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MARSEILLE EUROPEAN FORUM, 10-11 November 2017 report by JANE SUSANNA ENNIS, 7 Dec 2017

MARSEILLE EUROPEAN  FORUM, 10-11 November 2017
Friday 10 November, afternoon Plenary.

Pierre Laurent and Olivier Dartigolles of the PCF, spoke of solidarity with migrants and refugees, and said that there could be a whole new era for progressive forces (the Left, socialists and ecologists). Laurent referred to the need to construct a radically new Left in Europe, as there are many threats to democracy, for instance the rise of populism and  also said that the Social Forum should be a yearly event, a space for uniting progressive forces in Europe.
Marco Revelli, an Italian comrade from L’Altra Europa con Tsipras, spoke about the Sicilian regional elections, which resulted in a win for the Right, and about the general rise of Neo-Fascism in Italy. The Five Star Movement (M5S) was never a left-wing movement!! There is even a risk that the left might end up as a minority in the European Parliament.  The rights of people in the lower echelons of society are those which are most threatened. This comrade too referred to the danger posed by populists and identitaires[1].  
Another French comrade said that to some extent we are still fighting Fascism…..we are certainly fighting the rise of neo-Fascism., while  a Danish comrade (Mads B. Petersen) referred to the constant efforts by employers in his country to undermined trade unions.
I then attended (with Tobias Abse and other British comrades) a workshop on Brexit and Free Movement.
The speakers referred to the increase in hate crimes, the first hate crimes were perpetrated literally 24 hours after the referendum result was announced. There are serious implications for the Northern Ireland Peace Process, and all our Freedom of Movement as EU citizens is at risk. The LEAVE campaign was based on racism, xenophobia and Islamophobia.[2]
Andrew Burgin (Another Europe is Possible, the Alliance for Free Movement) spoke of the necessity for the European Forum  in view of the crisis in European politics, and where Brexit fits into this. The problems include Trump and the rise of the Far Right. The social base of the Brexit vote had an element of opposition to globalisation – it was basically a Tory, white, nationalist vote, although there was an element of working-class resentment. It has hardly been a success for the Left! Since the referendum, there has been a 90% drop in nurses and agricultural workers coming from the EU, and we need to discuss the rights of EU nationals in the UK.  We need to campaign for a United Socialist States of Europe.

The next speaker was Felicity Dowling. She pointed out that the British working class has suffered a big drop in wages, and an increase in precariousness and Zero Hours Contracts. The housing crisis has worsened due to the fact that young people can no longer claim Housing Benefit;  young women still don’t get equal pay, and local authority services have been cut to the bone.
The UK is a financial capital, not a manufacturing society anymore; the City of London is based on financial dealing, the rest of the economy has been globalised.  The American model of low wages and fewer workers’ rights has been introduced, rather than the EU social model, and we need a campaign to make people realise that the EU isn’t their enemy. She finally made the point that those who voted REMAIN didn’t advocate staying on economic grounds, but OPPOSED LEAVING ON POLITICAL GROUNDS.

The next speaker was Francis Molloy (Sinn Fein). He pointed out that Europe (the EU that is) is a friend of Northern Ireland, and that Sinn Fein is a party of the Left, standing for a United Ireland and  an equal , but reserves the right to be critical of Europe. Brexit, in the view of Sinn Fein, is a disaster, but could represent an opportunity for Irish Unity, as people in UIster would vote for a United Ireland in order to stay in the EU. If Brexit goes ahead, and Northern Ireland doesn’t get special status, they will lose all the current protections and civil rights guaranteed by membership of the EU[3]. The re-introduction of borders would be most unwelcome.

Evening session:
ONE EUROPE FOR PEACE AND FREEDOM/UNE EUROPE DE LA PAIX ET DES LIBERTÉS
Some of the discussion was about ‘social dumping;’ and it was suggested that the Poles and the Ukrainians are the most hostile to the idea of accepting refugees.
A Greek comrade said that Greek society in in principle sensitive to the protection of immigrants, in spite of attempts to blockade the Balkan corridor – Greece would continue to protect migrants and  refugees, and also the LGBT community. Greek citizenship is now being offered to the grandchildren of Holocaust victims.[4]
A French comrade suggested that there is almost  a war against migrants, and that solidarity with them is being criminalised. There is massive police violence against migrants in France, especially in working-class districts, and criminal proceedings have only ever been taken against one officer who killed a young refugee (he received a suspended sentence). The comrade delivered a stirring polemic against racism.
There was also a talk by a Belgian comrade from the Movement for International Solidarity.
DAY 2
Morning session:  LABOUR AND SOCIAL RIGHTS IN EUROPE.
A French comrade started the session with a critique of Zero Hours Contracts and precariousness (casualization), which is a particular problem in the UK[5]…….. outlined the dangers of ZHCs for workers. Reference was also made to the Jobs Act in Italy[6].
A Belgian comrade indicated that there are three layers of negotiation between management and unions., In Belgium young people who leave school and don’t immediately find employment are entitled to unemployment benefit.
Then there was a talk by Gabrielle Zimmer of DIE LINKE[7] in Germany. She said that the EU needs a social dimension; we need to consider not only people’s working lives (including job security)  but also their personal and cultural needs – we need to introduce social rights for EU citizens. She stressed the need for health insurance, and noted the rise of homeless people in major cities, such as Cologne, where there have even been fights between German and Romanian homeless.

She stressed the need for the Left to unite, it is vital for us not to quarrel among ourselves.

A Polish comrade spoke on the subject of inequality, which he said was one of the main causes of the current crisis in Europe. He also referred to the fact that many jobs are vanishing because of automation and to wage inequalities between countries in Europe – some of this fuels the rise of the Far Right. The length of the working week (and working day) was also discussed.

The next speaker was Johann Peter Andersen of the Norwegian RED PARTY. Norway is not a member of the EU, but is a member of the EEA. In Norway, the forces against membership were on the Left.
He referred to the problem of ‘social dumping’. The Red Party believed that workers from Eastern Europe (Poland, etc.), should be employed for Norwegian wages, not be used to undercut wages[8].
They believe that we can all co-operate in the struggle to reduce working hours. The Norwegian public sector unions are campaigning for a 6-hour working day, as are those in Sweden.
The next speaker was Giorgios Katrougalos, the Greek minister for European Affairs[9]. He said the Greek government is ‘the only Left government now in Europe’. He also (like Gabrielle Zimmer) called for a better balance between the social and economic dimensions of policy…..the EU should have a Minister for Social Protection and Social Cohesion, not just a Minister for Finance. We need a coalition with Social Democrats who have realised that neo-liberalism is not working , e.g. Jeremy Corbyn. (Corbynism vs. PASOKification).
A Young Communist from France  spoke of a huge movement in France, particularly among young people, against the neo-liberal project – he said that Macron was a 19th century liberal rooted in the past. There should be a joint programme with Youth Organisations and the Trade Union movement to combat neo-liberalism……we are now feeling the adverse effects of neo-liberal policies throughout Europe, and we need to find points of convergence.
He was followed by another Greek comrade from the Public Service Confederation, representing the Radical Left Union. He referred to the acceptance and the ‘normalisation’ of a bad situation, which is not a specifically Greek problem, it is a          Europe-wide problem of austerity and neo-liberalism; it is a delusion to believe that the problem can be solved by individual countries working alone, forces on the Left have to co-operate.
Felicity Dowling began her talk by quoting Dickens –‘The best of times, the worst of times’. There is a housing crisis in the UK, no new council homes are being built. Homeless and destitute people are being deliberately left to die, for instance of hypothermia or starvation, and homeless refugees and migrants are being deported. The NHS is in crisis, but we have had some help from Spanish comrades, who have supplied information about the activities of multi-national companies in the Spanish and UK NHS. The worst of our problems is of course BREXIT.
Next, a female comrade from Germany returned to the topic of integrating EU social policy and economic policy……the problem with the EU is precisely that the economic programme does take precedence over the social programme, and this needs to be addressed. She recommended that everyone should watch I, DANIEL BLAKE!!!
The next speaker was from Finland, and was the first to mention the question of Animal Rights. The call to activate civil society was repeated.
The next speaker was Paolo Ferrero[10] from Rifondazione Comunista, one of the Vice-Presidents of European Left. He introduced the topic of pensions, saying this was the one topic on which all factions are united. There appears not to be enough money for a decent pension for everyone in Europe, but if the European Central Bank can shore up private banks, then money can be found for pensions. We can all agree on the topic of retirement and pensions.
A Spanish comrade referred to the existence of an anthropological shift in working-class Spain – workers are expected to accept the losses caused by the crisis, and this has led to a change in the way workers perceive themselves – they no longer aspire to join Unions to improve their conditions. We have to campaign for a minimum wage in each country in the EU. The question of precariousness and the six-hour working day was again raised.

The contribution by Julie Ward, MEP [11], was in my opinion one of the best contributions to the debate. One of the things she is most passionate about is the role of the arts in society, and the fact that everyone should have access to the arts, including being able to participate. She talked about the fact that so many jobs are unfulfilling, demeaning and pointless….we should campaign to make work safe and fulfilling for people. She also referred to the damaging cuts to libraries and social services, these roles should not be filled by volunteers but by trained professionals, and paid accordingly. There should be a balance between work, family and leisure[12], and Lifelong Learning should be available to everyone. The fact that public services, the NHS and the welfare state meant that people are looked after ‘From Cradle to Grave’ is a GOOD THING – it is not good to demonised the disabled, She referred to the UN damning report about the treatment of the disabled and disadvantaged in the UK.
The morning session concluded with a summing up by Gabrielle Zimmer. She said that we are not yet entirely agreed on what the next steps should be……and repeated that there is a need for health insurance for all EU citizens. The most important thing is not to get side tracked into useless internal disagreements.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Vers un modèle de développement soutenable/Towards a sustainable development model

The first speaker was from TRANSFORM! Europe, a European Left Think Tank[13]. She outlined some proposals for the  ecological transformation of Europe, including developing the use of renewables, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, and the investigation of agri-business practices. The current industrial model should be completely transformed; we need to reduce our dependence on cars, and we need to protect Nature and the Earth. It is acknowledged that the ecological transformation would be very costly, especially for countries which rely very heavily on fossil fuel.
The question of economic sustainability must also be addressed.

We next heard from Heinz Bierbaum[14]   from DIE LINKE.  He spoke of the need to develop a Europe 2020 strategy to unite industrial policy and the social and ecological transformation of society – this requires investment in public infrastructure.
The European Trade Union Confederation  proposes a programme of investment in public infrastructure, social housing and education. We should be producing goods that fulfil social and ecological needs – some trade unions have been working on transferring military goods into social goods.[15] We need industrial democracy, the participation of workers in corporate policy.

The speaker from the Parti Communiste Francais was the first to elaborate upon the threat of insecticides to wildlife, especially bees[16]., and threats to food supply – the example of contaminated eggs. There should be stricter international food quality regulation. The general topic of Climate Change was raised, with reference to the increase in Climate Refugees, and the future of the Arctic. The riches of the earth should be confiscated from the multi-nationals.

Fiona Edwards from the British Labour Party also made the link between Climate Change and poverty, and pointed out that Western Europe is still not doing enough to cut carbon emissions – perhaps not surprisingly, right-wing governments are especially remiss in this area. She said that Jeremy Corbyn has plans to end austerity and create ‘green jobs’. The era of fossil fuels must come to an end.

Julie Ward, MEP, spoke again, reinforcing the point about the links between economic and environmental sustainability. She spoke again about the vital role of culture and the arts in the community – culture enables us to communicate and forge an inter-cultural dialogue – including cultural work with refugees. She also spoke about the idea of challenging sponsorship of cultural events by big business, especially oil companies, and mentioned the umbrella group  ART NOT OIL. The Joint Statement of the organisations contributing to this is here in the footnote. [17] There is a link between sustainability, citizenship and public participation.

A comrade from the French organisation ENSEMBLE also took up the question of a social Europe, and the need for the integration of economic, social and cultural policy. The subject of the Mafia was also raised!! Water and waste treatment are very lucrative for the
Mafia[18], and the Camorra makes more money through trafficking waste than through drugs.

Mike Davies of the Alliance for Green Socialism introduced the subject of Zero Growth or de-growth (décroissance). Economic growth is not actually a good thing, but a disaster, there can be no such such thing as Green Growth, and the idea of de-growth or Zero Growth should be more actively pursued. Unfortunately, the pressures of time didn’t allow him to develop this point in detail, so he came under criticism from other speakers for advocating a sort of ‘deep ecology’ in an unscientific manner…….a pity, because it could have been a valid point if there had been more time to develop it. Someone pointed out that Ecology is a SCIENCE.  I have found a partial definition here – as it says, ‘degrowth’ is not the same as ‘downsizing’.[19]

A speaker from the PCF referred to the inadequacy of ‘greenwashing’. Environmental issues should be included on all political programmes.  She introduced the idea of ‘negative VAT’, taxing anything that could be detrimental to society. The root of the problem is CAPITAL….not just accumulated wealth, which could be used to improve people’s lives instead of using it AGAINST people and the environment. We need to develop public services, and the common good must come first. Environmental and social issues need to be reworked and fully integrated.

FINAL SESSION
Where do we go from here, should there be a standing forum, and in which case, what form should it take? A young Austrian comrade said that Europe (the EU) should be a force for peace).
Alexis Tsipras[20] sent a message via Skype ; THE HEART OF THE EUROPEAN LEFT BEATS IN MARSEILLE.
PANEL DISCUSSION
All speakers were in agreement as to what the next forum should discuss – social questions, ecological questions, economic questions; campaigning against economic power and exploitation.
Gregor Gysi, from the European Left, spoke of the need for the Left to be united, and for us to campaign in solidarity for a democratic, ecologically responsible EU. Environmental reform must go hand in hand with social justice. We need to be wary of the ghost of Fascism.

It was concluded that
“We therefore undertake to organise a second European Forum of leftist, green and progressive forces, to be held in 2018. To achieve this we will establish a technical working group, comprising representatives of the diverse forces participating in these two days, which, in consultation with the organisations present here, will propose the format of the second edition. The goal is for the next Forum to continue the work that we have initiated this year, going into more depth and achieving broader participation.”
JANE SUSANNA ENNIS, 7 Dec 2017
[1] Les Identitaires (English: The Identitarians), formerly the Bloc Identitaire, is a nativist and identitarian movement originated from France and present in several states on the European continent. It has been described as right wing and far right.] It was founded in 2003 by some former members of Unité Radicale and several other nationalist sympathisers, including Fabrice Robert, former Unité Radicale member, former elected representative of the National Front (FN) and also former member of the National Republican Movement (MNR), and Guillaume Luyt, former member of the monarchist Action française, former Unité Radicale member, former director of the youth organisation of the FN, National Front Youth (FNJ). Luyt claims inspiration by Guillaume Faye's works in the Nouvelle Droite movement.
The youth wing of Bloc Identitaire, called in France Génération Identitaire (Generation Identity), expanded to other European states soon after its creation in 2012, the most important being Generazione Identitaria in Italy and Identitäre Bewegung in Germany and Austria. Other youth wings are also present in the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Belgium, Slovenia, Hungary, the United Kingdom and Ireland.

[2] It has subsequently transpired that the LEAVE campaign has also been referred to the Fraud Squad, we did not know this at the time of the conference.
[3] The loss of protections would of course not only affect Northern Ireland, but the whole of the UK.
[4] I understand that this is happening in Germany as well…….that is, the grandchildren of people who arrived in the UK as refugees in the 1930s are now applying for German citizenship.
[5] And is likely to become considerable worse after Brexit.
[6] The final steps approved by cabinet aim to make job centres more efficient, broaden unemployment benefits and give employers more power to monitor their workers’ performance. They complete a policy package first presented by Renzi 15 months ago. The main parts of the reform, which kicked in early this year, ease firing restrictions for large firms and offer temporary tax breaks for companies that hire workers on permanent contracts.  The so-called “Jobs Act” has been welcomed by big businesses which have long complained about how difficult it was to fire workers, and are lapping up the tax breaks. (Reuters, September 4, 2015)
The fact that the Jobs Act has been welcomed by Big Business tells us more or less all we need to know about its intention……it is now much easier to dismiss people without explanation. Naturally it was fought by the unions, since it destroyed protections that had existed since 1970.
[7] LINKE The Left (GermanDie Linke), also commonly referred to as the Left Party Linkspartei,   is a democratic socialist[14] and left-wing populist[2] political party in Germany. The party was founded in 2007 as the merger of the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) and the Electoral Alternative for Labour and Social Justice (WASG).[15]
Since mid-2012, its co-chairs have been Katja Kipping and Bernd Riexinger. In the Bundestag the party won 64 out of 630 seats after polling 8.6% of the vote in the 2013 federal elections and, after the Social Democrats and the CDU/CSU formed a grand coalition, became leader of the opposition.[16] In the 2017 elections, the party acquired 69 out of 709 seats after receiving 9.2% of the vote. Its parliamentary group is the fifth largest among the six groups in the German Bundestag, ahead of the Greens. The Left is a founding member of the Party of the European Left, and is the largest party in the European United Left–Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) group in the European Parliament.

[8] As is the case in the UK.
[9] Georgios Katrougalos (born 27 March 1963) is a Greek jurist and politician who is the current Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs. He previously served as the Minister of Labour and Social Solidarity from 23 September 2015 to 5 November 2016 and from 18 July 2015 to 28 August 2015. From 27 January 2015 to 17 July 2015 he served as an Alternate Minister of Interior and Administrative Reconstruction in Tsipras's first cabinet
He is currently a professor of public law at the Democritus University of Thrace. From 2014 to January 2015 he was a Member of the European Parliament representing Greece.

[10] Ferrero was born in Pomaretto, in the province of Turin.
A former FIAT worker, he started his political commitment at the age of 17, joining the Proletarian Democracy party. Unlike the majority of his party, Ferrero is religious and is a member of the Waldensian Evangelical Church and was the leader of the youth evangelical Waldensian federation before fully entering politics in 1987. He served as Turin city councillor from 1993 to 1997. He has two children, aged 18 and 12.
Ferrero was first elected as a Member of Parliament in 2006. Prior to his appointment to the cabinet of Prime Minister Romano Prodi in 2006, he was responsible for the Communist Refoundation Party's social, economic and labour department. He is responsible for social policy, national civil service, non-EU immigrants and drug-related policies.
On 27 July 2008 Ferrero was elected secretary of the Communist Refoundation Party, winning over the other major candidate Nichi Vendola.

[11] Julie Ward (born 7 March 1957) is a British Member of the European Parliament for the North West England region for the Labour Party. She was elected in 2014.[1]
Ward campaigns against violence against women, organising events for One Billion Rising.[2]
Before being elected as an MEP, Ward was part of an international delegation to Belfast to discuss the role of the arts in peace processes[3] and ran a social enterprise.[4]

[12] I asked her if she was familiar with William Morris’s USEFUL WORK versus USELESS TOIL, as much of what she said seemed to reflect Morris’s ideas, and she confirmed that she was indeed familiar with William Morris.
[13] transform! europe is a network of 32 European organizations from 21 countries, active in the field of political education and critical scientific analysis, and is the recognized corresponding political foundation of the European Left Party (EL). This collaboration of independent non-profit organizations, institutes, foundations and people means to utilize their work to contribute to peaceful relations among people and to a transformation of the present world. Overcoming war, dominance of capital, social injustice, patriarchy, imperial rule and militarism as well as racism, working towards the establishment of an association in which the uninhibited development of each and every person is condition for the uninhibited development of all shall represent the highest goals of this undertaking. The equality of all people and their solidarity represent the most important values transform! is based on.
When the discussion points towards the democratic and social dimension which must be incorporated in to the Europe of tomorrow, it can only be continued with the people of the Middle and Eastern European countries. The role of civil and social organizations has to be strengthened in order to be strong pillars of the construct of a pan-European Union. It is important to involve everyone into the European integration process and an initial step is the establishment of the European network transform! which combines leftist and socialist intellectuals and will accompany the reformation and integration process of the EU expansion through communication and recommendation.
The members of the transform! network coordinate their scientific and educational work, carry out in cooperation theoretical and educational events, organize discourses regarding chief issues of the democratic left in Europe and in the whole world, they work together on publications and educational materials and work towards an intercontinental dialogue of the Left and its scientific and educational institutions.
transform! represents an open network. Member can become who supports the goals and accepts the commitments of transform! and who is found able and willing to be actively involved in purporting the ideals and values as agreed upon by all members.

[14] Heinz Bierbaum (* 5. Dezember 1946 in Triberg) ist deutscher Politiker und ehemaliger stellvertretender Vorsitzender der Partei Die Linke. Seit der Landtagswahl im Saarland 2009 war er Mitglied des Landtages des Saarlandes. 2017 trat er nicht erneut an.
[15] An example of this in the UK is Lucas Aerospace.
[16] Someone did mention Animal Welfare in the morning session, but didn’t elaborate upon it.

[18] So much so that riciclaggio (recycling) is used as slang for ‘money laundering’.
[19] Not to be confused with downsizing or Shrinkage (disambiguation).
Degrowth (Frenchdécroissance) is a political, economic, and social movement based on ecological economicsanti-consumerist and anti-capitalist ideas. It is also considered an essential economic strategy responding to the limits-to-growth dilemma (see The Path to Degrowth in Overdeveloped Countries and post-growth). Degrowth thinkers and activists advocate for the downscaling of production and consumption—the contraction of economies—arguing that overconsumption lies at the root of long term environmental issues and social inequalities. Key to the concept of degrowth is that reducing consumption does not require individual martyring or a decrease in well-being.] Rather, "degrowthists" aim to maximize happiness and well-being through non-consumptive means—sharing work, consuming less, while devoting more time to art, music, family, nature, culture and community

[20] Alexis Tsipras (; born 28 July 1974)[1] is the Prime Minister of Greece, in office since 21 September 2015. He previously served as Prime Minister from 26 January 2015 to 27 August 2015. Tsipras has been leader of the left-wing Greek political party Syriza since 4 October 2009.
Tsipras was born in Athens in 1974. He joined the Communist Youth of Greece in the late 1980s and in the 1990s was politically active in student protests against education reform plans, becoming the movement's spokesperson. He studied civil engineering at the National Technical University of Athens, graduating in 2000, and later undertook post-graduate studies in urban and regional planning. He worked as a civil engineer in the construction industry, based primarily in Athens.
From 1999 to 2003, Tsipras served as the secretary of Synaspismos Youth. He was elected as a member of the Central Committee of Synaspismos in 2004, and later the Political Secretariat. In the 2006 local election, he ran as Syriza's candidate for Mayor of Athens, winning 10.5%. In 2008, he was elected as leader of Syriza, succeeding Alekos Alavanos. He was first elected to the Hellenic Parliament representing Athens A in the 2009 election, and was re-elected in May and June 2012, subsequently becoming Leader of the Opposition and appointing his own shadow cabinet.
In January 2015, Tsipras led Syriza to victory in a snap legislative election, winning 149 out of 300 seats in the Hellenic Parliament and forming a coalition with the Independent Greeks. 20 August 2015, seven months into his term as Prime Minister he lost his majority after intraparty defections, Tsipras announced his resignation, and called for a snap election, to take place the following month. In the September 2015 election that followed, Tsipras led Syriza to another victory, winning 145 out of 300 seats and re-forming the coalition with the Independent Greeks. As Prime Minister, he has overseen negotiations regarding the Greek government-debt crisis, initiated the Greek bailout 

[21] Although the official network was in fact dissolved on 28 April 2013. Its leader, Pier Luigi Bersani, founded the Movimento Democratico e Progessista.

Participating organisations:
ADEDY, Public Servants’ Confederation (Greece)
AKEL (Cyprus)
Alliance for Green Socialism (UK)
Altra Europa con Tsipras (Italy)
Association for Assistance to Precarious and Immigrant Populations (France)
ATTAC
Belarusian party of the Left “Fair World” (Belarus)
Blockupy
Bloco de Esquerda (Portugal)
Bulgarian Left (Bulgaria)
Catalunya en comu (Spain)
CCFD terre solidaire (France)
CGT (France)
Comisiones Obreras (Spain)
Common Good Network (Italy) (Italia Bene Comune)[21]
Communist Party of Finland (Finland)
Communist Party of Spain (Spain)
Communist Party Wallonie, Brussels (Belgium)
Communist Students’ Union (France)
Convergenza Socialista (Italy)
Dei lenk (Luxemburg)
Demain (Belgium)
Die Linke (Germany)
DIEM 25
Ensemble(France)
Espace Marx (France)
Estonian United Left Party
EUiA (Spain)
Greens/EFA European Parliament
European Left
European Trade Union Confederation
FARC (Colombia)
FGTB Metallurgy (Belgium)
FMLN (El Salvador)
Fondation Gabriel Peri (France)
Foro de Sao Paolo
French Communist Party
French Socialist Party
FSU (France)
Fundación Perseu Abramo (Brazil)
Global Social Justice
Green Left (UK)
GUE/NGL European Parliament
Hungarian Workers’ Party 2oo6
Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds (Spain)
Institute for Alternative Policies ENA (Greece)
Intal Solidarity Movement (Belgium)
Izquierda Unida (Spain)
KPö (Austria)
KSCM (Czech Republic)
Labour Party (UK)
Leciva (Slovenia)
Left Alliance (Finland)
Left Unity (UK)
M1717 (France)
Marxist Left (Germany)
Migrante Europe
New Cyprus Party YKP (Cyprus)
New Left (Croatia)
Nicos Poulantzas Institute (Greece)
Palestinien Democratie Union (Palestine)
Partito della Rifondazione Comunista (Italy)
Party of Democratic Socialism (Czech Republic)
Podemos (Spain)
Progressive Caucus, European Parliament
PSUV (Venezuela)
RAZEM (Poland)
REALPE (Red Green Alliance, Denmark)
Rosa Luxemburg Foundation
Roter Baum (Germany)
S&D, European Parliament
Secours Populaire (France)
Sinistra Italiana (Italy)
Sinn Fein (Ireland)
Socialist Popular Alliance (Egypt)
Solidarity for All (Greece)
Solidarity Women (France)
Stop the War (UK)
Stop TTIP Campaign
Swiss Party of Labour
SYRIZA (Greece)
The Red Party (Rødt) of Norway
Trade Unionist Network Europe
Transform! Europe
UNEF (France)
United Cyprus Party (BKP)
Verdi (Germany)
Workers’ Party (Brazil)
Workers’ Party of Belgium
Young European Socialists
Young Greens of Austria
Youth Communists (France)

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