Honorary activities
Kastler is chairman of the Sudeten German-Czech Ackermann Gemeinde, a former scholar of the Hanns Seidel Foundation, a member of the Malteser emergency service, member of Christdemokraten für das Leben, district chairman and board member of the Pan-Europa Union and a member of the Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK).
In 1999, Kastler acquired the Czech Language Certificate. Occasionally, he plays the organ in the area of Nuremberg, having played regularly in a Nuremberg parish for a longer period of time.
The First European Citizens' Initiative for a Europe-wide protection of the Sunday
Kastler is an initiator of the First European Citizens' Initiative whose aim is to protect Sundays as a day of rest Europe-wide. To that end, he presented the Online-Campagneportal "Mum and Dad belong to us on Sunday!" on 10 February 2010 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
Kastler believes that Sunday needs to be protected as a work-free day of family and rest in order that children do not run the risk of suffering from today's flexibilisation of the business world. His view is that the key to a successful protection of children is giving parents time for them. Thus, the introduction of a work-free Sunday contributes to turning Europe into the world's most child-oriented area. He hints at the historical entrenchment of the work-free Sunday in the European social welfare net as well as at the proven advantages of a free weekday on health.
Kastler is supported by the Verband der Katholiken in Wirtschaft und Verwaltung (KKV), the Bonifatiuswerk and the Ackermann Gemeinde.
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