The war is the new failure of the European Union We had already witnessed the failure of a Europe that promoted solidarity, the convergence of the levels of development between countries and regions, where democratic criteria would be essential, an exemplary Europe in the defence of labour rights and in the fight against discrimination, racism… Weiterlesen Pedro Soares, Bloco de Esquerda (Left Bloc), former Member of Parliament, Portugal

This government knows nothing but violence Hello, my name is Pierre, I’m 21 and a student at Nanterre, France. As you know Moscow and Washington have been at war for the last 500 days. The macabre consequence is that 300,000 soldiers have already fallen. How many of them youths among them? It has become normal… Weiterlesen Pierre Bonnier, Student at Nanterre, France

This conference contributes to bringing to the fore a notion and a slogan – against the war, against the social war – that is crucial as the war in Ukraine has been ongoing for a year and a half, thus rendering it important to strengthen the anti-war fight. All those who saw that the end… Weiterlesen Lida Dodou, regional councilor with ANT.AR.SY.A in Central Macedonia, International Committee of NAR (New Left Current), Greece

Dear supporters of peace! We have already heard the alliance „What is to be done?!”. Our movement shares the same positions. What to do? „The Alliance for Peace“ was formed last year. It was founded on the initiative of left-wingers motivated by the search for peace, trade unionists, members of the „Stand Up“ movement, DKP… Weiterlesen Andreas Kutsche, Alliance for Peace, Brandenburg/Havel, Germany

Dear comrades, hello, I want to thank every comrade participating in this conference, which seems all the more important to me, given the situation we are in today. I was just at a demonstration in Paris that the French government, the Macron government, has dared to ban. I dare to say it: once more. This… Weiterlesen Jérôme Legavre, POI member and LFI member of parliament for Seine-Saint-Denis (Paris region), France

Fred og Rettferdighet (FOR, engl. Peace and Justice) is a newly founded organisation in Norway, aspiring to become a registered party ahead of the next general election in 2025. Dear comrades, champions of peace! As is widely recognized, the current world situation has many similarities to the situation just ahead of the World War. The… Weiterlesen Marielle Leraand, Initiative „Fred og Rettferdighet“ („Peace and Justice”), Norway

Thank you very much for organising this broad and ambitious conference, and thank you also for allowing me to speak here on behalf of the SDAJ, the youth organisation “ Sozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterjugend” (Socialist German Working Youth). The SDAJ gathers high school pupils, apprentices, students and young workers throughout Germany. In my speech I will… Weiterlesen Joscha Mecke, member of the Federal Executive of the youth organisation SDAJ, Germany

Dear comrades, My name is Ratibor Trivunac, I am antiquarian bookseller by profession, from Belgrade, Serbia. I am anarcho-syndicalist and anti-militarist activist for more than two decades, with primary focus on activism in the Balkan region of Easter Europe. I was very pleased to get an invitation to this videoconference and I am very sorry… Weiterlesen Ratibor Trivunac, anarcho-syndicalist and anti-militarist activist from Belgrade, Serbia

Dear fellow campaigners, Congratulations for undertaking the coordination of several initiatives for Peace throughout Europe. We are in accordance with the slogan: „No to war – No to social war“, which links the fundamental issue of Peace to the workers movement and several other movements. Recent developments on the war front, a war conducted by… Weiterlesen Evangelina Sotiropoulou, Anti-NATO Action, Greece

Dear friends, Thank you for inviting me to this important conference. I am very pleased to be here with so many supporters of peace from all over Europe.     I am a member of the Berlin State Parliament, the Berlin Abgeordnetenhaus. There I am a media expert for Die Linke (The Left). I was also one… Weiterlesen Alexander King, member of the Berlin State Parliament, Die Linke (The Left), Germany