On 8–9 April 2025, an Expert Meeting in Rome brought together 32 specialists from ten faith traditions across Europe, including young leaders, mayors, and activists. The event, co-organised with the European Council of Religious leaders/Religions for Peace Europe and the KAICIID-supported platform the Network for Dialogue, discussed two pressing challenges: the erosion of social cohesion and the growing climate crisis.

This report reflects on how the interconnectedness of care for people and the planet – a value shared across faith and religious traditions – calls for collective responsibility and action that transcend religious divides. The insights from the Rome Expert Meeting in addressing common challenges, including growing inequalities, the strain on human rights, and the urgent need for values-based governance, lay the foundation for the 6th EPDF in Geneva on 10–13 November 2025, which explores social cohesion and climate justice as inseparable dimensions of Europe’s future.