Dear comrades! It has already been said that I am a trade unionist and even though I am not speaking within the framework of my trade union mandate, I believe that the question of trade union responsibility in the face of the war and our discussion is an important political question that concerns the trade… Weiterlesen Speech by Kevin Crépin, trade unionist from the CGT, France, at the European Conference on 2 November 2024

Dear friends of peace, I am pleased to be able to address a greeting from Brandenburg to you. I have been a member of the very young party BSW (the party around Sahra Wagenknecht) since January 2024, deputy state chairman, city councillor and, since October of this year, a member of the Brandenburg state parliament.… Weiterlesen Speech by Andreas Kutsche (Works Council, ver.di Berlin-Brandenburg, BSW Brandenburg an der Havel) at the European Conference on 2 November 2024

Dear friends, we had a great event in Paris at the beginning of May, where I also spoke and ended my speech with a quote from Julian Assange: ‘If wars can be started by lies, peace can be started by truth.’ And I would like to remind you that we have now achieved an important… Weiterlesen Speech by Andrej Hunko (Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht, BSW, Member of the Bundestag) at the European Conference on 2 November 2024

Comrades,  It is an honour for me to address you at this important meeting for the international working class. Today I would like to address the connection between military wars, economic wars or global inequalities, migration, military spending on these wars, and the consequences for social services. This connection is fundamental to understanding the policies… Weiterlesen Speech by Jordi Salvador i Duch, Member of the Spanish Parliament for Catalonia, at the European Conference on 2 November 2024

It is very important for me to be able to take part in a meeting where delegations from several European countries are coming together in a situation that is naturally highly alarming and worrying not only for the workers and peoples of our continent, but actually for the whole world.For several months, the situation has… Weiterlesen Speech by Jérôme Legavre, LFI deputy in the French National Assembly, POI activist, at the European Conference on 2 November 2024

Dear colleagues, dear comrades, I would like to welcome you also on behalf of Reiner Braun, who is one of the hosts for the International Peace Bureau, IPB, and cannot be here today. As a reminder, the IPB was founded in 1891 by Bertha von Suttner and the socialist Jean Jaures. Today it is present… Weiterlesen Speech by Kathrin Otte (member of the German coordination of the ELC and the coordination group ‘Was tun?!’ (What to do?!)) at the European Conference on 2 November 2024