for our advocates in this country.

Montenegro

AI’s lead advocate for Montenegro is Sinisa Nadazdin.

Norway

AI’s advocate for Norway is Henning Heitmann.

Poland

AI’s lead advocate for Poland is Adam Bijas.

Portugal

AI’s lead advocate for Portugal is Fernando Loja.

Romania

AI’s lead advocate for Romania is Benjiamin Lup.

Russia

AI’s advocates are Katya Smyslova and Yuri Snisarenko.

Serbia

AI’s advocate is Dusan Kostic.

Spain

AI’s advocate is Eliseo Gomez.

Sweden

AI’s national leaders are Ruth Nordstrom, Per Karlsson, and Mats Tunehag.

Switzerland

AI’s national leaders are Benjamin Doberstein and Henri Minder.

Turkey

Please pray for our advocates in this region.

Ukraine

AI’s advocates in Ukraine are Andrei Somov, Ivan Mykhalchuk, and Sergei Gula.

United Kingdom

AI’s advocates are Michael Sookias and Paul Diamond.