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THERE IS ONLY ONE FUTURE FOR
EUROPE
THE EUROPEAN FEMINIST
INITIATIVE IFE-EFI
CALL FOR VOTE EUROPEAN
ELECTIONS 25TH MAY2014
The future of Europe can only
be grounded in guaranteeing and implementing the fundamental human rights for
women and men
Elections to the European Parliament are due to take place in May 2014,
throughout the EU-28 countries. Today the ascendancy of conservative forces on
the EU project is heavy with negative consequences for peoples’ rights and
freedom and turns the declarations on peace, security and democracy of European
leaders into empty shells. Capitalism, patriarchy and militarism still draw
their legitimacy from the 2005 constitutional framework, despite the disastrous
situation they have engendered: economic crisis, drastic austerity policies,
unbridled competition, dismantling of public services, market forces governing
nations, increases in military expenditures and social disarmament. Foreign and
migration policies disregard the peoples’ right to security, dignity,
self-determination, and to most fundamental rights, with women being the first
victims. Women are also the first to suffer from unemployment, job insecurity,
poor healthcare access, new forms of slavery. The rise of communitarianisms and
religious fundamentalisms are constant threats against women’s sexual and
reproductive rights.
The European Feminist
Initiative IFE-EFI calls to vote on the 25th of May for candidates,
lists and parties who promote the following:
Ø REAL EQUALITY between women and men as a founding principle for
Europe, the adoption of measures and policies to reach this goal in both the
public and private spheres and the promotion of gender equality on
all agendas.
Ø Radical CHANGE of
the European policies based on profit and wealth accumulation, into policies
focused on human development.
Ø STRICT non-interference of religious structures into State
affairs, instituting women’s rights as UNIVERSAL human rights and rejecting
any violation of those rights in the name of culture, tradition or religion.
Ø CRIMINALIZATION of VIOLENCE
against women, abolition of prostitution and recognition of the right of women
to decide over their own body.
Ø Elimination of all weapons of mass destruction and
reduction of military expenditures until total DISARMAMENT
to ensure that Europe becomes a driving force to promote and set up peace and
security. Military interventions those recent years, “in the name of
Democracy”, played an important part in the growth of religious fundamentalisms
in our societies and at State level.
Ø Submission of any partnership agreement with
neighbouring countries to the respect of the basic FUNDAMENTAL
HUMAN RIGHTS of both women and men.
Ø A European foreign policy aimed at fostering peace,
development and INDEPENDENCE of peoples.
The future of Europe can only
be grounded in guaranteeing and implementing the fundamental human rights for
women and men.
EUROPEAN FEMINIST INITIATIVE IFE-EFI
MAY 2014