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Our democracy against their austerity! - A call for action against the EU Spring Summit 13 and 14 March

6 February 2013

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’For a European Spring’ is a call for actions, strikes and demonstrations all over Europe on the 13^th of March, and for a pan-European demonstration and creative actions in the city of Brussels on the 14^th of March. It is targeted at the EU Spring Summit, where leaders from across the continent will assemble on the 14^th and 15 to strengthen the European Council’s response to the crisis.

The response to date from economic and political elites in the European Union amounts to a massive attack on welfare, social rights and democracy. This has been achieved by undermining democracy, reflected in EU policies including the imposition of austerity, demands for deep cuts in social spending, attempts to weaken labour laws and the roll back of hard earned labour rights.

This course of action is dangerous, profoundly unjust, and must be reversed. While these policies are designed to rescue big banks and big business, we, the vast majority, are made to pay for the excesses of the privileged.

All over Europe struggles and strikes are happening against these unjust policies. These struggles are our struggles, and we reject the violent attempts of European states to suppress them. Now is the time for solidarity across borders and sectors, to be the force to create real democracy and social justice. We are seeking to build a society where solutions, very different to those defended by the elites and imposed by the EU, can be proposed and discussed by everybody.

We call for actions, strikes and demonstrations on the 13^th March across Europe as part of a week of European resistance, with a mass mobilisation on the 14^th in Brussels targeting the EU Spring Summit. We will show those in power that our growing movement will, sooner or later, be strong enough to change the course of Europe in the interest Interest An amount paid in remuneration of an investment or received by a lender. Interest is calculated on the amount of the capital invested or borrowed, the duration of the operation and the rate that has been set. of us all.

Abolish all EU-austerity treaties and legislation!
For an ecological Transition!
Disarm Financial Markets!
Debt: Don’t owe, don’t pay!
Fire the Troika Troika Troika: IMF, European Commission and European Central Bank, which together impose austerity measures through the conditions tied to loans to countries in difficulty.

IMF : https://www.ecb.europa.eu/home/html/index.en.html , not the people!