Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt

 In Europe: Economic crisis and rise of the far right

Éric Toussaint began his analysis by highlighting a number of realities:

• The economic crisis hitting Germany and the UK in particular;
• The rise of the far right, which has become the leading political force in several European countries such as France, the Netherlands, Hungary, Italy andAustria;

• As a result, the conditions under which refugees are received are becoming increasingly inhumane;

• The presence of war on European territory since the Russian incursion into Ukraine, with the increase in defence budgets enriching the arms industry by the minute;
• The explosion of debt in Europe, combined with lower taxes on large fortunes and the profits of large companies, particularly in the pharmaceutical and arms industries;
• The violent return of austerity under the excuse of this explosion in debt.

He then reviewed the activities and prospects of CADTM Europe for 2024:

• The participation of a large CADTMdelegation at the ECSA (European Space for alternatives) in Marseille (France).See:À Marseille (France), une délégation CADTM nombreuse réfléchit à des alternatives radicales et à des modes d’action pour y parvenir
• Participation at the annual meeting of la France Insoumise au mois d’aout 2024 près de Valence. See:Aux Amfis 2024, la réponse face à la dette : l’insoumission(in French);
• The success of the Autumn Meetings in early October 2024. See:Unprecedented since 2019: over 200 people joined the CADTM Autumn Meetings
• The will to help build a Europe-wide front against the far right.

 CADTM International network: Perspectives for 2025 and 2026

Discussions then focused on the CADTM International network’s prospects for action in 2025 and 2026. The continuation of the struggle and the expansion of the network will involve a number of militant events :

• The International Anti-Fascist Assembly in Porto Alegre, Brazil, from 15 to18 May 2025: see:https://www.antifas.org/call/;
• Counter-COP 30 in Belém, Brazil, in November 2025 (10 to 21 November)
• The World Social Forum in Benin in January 2026, in conjunction with the CADTM World Assembly and the CADTM Africa Assembly;
• The Ecosocialist Meetings in Brussels (Belgium) in 2026.