They also denounced EU neoliberal policies and Israeli actions in Gaza.

On Saturday, the 9th Forum of European Left-Wing, Green and Progressive Forces concluded in Vienna with a final declaration proposing an agenda centered on economic transformation, demilitarization, and human rights.

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More specifically, the Forum denounced that the current economic policies of the European Union continue to be primarily determined by the interests of financial capital and large corporations, which come at the expense of social rights, citizens’ well-being, the climate, and the environment.

“Austerity policies, the privatization of public services, labor deregulation and the commodification of fundamental rights remain the defining features of a neoliberal model practiced throughout the EU and other European countries, which continues to generate poverty, exclusion, and despair,” the declaration stated.

As part of the processes necessary to transform the current status quo, the Forum called on Europe’s progressive forces to pursue a rules-based multilateral world order.

“In the face of escalating war spreading across the globe, we affirm that peace is an urgent necessity. That is why we reject the logic of blocs, rearmament and militarization driven by NATO, Trump and his 5% of GDP rule. We reaffirm our commitment to the negotiated resolution of conflicts,” the Forum stated.

“We defend a multilateral order in which the United Nations can fulfill its Charter without pressure or veto. Europe must be an active player in this transformation, abandoning its subordination to hegemonic interests and rediscovering its vocation for peace and justice.”

To achieve this new multipolar international order, the Forum of European Left-Wing, Green and Progressive Forces urged that the United States abandon its hegemonic ambitions and cease its aggression toward Latin American countries.

“We demand an end to the U.S. blockade imposed on Cuba and the withdrawal of the U.S. military fleet from Latin America and the Caribbean,” the declaration said.

In its pursuit of global justice and peace, the Forum also condemned the actions of the Israeli occupation army, which has killed thousands of Palestinians in Gaza.

“We have joined millions of people around the world who are mobilizing to denounce the genocide committed against the Palestinian people,” the statement read.

“Occupation, apartheid, indiscriminate bombing and systematic blockade are crimes against humanity that cannot be ignored or relativized. We demand an immediate end to Israeli aggression, the lifting of the blockade on Gaza, and the recognition of the Palestinian state in accordance with all UN resolutions and international law, which provides for the creation of two states,” the Forum stressed.

“The aim of the European Forum of Left, Green and Progressive Forces is to unite against austerity policies in Europe and to urgently build alternatives that restore hope to the peoples of Europe and defend life, rights, peace and the planet,” the declaration concluded.

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Source: European Forum

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