GUE/NGL: 10 Key Demands For New EU Top-Job Holders

GUE/NGL presents the 10 priorities that the new presidents of the European Commission and the European Parliament should commit to during their mandates.

originally published at the website of the GUE/NGL;

The EU should work for our planet and for the many – not the few. It is time to end failing neoliberal policies and follow an ambitious roadmap in order to confront the climate emergency and tackle the rise of socio-economic inequalities within the EU.

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Summary

1- Take action to effectively tackle the climate emergency and restore biodiversity;

2- End neoliberal austerity policies that increase inequalities and help boost far-right forces in Europe;

3- Fight against social dumping in Europe;

4- Put an end to tax dodging, tax evasion, money laundering and corruption;

5- Take control of market decisions;

6- Re-orientate EU trade policy;

7- Adopt a humane migration and asylum policy that guarantees human rights;

8- Defend peace;

9- Fight for democracy and human rights;

10- Take effective action to defend women´s rights and achieve gender equality;