-Introduction by EFA President François Alfonsi
1. Self-determination
2. A Europe of all peoples
3. Peace and freedom for Europe
4. Building a sustainable world
5. Linguistic Justice
6. Promoting gender equality
7. Social Justice: Restoring dignity and equality
8. All peoples decide
9. For greater solidarity between peoples
10. Youth

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1. Self-determination: a right for all peoples.
The European Free Alliance unites political parties in a range of
varied and specific institutional situations. Improving the prospects
of all peoples of Europe is dependent on the EFA’s unfailing support
for the right to self-determination. The EFA believes that all peoples
have the right to choose their own destiny and the best institutional
framework in which to achieve their empowerment.
Whether this is a matter of respecting linguistic or cultural rights,
devolution, expanding regional or federal powers, demanding
autonomy, achieving independence through a referendum....; all
proposals that allow a people to express themselves and to define
their own institutions in a democratic, transparent, gradual and
peaceful way must be supported.
Self-determination is a principle, enshrined in international law,
that can be adapted to the diverse situations encountered by
peoples currently under the jurisdiction of various European States,
and which allows all people to choose what would be best for them,
for their development, and in some cases their survival.
The EFA supports the peoples, nations and regions that are acting
democratically and that respect the European Convention on
Human Rights. Equal rights, dignity and respect for diversity are the
principles underlying the right of self-determination.
Changing the European political project is one of the objectives of
the European Free Alliance, which believes that the Europe of old
nation states no longer satisfies the democratic demand for
empowerment among the peoples of Europe.
The recognition and support of Europe’s peoples, regions, nations
and stateless nations is a necessary condition for restoring public
confidence in the EU and for promoting a new 21st century
democracy to make the European project a success for all peoples,
regions and nations.
In a truly diverse and truly united Europe national and region
identity go hand in hand with a European identity. Furthermore, the
renewal of the concept of national identity over time is essential.
Indeed, the sense of belonging to a community with shared destiny
cannot ignore new populations who settle in our regions and
stateless nations.
Building a Nation in the XXI century means that all citizens living in
it take part in nation building. Building a Nation also means to take
into account our respective diasporas, reconnecting with them
abroad or integrating them back if they wish to do so.
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2. A Europe of all peoples.
A Europe of all peoples is a Europe that makes no distinction
between peoples and creates no categories, nor second class
citizens. EFA wants another Europe which recognises the
universality of all people as well as their distinct identities.
Since it was founded in 1981, the European Free Alliance has
always believed that the European project must be based on
the well-being and diversity of its peoples. The European Union
can no longer content itself as being a union of nation states
promoting their own interests. The EFA defends a broader,
more inclusive vision of Europe, based on the desire to
recognise and foster its diversity.
Being profoundly pro-European complements supporting a
Europe of peoples. For EFA it is fundamental that Europe
accepts and includes all peoples in the decision-making process
in order to build a democratic Europe of peace, respect and
solidarity.
The EFA would like to build a resolutely social Europe, a
welcoming Europe, a Europe that is prosperous for every
European citizen and that respects its own plurality. Euroscepticism
and/or anti-EU populism bring no solutions. Europe
must invest more in our communities by empowering the social
fabric and building ties between peoples. An inclusive approach
to welcome new citizens is essential in order to strengthen our
sense of identity and community.
In order to reinforce the role of ALL peoples, the nations at substate
level and/or regions with legislative powers must have a
role of their own in European decision-making through a
strengthened presence in an “Assembly of regions and peoples”
replacing the toothless Committee of the Regions. This in order
for ALL Peoples to have direct participation, with voice and vote,
in the decisions affecting their citizens.
EFA defends a Europe of peoples where it is logic and evident
that the European Parliament has the right to initiate new
legislation and where the legislative process within the Council
should be transparent. The President of the European
Commission should be elected democratically.
It is TIME for the European Union to work for all peoples in
Europe.
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3. A plan for Peace and Freedom for Europe.
The European Union was founded after the Second World War
in order to secure peace as well as economic and social
prosperity. Maintaining peace within its borders, the
international defence of values such as democracy, the rule of
law, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, are
the principal missions of the European Union. Unfortunately the
EU institutions and the Member States fall short defending its
own core values and civil liberties. The EU defines itself opposite
to a Europe of the Peoples.
But in the construction of a Europe of nation states, the
European Free Alliance aims to support minorities, peoples,
nations, stateless nations and regions that aspire peacefully to
political, cultural, linguistic recognition and the recognition of
democratic institutions.
Europe should defend democratic sub-state level institutions if
it aims to defend democracy, peace and freedom in Europe.
Today, the European Union faces rising international tensions.
The migration crisis that has hit Europe, the jihadi threat, or the
question of internal enlargement posed by Scotland and
Catalonia: it is time to construct another Europe.
The EFA supports a Europe that is able to meet the challenges of
the 21st century. Not only a Europe without war, but a Europe
that stands out for the recognition of its minorities, the right to
self-determination, the unconditional respect for the dignity of
peoples and respect for human rights.
Based on those fundamental and democratic principles, conflict
prevention and conflict resolution through dialogue is a priority,
tackling all the consequences of the conflicts, with special care
for victims and political prisoners.
Cultural and linguistic diversity, social justice and the right of selfdetermination
are inter-related. A new project for the Europe of
Peoples must be created to meet the democratic challenges and
the empowerment to which the peoples of Europe aspire.
The EFA seeks a modern, ambitious and prosperous Europe, not
just economically, but also in social and democratic terms. The
EFA calls on the European Union to be more than ever a Europe
of all peoples and regions where dem
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4. Building a sustainable world.
The principles of growth and development that determine the
model for our modern societies have led to the depletion of
resources, climate disturbance and a loss of biodiversity across the
planet. The pillage of resources for merely financial ends is not
consistent with sustainable development.
The European Free Alliance takes an ideological position which,
since its foundation, supports and defends greater protection for
the environment and biodiversity, limiting the impact of human
activities on the environment and protecting European citizens
from all the environmental risks to their health; such as the
prohibition of the use of GMOs, as well as glyphosate.
In the agricultural and fisheries sector more efforts should be made
to reconcile those important national and regional industries with
the EU climate goals. Innovation in regional sectors can boost
sustainable and organic agriculture, fisheries and rural development
and can bring about also a more comprehensive regional policy.
To achieve these ends, the EFA is in favour of an energy policy that
prioritises energy efficiency and the production of renewable
energy. Fossil fuels are both CO2 intensive, and destined to
disappear.
The European Union must anticipate these changes through an
ambitious energy policy- in line with the UN sustainability goals and
Agenda 2030- that must be capable of meeting the challenge of the
energy transition by developing sustainable alternatives. It is
essential that our regions and nations exercise more energy
sovereignty, deciding on the forms of alternative energy to
generate, at what price, and under which circumstances. Therefore,
the EFA is against fracking as often centralised decisions stemming
from capital cities leave our regions and nations facing the risk of
ground water contamination.
Although we support the wide autonomy of the regions in defining
their energy production, the EFA calls for the phase-out of nuclear
power where production and the storage of radioactive waste
remains too great a danger to impose on future generations. During
the energy transition, solid guarantees on assuring a low price,
abundant supply and safety need to be put in place.
The implementation of policies and measures to promote
sustainable development cannot succeed without appropriate
governance. The EFA also supports all the European initiatives and
programmes aiming to encourage the engagement of all players in
the decision-making process, as it gives us the opportunity to
develop a more concerted, balanced and fairer approach to
regional advancement and to the advancement of the stateless
nations of Europe.
EFA supports research in the field of renewable energy in the
different regions and nations of Europe. EFA promotes regions and
nations of the EU to take part in the implementation of research in
order to positively influence local and European politics regarding
renewable energy and energy efficiency.
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5. From Linguistic diversity to Linguistic Justice.
Defending and promoting language diversity is one of the principles
of the European Free Alliance.
The European Union, through its policy of supporting
multilingualism, primarily encourages the use of official languages.
The EFA on the other hand considers all languages as part of
humanity’s intangible heritage. EFA demands the official
recognition, promotion and use of regional, minority and lesser
used languages threatened with extinction. It demands specific
European programmes to establish more linguistic justice.
Furthermore, the Council of Europe, through the European Charter
of Regional or Minority Languages, must be supported in its actions
by all the European institutions so that every Member State will
ratify the Charter and implement its measures.
A Europe of peoples, a Europe of cultures, a Europe of languages:
this is the Europe that the EFA wishes to promote and support, in
the interest of all European citizens.
All the languages of the EU’s historical and cultural communities
must be valued, so that the richness of our linguistic diversity is no
longer threatened.
Like biodiversity, European languages and cultures form our cultural
diversity. They represent a part of the ecological balance of our
societies. In many cases they are also a formidable tool for
creativity and economic development through innovation and the
promotion of local heritage.
European languages have a crucial role to play in the growth and
cultural enrichment of community heritage, and it is for this reason
that the EU’s language policy must protect its linguistic diversity,
including minority languages, to ensure the preservation of an
invaluable cultural heritage. We want equality between languages
to establish linguistic justice.
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6. Promoting gender equality
Although gender equality is a core value of the EU, European
women still have unequal access to (1) power, (2) prosperity, (3)
safety. A structural system of male dominance, patriarchal
traditions and heteronormativity has legitimised the oppression of
women and LGTB+ individuals in both private and public spheres.
EFA’s core mission and work is grounded in the understanding that
women are diverse in their needs and identities. Particularly
minority women, stateless women, migrant women, women with
disabilities, LGBT+ women, as well as young and elderly, rural and
poor women, face greater levels of exploitation, discrimination and
violence. They also suffer marginalization in the political arena.
Throughout Europe, women are still underrepresented in positions
of power and decision-making. EFA believes that the participation
of women in public and political life guarantees fairer, more
democratic, and more diverse societies. EFA fully supports gender
parity and recognises that Europe needs more feminist leadership
that values diversity and makes space for women, particularly those
belonging to minorities or other vulnerable groups.
Economic crises impact most heavily on women, children and the
elderly. The gendered impact of financial instability and cuts in
public spending have exacerbated women’s poverty in recent years.
EFA promotes women’s economic independence by strengthening
EU equality legislation, guaranteeing individual rights to social
protection and taxation, ending gender pay and pension gaps and
providing social care, parental leave and child care. EFA believes
that women and men should not only be equal carers of children,
the elderly and persons with disabilities. We also believe in the
creation of decent work for women, along with new opportunities
for employment for women in social entrepreneurship, the digital
economy and other innovative fields.
Moreover, violence against women (VAW) still constitutes the most
widespread violation of women’s human rights in Europe.
Addressing old and new forms of violence is a priority for EFA. EFA
calls for gender-sensitive, evidence-based and comprehensive
public policies on VAW, from legally-binding instruments to
awareness raising activities that have sufficient human and financial
resources. We call for more services that protect, assist and inform
women when they seek help; improved access to and safety in
police, judiciary and health care systems; widespread sexual and
reproductive health and education; better support for women’s
organisations and NGOs; and campaigns that deconstruct myths
about gender violence.
We believe that LGBTQI people's voices and experiences need to be
heard and affirmed. LGBTQI people are a vulnerable group which
has historically experienced hostility and violence. Hate crime and
hate speech law needs to be consistent and cover homophobia and
transphobia in all EU Member States. EFA campaigns for rights and
equality by calling for safe and inclusive education, supporting an
inclusive understanding of family, building cross-cultural solidarity
and including youth perspectives. Currently in the EU,
discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation is only
prohibited in the field of employment. We want to see this
expanded to other areas like healthcare, education, social
protection or access to goods and services.
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The EFA demands that the European Union improves
antidiscrimination laws by mainstreaming gender into all fields of
EU competence. The EU must consider women’s diversity and
adopt appropriate measures to combat intersecting forms of
discrimination. We call on the EU to measure equality outcomes
and the impact of new and existing policies and legislation. We call
on them too to prioritize gender sensitive and inclusive EU
budgeting.

Avrupa Hür İttifakı (EFA)
2019 Manifestosu

Tüm insanlar için bir Avrupa kurmak
Avrupa Hür İttifakı (EFA)Başkanı François Alfonsi’den giriş

1.Özerklik
2.Tüm insanların Avrupa’sı
3.Avrupa için barış ve özgürlük
4.Sürdürülebilir bir dünya kurmak
5.Dil adaleti
6.Cinsiyet eşitliğini teşvik etme
7.Sosyal adalet;Saygınlık ve eşitliği iyileştirme
8.Tüm insanların kararı
9.İnsanlar arasında daha iyi bir dayanışma için
10.Gençlik

‘Önümüzdeki Avrupa Parlamentosu seçimlerinde oyunuzu kullanın , sesinizi duyurun’
Tüm Avrupa ınsanları ,başka bır Avrupa için oyunuzun anlaşılması için bize müsaade edin



1.Özerklik...tüm insanlar için hak
Avrupa Hür İttifakı birdizi farklı partiyi birleştirmektedir.EFA tüm insanların kendi kaderini seçme hakkına ınanmaktadır .
Dilsel ,kültürel haklara , yetki verme , bölgesel ve federal güçleri yayma, saygı duyma, referandum aracılığıyla bağımsızlık kazanma gibi ,İnsanların kendilerini ve kurumlarını demokratik barışçıl çerçevede ifade ettikleri öneriler desteklenmelidir.
EFA Avrupa İnsan Hakları Sözleşmesine uyan demokratik hareket eden insanların uluslarını ve bölgelerini desteklemektedir

2.Tüm insanların Avrupası
Tüm insanların Avrupası insanlar arası kategoriler ikinci sınıf vatandaş oluşturmayan ayrımcılık yapmayan bir Avrupa’dır.EFA 1981 yılında kurulduğundan beri geniş ve kapsamlı bir Avrupa vizyonu savunmaktadır.EFA için ,Avrupa’nın karar verme sürecinde tüm insanların katılımı, barış ,saygı, ve dayanışma Avrupasını kurmak için gereklidir.

3.Avrupa için barış ve özgürlük planı
Avrupa Birligi ikinci dunya savasindan sonra baris, ekonomik ve sosyal refahi saglamk icin kurulmustur.Insan haklarina saygi, demokrasi degerlerini savunma Avrupa Birliginin esas misyonudur.Maaesef AB kurumlari ve Uye devletler esas degerleri ve insan haklarina savunmakta yetersiz kalmaktadir.
EFA azinliklari, insanlari, milletleri, siyaseti bariscil sekilde arzulayan vatansiz millet ve uluslari, kuturel ,dilsel taninma ve demokratik kurumlarin taninmasini desteklemektedir.
Avrupa, demokrasiyi ,Avrupa’da ozgurluk ve barisi savunan alt grup kurumlarini savunmalidir.
Bugun Avrupa’da gocmen krizi , cihat tehditi, Katalonya ve Iskocya’da olusan ic genisleme sorusu bunlar AB’nin karsilastigi uluslararasi sıkıntılardır.
EFA 21 inci yy. sorunlarini karsilayabilen Avrupa’yi destekliyor.Sadece savas olmayan bir Avrupadegil azinliklari taniyan,insan haklarina saygi duyan bir Avrupa.

4.Yasanabilir bir dunya kurmak
EFA kurulusundan beri cevreyi korumayi ,biyolojik cesitliligi destekliyor ve Avrupa vatandaslarini sağlığını etkileyecek her tür cevresel tehdite karsi GDO (genetigi degistirilmis organizmalar) ornegin glifosatin yasaklanmasini savunuyor.
EFA Avrupa’nin farkli bolgelerindeki yenilenebilir enerjiyi arastirmayi desteklemektedir.

5.Dilsel cesitlilikten dilsel adalete
EFA’nin temel esaslarindan biri dilsel cesitiligi desteklemek.Insanlarin Avrupa’si, kulturlerin Avrupa’si, dillerin Avrupa’si: EFA’nin tum Avrupa vatandaslari yararina destekledigive arzuladigi bir Avrupa budur.
Biyolojik cesitlilik gibi Avrupa dilleride kulturel cesitliligi olusturur.Buda toplumlardaki ekolojik dengeyi gosterir.Tum AB dilleri tarihi ve kulturel toplumlar degerlendirilmelidir.
Avrupa dil politikasi azinlik dillerinide iceren dilsel cesitliligi korumalidir.Biz dilsel adaleti saglayacak diller arasi esitligi istiyoruz.

6.Cinsiyet esitligini tesvik etme
Cinsiyet esitligi AB nin cekirdek degeri olmasina ragmen Avrupali kadinlar guc, refah veguvelik konusunda esit olmayan bir yerdeler.
Ekonomik kriz en cok kadinlari ,cocuklari ve yaslilari etkiliyor.EFA AB’yi ayrimcilik karsitina karsi kanunlar gelistirmesini talep ediyor.

7.Esitlik ve sayginligi duzenleme
EFA her tur ayrimciliga karsi savasiyor.Yerel toplumlara daha cok hak ve imkan verilmeli ve onlarda kendi gelisim modeli hakkini secmeliler.

8.Demokratik surec ve katilimci demokrasi
Uye devletler Avrupa vatandaslarinin basina gelen sorunlardan AB nin sorumlu oldugunu soyluyor.
EFA, Avrupa’nin karar verme surecinde insanlarin katilimini ve katimci demokrasiyi desteklemektedir.

9.Uluslararsi dayanisma
Insanlar arasi dayanisma EFA’nin temel esaslarindandir.Insanlar arasina sınır koymaktansa köprüler kurulmali.Bu da tum milletleri esit olarak tanimaktan , haklarina ve kimliklerine saygi duymaktan gecer.O manada EFA ozgur ve esit Insanlarla isbirligini destekler.EFA AB’nin uluslararsi oyuncu olup daha cok baris, dayanisma, sayginik, demokrasi ve farkliliga saygi, surdurulebilirlik amacini sadece Avrupa’da degil tum dunyada temsil etmesini ister.Beyin göçü ve göçü onlemek icin her uye devlet kapsayici politikaya dahil olmali.

10.Genclik
Ozerkligin temel esaslarindan birideinsanlari kendi basina harekete gecmesine musaade etmektir.Gencler toplumun gelecegi olarak siyasi konularin karar asamasinda aktif rol alamalilar.Bu sebeple EFA genclerin topluma katilimini arttirmak amaciyla EFA GENCLIK araciligiyla onlara imkanlar saglamaktadir.
EFA herkese esit imkanlari garantilemek adina genclik issizligiyle, beyin gocu ve fakirlikle , ozellikle genclerin geleceklerinden endise ettigi sosyal haklardan yoksun Avrupa bolgelerinde yasayan genclerin sorunlariyla mucadele edecek politikalari tesvik edecektir.
Yeni nesil nefret soylemi ,yabanci karsitligi olmayan bir dunya saglayabilir.Bu yuzden EFA ve EFA Genclik insanlar, dunyanin tum kosesindeki azinliklar arasindaki kulturlerarasi diyalogu tesvik etmektedir,ozelliklede Avrupa kitasinda yasayan kisilerin.