Call for a European Forum of Progressive Forces

The European Union is going through a long-lasting crisis, an existential crisis. All the peoples of Europe, whether or not they are members of the Union, suffer from austerity policies and terrible inequalities. Peace and climate are threatened.

We have had enough of this antisocial, authoritarian, greedy and selfish Europe. We do not accept that the only alternative would be competition between the populist, xenophobic and extreme right-wing nationalist forces separating European peoples, and the forces which propose a strengthening of the austeritarian neoliberal policies resulting from the treaties. This gear prepares or feeds an authoritarian trend in many countries of the Union, with the war of everybody against everybody as the only future.

This is too dangerous, especially after the election of Donald Trump. It is a huge waste when there are so many challenges for peace and the construction of a new social and ecological model for the development of humanity.

We are the ones who are looking for another path: that of building a Europe of social and ecological progress, a feminist and anti-racist Europe, a democratic, welcoming and peaceful Europe.

We know that we are many who share this desire, and that the peoples of Europe can change the course of history. We know that our gathering is urgent and awaited throughout Europe and beyond.

Only the unity of our forces will allow for change. It is time to build a common front, break the walls and open a wide debate to produce progressive solutions together. We must meet, debate – without taboo and without exclusivity – about the convergences, solidarities, common objectives to be found to reach this objective.

We propose to create an annual forum of progressive forces of Europe, a new space for long-term political cooperation, bringing together a very broad panel of left, green and progressive parties, of platforms and political movements, trade union and social organisations, NGOs, intellectuals and citizens movements from all over Europe. We want a useful Forum to coordinate the various initiatives that are taking place in Europe and to build all the possible joint actions.

Our proposal is that of a process, where each force is invited to co-develop at all stages, a process that seeks to expand every day.

Let’s start in Marseille, 10 and 11 November 2017, for the first edition of this forum! Join us now!

Contactmarseilleforum2017@gmail.com

Website: https://marseilleseuropeanforum.eu/

Signatories of the Call

Name

Organisation / Party

Country

ACERBO Maurizio

National Secretary of the Partito della Rifondazione Comunista

Italy

ALBIOL GUZMÁN Marina

Member of the European Parliament GUE/NGL

Spain

ALEXOUPOULOS Sotiris

Pireus Initiative for Support of refugees and immigrants

Greece

Alliance for Free Movement

United Kingdom

ANAGNOSTOPOULOU Sia

Member of Parliament; Former Deputy Minister of Education, Research and Religious Affairs

Greece

ANDERSSON Li

President of the Left Alliance

Finland

Another Europe is Possible

United Kingdom

APOSTOLOS Kalogiannis

Mayor of Larissa

Greece

ASSASSI Eliane

President of the CRCGroup in the Senate

France

AUTAIN Clémentine

Spokesperson of Ensemble!

France

BADEA Marin

Vice-President of the Romanian Socialist Party

Romania

BAIER Walter

Political coordinator of transform! Europe

Austria

BALAS Guillaume

Member of the European Parliament Progressive Caucus

France

BALIBAR Etienne

Anniversary Chair Professor at the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy (CRMEP) at Kingston University

France

BAUM Marc

Member of the Parliament Déi Lénk

Luxembourg

BENATOUIL Maxime

Co-Director transform! Europe, Espace Marx

France

BEN-OMAR Fatima-Ezzahra

Porte-Parole des Effronté-e-s (Association Féministe)

France

BENYIK Matyas

ATTAC

Hungary

BIRMPAS Dimitrios

Mayor of Egaleo, Athens – Attica Ex Board of the Central Union of Greek Municipalities

Greece

BOCCIA Maria Luisa

Centro per la Riforma dello Stato

Italy

BOLINI Raffaella

Associazione Ricreativa e Culturale Italiana ARCI

Italy

BOURNOUS Yannis

Member Political Secretariat of SYRIZA, Head of European & International Affairs

Greece

BRAUN Hugo

Attac

Germany

BRENNAN Brid

TNI – Transnational Institute

Netherlands

BUSTINDUY Pablo

 Member of the Spanish Parliament, International Secretary for PODEMOS

Spain

CACCIA Giuseppe

Italy

CARVALHO DA SILVA Manuel

Member of Centro de Estudos Sociais, former general secretary of CGTP, Confederation of trade unions

Portugal

CASTELLINA Luciana

Sinistra Italiana

Italy

CAVALLI Franco

Professor of Oncology and Coordinator of the Alternativo Forum, Bellinzona

Switzerland

CENTELLA Jose Luis

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Spain

Spain

Central Committee of the Communist Party Wallonie-Bruxelles

Belgium

CHASANIDIS Petros

President, Labor Centre of Orestiada

Greece

CHASSAIGNE André

President of the GDRGroup in the National Assembly

France

CHERKI Pascal

M1717

France

COFFERATI Sergio

Member of the European Parliament S&D

Italy

COHEN-SÉAT Patrice

Président d’honneur d’Espaces-Marx

France

Convergenza Socialista

Italy

CSISZÁR Tamás

Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Workers’ Party of Hungary 2006

Hungary

CURRAN Frances

Executive member of the Scottish Socialist Party

United Kingdom

DAIBER Birgit

Activist Commons goods

Germany / Italy

DE SOUSA SANTOS Boaventura

Sociologist, , University Professor

Portugal

DE WITTE Line

President of the Parti du Travail de Belgique in Louvain, author of the book “TTIP et CETA pour débutants”

Belgium

DEARDEN Nick

Global Justice Now

United Kingdom

DEL RIO Pilar

President of Fundação José Saramago

Portugal

DHARRÉVILLE Pierre

Member of Parliament for Bouches du Rhône (PCF)

France

DI SISTO Monica

Fairwatch

Italy

DIDERICH Gary

Spokesperson for Déi Lénk

Luxembourg

DOUZINAS Konstantinos

Member of Parliament, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Defense and Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Parliament

Greece

DOWLING Felicity

National Secretary of Left Unity

Great Britain

DROPPA György

SZAB – Organisers for the Left

Hungary

DUNPHY Richard

Senior Lecturer in Politics, School of Social Sciences, University of Dundee

United Kingdom

EVANS Trevor

Euromemo

Germany

EYBEN Pierre

Spokersperson of the Demain movement

Belgium

FAIRWEATHER Stuart

Convener, Democratic Left Scotland

United Kingdom

FAZENDA Luís

Bloco de Esquerda

Portugal

FERRÉ Marga

President of FEC (Europe of Citizens Foundation)

Spain

FERRERO Paolo

Vice-Président of the Party of the European Left

Italy

FORENZA Eleonora

Member of the European Parliament GUE/NGL

Italy

FRANGAKIS Marica

Nikos Poulantzas Institute

Greece

FRATOIANNI Nicola

National Secretary of Sinistra Italiana

Italy

GALLEGO HERRERA Joan Carles

Unionist, Former General Secretary of Workers’ Commissions (CCOO) Catalonia

Spain

GARZÓN Alberto

Head of Izquierda Unida

Spain

GEORGE Susan

Attac Europe

Greece Solidarity Campaign

United Kingdom

Green Left

United Kingdom

GUAMAN Adoracion

University of Valencia

Spain

GULLI Marianne

International responsible of the Red Party

Norway

GYSI Gregor

President of the European Left

Germany

HERRMANN Peter

Corvinus University / University of Eastern Finland

Italy

HILDEBRANDT Cornelia

Vice Director of the Institute for Critical Social Analysis of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation

Germany

HUDSON Kate

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

United Kingdom

IOAKIMIDIS Giorgos

Mayor of Agios Ioannis Rentis and Ex Board of the Central Union of Greek Municipalities

Greece

ION Iacov

Vice President of the Romanian Socialist Party

Romania

JOLY Eva

Member of the European Parliament, Progressive Caucus, European Parliament

France

KALYAKIN Sergey

Chairman of the Party “Fair World“

Belarus

KANATLI Murat

General Secretary of YKP

Cyprus

KATOPODIS Grigoris

Mayor of Vironas Attica

Greece

KAVVADIA Anneta

Member of the Parliamentary Member of the Assembly of the Council of Europe

Greece

KIPPING Katja

Chairpersons of Die Linke

Germany

KOCH Francesca

Casa Internazionale delle Donne di Roma

Italy

KONSTANTINOU Kostakis

Frederick University Cyprus

Cyprus

KOUGEA Lena

Coordination Committee of Athens Social Pharmacy

Greece

KOURAKIS Tasos

Membre of the European Parliament, Vice President of the Hellenic Parliament

Greece

KOUVELIS Fotis

Head of the Unitary Movement of European Left

Greece

KUNEVA Kostadinka

Member of the European Parliament GUE/NGL

Greece

LAURENT Pierre

Vice-President of the Party of the European Left

France

LECOMTE Marie-Françoise

Spokesperson of the Demain movement

Belgium

LE HYARIC Patrick

Member of the European Parliament, GUE/NGL

France

LIBERAS Βabis

Member of EC of ADEDY

Greece

LIGUORI Guido

University della Calabria

Italy

MADDALENA Paolo

Vice-President emerito della Corte Costituzionale

Italy

MAKRAKIS George

Member of the Executive Committee ADEDY

Greece

MÁLEK Jiří

Society For European Dialogue

Czech republic

MARAZZI Christian

Economist and university professor

Switzerland

MARLIERE Philippe

Professor of French and European Politics SELCS Faculty of Arts & Humanities.

United Kingdom

MARSILI Lorenzo

Italy

MARTIN Myriam

Spokesperson of Ensemble!

France

MARTINS Catarina

Coordinator of Bloco de Esquerda

Portugal

MATIAS Marisa

Member of the European Parliament GUE/NGL

Portugal

MAZIER Jacques

Université Paris-Nord (CEPN) Université Paris-13

France

MELEGH Attila

Sociologist, University professor

Hungary

MENAPACE Lidia

Consiglio Nazionale dell’ANPI

Italy

MESEC Luka

Coordinator of LEVICA

Slovenia

MESSNER Mirko

Chair of KPÖ

Austria

MESTRUM Francine

Researcher, Global social justice

Belgium

MEZZADRA Sandro

Professor of Political Theory in Università degli Studi di Bologna, adjunct research fellow at Institute for Culture and Society of University of Western Sydney

Italy

MILEVA Margarita

Vice-President of the Party of the European Left

Bulgaria

MOLA Maite

Vice-President of the Party of the European Left

Spain

MONTEIRO Hugo

cul:tra

Portugal

MOREA Roberto

Transform

Italy

MORVA Judit

Le Monde Diplomatique

Hungary

MUSACCHIO Roberto

Altra Europa

Italy

MUSTAFA MEMET Mustafa

Member of Parliament of SYRIZA

Greece

NAVARRO Vicenç

Professor of Political Sciences and Public Policy at the University of Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona)

Spain

NOUCHAKIS Stavros

President of Panhellenic Federation of Medical Visitors & Pharmacists – Related Sector Professions (POIE-FSEK)

Greece

NUET Joan Josep

Coordinador de EUIA

Spain

OBADIA Alain

President of the Gabriel Péri Foundation

France

OMARJEE Younous

Member of the European Parliament, GUE/NGL

France

PACKALÉN Petra

Secretary General of the Communist Party of Finland

Finland

PALAZZOTTO Erasmo

Executive Board of Sinistra Italiana Responsible for International Relations

Italy

PALEOCHORITIS Dimitris

President of POTHA- PanHellenic Entertainment Federation

Greece

PANSY Sarah

Chair of the Young Greens

Austria

PANTELIS Takis

Vice President of POEDHN-Federation of Public Hospital Employees

Greece

PAPADIMOULIS Dimitrios

Vice-President of the European Parliament, Member of the European Parliament GUE/NGL and Head of SYRIZA Delegation

Greece

PATOMAKI Heikki

University of Helsinki

Finland

PELLISSIER Jean-François

Spokeperson of Ensemble!

France

PETRELLA Riccardo

Water Mouvement

Italy

PETROPOULOS Giorgos

member of EC of ADEDY-Confederation of Public Servants

Greece

PETROS Damianos

Headmaster, School of Avlona Juvenile Prison

Greece

PIANTA Mario

University of Urbino

Italy

PIERO Bernocchi

Spokesperson COBAS

Italy

PIETILAINEN Jukka

Left Forum Finland

Finland

PINSON Gavriel

President of the Labour Party of Switzerland (PST/POP)

Switzerland

PIRINSKI Georgi

Member of the Euopean Parliament Progressive Caucus

Bulgaria

PISARELLO Gerardo

Co-Coordinator of the International relation of Catalunya en Común

Spain

POULOU Yiota

Mayor of Livadia

Greece

Razem National Executive Board

Poland

REVELLI Marco

Altra Europa

Italy

RIEXINGER Bernd

Chairpersons of Die Linke

Germany

RIGAS Panos

Secretary of the Central Committee of SYRIZA

Greece

RINALDINI Gianni

Ex National Secretary of the FIOM

Italy

RIZZUTI Domenico

Sinistra EuroMediterranea

Italy

RODANO Giulia

Altra Europa

Italy

ROGDAKI Αnna

Member of GC of ADEDY

Greece

ROTARU Constantin

President of the Romanian Socialist Party

Romania

SABOURIN Anne

Europe coordinator of the French Communist Party

France

SANTORO Manuel

National Secretary of Convergenza Socialista

Italy

SCHINAS-PAPADOPOULOS Jason

General Secratery of the Youth of SYRIZA

Greece

SCHIRDEWAN Martin

Director Europe Office Rosa Luxemburg Foundation

Belgium

SCHUHLER Conrad

ISW – Institute for Social, Ecological and Economic Studies

Germany

SEPPÄNEN Antti

Chairperson of PAND (Artists for Peace), dancer

Finland

SHEEHAN Helena

Dublin City University

Ireland

STANCIU Dumitru

Vice-President of the Romanian Socialist Party

Romania

STANCIU Lucia

Vice-President of the Romanian Socialist Party

Romania

STRICKNER Alexandra

Attac

Autriche

TAŞ Alper

President of ÖDP

Turkey

TAMÁS Gáspár M

Marxist philosopher and public intellectual

Hungary

THEMISTOCLES Amblas

President of Greek Federation of Transport Syndicates

Greece

THEOPHEFTATOU Aphrodite

MP, Secretary of Parliamentary group of SYRIZA

Greece

THOMA Carole

Spokesperson for Déi Lénk

Luxembourg

THOMAS Isabelle

Member of the European Parliament Progressive Caucus, S&D

France

TOPALIDOU Maria

Refugee Clinic

Greece

TORELLI Massimo

Altra Europa

Italy

TRASCIATTI Attila

Táncsics organisation

Hungary

URBÁN CRESPO Miguel

Member of the European Parliament, Europe Secretary for Podemos, GUE/NGL

Spain

URTASUN Ernest

Spokerperson of the Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds and Co-Coordinator of the International relation of Catalunya en Común

Spain

VÄISÄNEN Juha-Pekka

Chairperson of the Communist Party of Finland

Finland

VAJNAI Attila

Chairman of the Workers’ Party of Hungary 2006

Hungary

VAN HEES Marco

Deputy of the Parti du Travail de Belgique (PTB-PVDA) in the Belgium Federal Parliament

Belgium

VAN KEIRSBILCK Felipe

Centrale nationale des employés CNE

Belgium

VASILIS Rizos

Coordinator Solidarity for All

Greece

Venezuela Solidarity Campaign

United Kingdom

VERGIAT Marie-Christine

Member of the European Parliament, GUE/NGL

France

VERNHES Marie-Dominique

Attac

Germany

VIEU Marie-Pierre

Member of the European Parliament, Parti Communiste Français, GUE/NGL

France

VILLANUEVA Idoia

Member of the Spanish Senate, Member of PODEMOS Executive

Spain

VISENTINI Luca

General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)

Italy

VITA Vincenzo

ARS – Associazione Movimento Sinistra

Italy

WAGNER David

Member of Parliament Déi Lénk

Luxembourg

WARD Julie

Member of the European Parliament Labour Party

United Kingdom

ZIEGLER Jean

politician, writer

Switzerland

ZIMMER Gabriele

President of the GUE/NGL Group in the European Parliament

Germany

ZOGRAFAKI Eleni

president of OLME, Federation of Secondary Education State School Teachers

Greece

ZOURNATZIDOU Theano

President, Labor Centre of Region of Pella

Greece