The European Left Party, Declaration of the 1st Congress of the European Left Party in Athens (2005)
“ We also acknowledge that the peoples of Europe, who have suffered most from these policies, are fighting against them and looking for alternatives. Europe needs to be re-established on a foundation of peace, democracy and full respect for social and human rights. This is our commitment and our hope: European citizens must take their destiny into their own hands. ”
The European Left Party, Declaration of the 1st Congress of the European Left Party in Athens (2005)
“ Greater transparency, improved democracy and more worker's power in the workplace are fundamental demands. It is by defending rights, not abolishing them, that we can achieve a more just world.We insist on an urgent reorientation of EU budget and monetary policies. The European Central Bank should be democratically controlled and placed at the service of employment and of development, which should be free of the demands of the financial markets, with particular attention to the less developed EU regions. We demand an end to the stability pact, in favour of social policies at European level. ”
The European Left Party, Declaration of the 1st Congress of the European Left Party in Athens (2005)
“ Disarmament must become the primary issue in a Europe based on peace. The European Left demands a reduction of national military expenditure. Europe must be a continent free from weapons of mass destruction. All European armies must withdraw from Iraq immediately. The peace movement cannot slow down its actions. We are fully committed to its objectives, namely the mobilisation of public opinion in solidarity with the Palestinian people and the Israeli pacifist forces. There will be no peace in the region without a political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, based on UN resolutions. ”
