European Humanist Federation

European Humanist Federation

Successor	Humanists International European Policy Forum
Formation	1991; 33 years ago (1991)
Dissolved	18 December 2022[1]
Location	Brussels, Belgium
Official language	English, French[2]
Key people	Michael Bauer (last President), David Pollock
Website	humanistfederation.eu

The European Humanist Federation (EHF, French: Fédération Humaniste Européenne, FHE), officially abbreviated as EHF-FHE,^[2] was an umbrella of more than 60 humanist and secularist organisations from 25 European countries.^[3][4]

Founded in Prague in July 1991, the EHF was based in Brussels, where it employed a small team of staff focused on European Union policy advocacy and capacity-building in European humanist organisations. Its advocacy activities are primarily focused on the European Parliament, European Commission, and other bodies associated with the European Union and Council of Europe, as part of its mission to promote a humanist vision of Europe. It was the largest umbrella organisation of humanist associations in Europe,^[5] promoting a secular Europe, defending equal treatment of everyone regardless of religion or belief, and fighting religious conservatism and privilege in Europe and at the European Union level. It closely collaborated with alongside Humanists International for much of its existence. When it dissolved in 2022, its activities had largely been taken over by Humanists International.^[1]

The EHF was the parent body of the European Humanist Professionals (EHP), which networks humanist celebrants, humanist pastoral carers, school speakers and educators, and the staff of the various European humanist associations into one professional body, focused on building best practice and expanding the availability of humanist charitable services across Europe. This work became part of Humanists International's European Capacity Building and Networking Project,^[1] which was from 2024 transformed to the European Humanist Services Network (EHSN).^[6]