[Individual-members-EL] EL-ETUC-demo 1st May etc.

[Ulrich Deike]

Hi all, hi Joseph, hi Martin,



I think Joseph's suggestions on making the EL known in the public etc. are really good.

A demo in Strasbourg on May 1st, organised jointly by ETUC and EL, would show that we have strong
allies and speak for the people. I think our Brussels office and the GUE/NGL group in the European Parliament have
 contacts with the  European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC ). Maybe MArtin can say sth. about this option.
I'm afraid the ETUC will not make an alliance just with us. They seem quite PES-friendly and might try to take
other parties in for a demo to retain their non-partisan image. But you never know... I think we should try it.

The EL already intervenes by official declarations of support of different memberparties of EL in some national political debates and elections from time to time, especially by statements on our website. I think EL-representatives should be seen and
speak to the people more often in election campaigns and other events.

Maybe during the campaign in France in spring the communist party of France should ask the EL to send representatives
to hold speeches that are then translated or held in French. We have to make sure such statements are not just
solidarity addresses but promote the common EL goals preparing the people for a possible 2009 EP-election with
truly European parties.


E-petitions to our Executive Board, especially if sent in a large number, might get on the ExB's nerves more than really helping us. But Joseph, you could write a letter/e-mail to them/to Helmut Scholz with our/your suggestions as you did in your last e-mail to our mailing list. How about that?


Kind regards

Uli


> Hi Uli, hi all
> 
> Dear Comrade,
> 
> I thank you very much for this precious information
> 
> I am very satisfied our suggested motions will be discussed by the ExB
> 
> 
> 
> About the institutional propositions of the Greens for reforming EU, I 
> totally agree with them, especially on the double referendum. As a supporter 
> of democratizing EU institutions and a opponent of the new treaty project of 
> 2005, I want the people to take part into creation of a new Constitution to 
> EU. I have yet one question: in this project who would prepare the new 
> draft? For me, it should be made by a Constituing European Parliament, then 
> accepted by double referendum.
> 
> 
> About the internal functioning of EL, I think that the most urgent is to get 
> known by citizens, before having a real european ExB (that is to say with a 
> smaller figure of members than the figure of national parties which created 
> the party). Anyway our system of individual membership (and all the more 
> since our motions are accepted) is the most significant element of the whole 
> thing. That is the real new thing. If we succeed in getting known by EU 
> citizens and if we get new individual members of every EU country 
> (especially if individual members are more numerous than members from 
> national parties), the ExB will follow. However if you need some help in 
> negociating to obtain already an european ExB, we could make some 
> e-petitions to the ExB ( the argumenting based on comparison with the Greens 
> is a good way to convince, but for some national parties  I think it will be 
> difficult to accept, will see...).
> 
> For me the number one thing is to get new individual members that's why I 
> agree with your propositions of continuing flyers, making events or things 
> like that. I already prepared a french version of the German flyer and I 
> sent it to Mike Nagler, but I don't know how we could print it.
> 
> Besides, I have several ideas of events:
> 
> like organizing a big european demonstration (perhaps with trade unions like 
> the European Trade Union Confederation) in Strasbourg on first of May, 
> something which could be a very significant way to let the whole european 
> media speak about the party. Do you know if they are some contact with the 
> ETUC?
> 
> This demonstration would underline the european side of the EL, it would 
> also be useful to underline the very democratical functioning of the party 
> if we individual members can be represented (it means if our suggested 
> motions are accepted)
> 
> like organizing european trips and festivals to be known all over EU. It 
> could be a way for us to be known, to be familiar for a lot of european 
> citizens.
> 
> We could ask the EL to intervene by official declarations of support of 
> different memberparties of EL in some national political debates and 
> elections in whole EU (also you know in France we have presidential 
> elections in May). Making official support declarations is not really 
> difficult but could be a way to exist. Or we could ask memberparties to let 
> us speak during their campaign. If we want some european transnational party 
> we have to know the different european public opinions, political systems 
> and political life. Then to build a european public opinion, an european 
> political conscious. And we have already now to show our concrete existence, 
> to show that what we share is political ideas and propositions, that to have 
> a society we want, European level is the best.
> 
> Anyway that are only little ideas, most of them more symbolic than really 
> political.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> 
> Joseph Dureuil
> 
> 
> 
> 

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