More than ever, security in Europe must be based on the principles of peace and security, disarmament and structural assault incapacity, conflict solution by political and civil means within the OSCE system, conforming to international law and to the principles of a reformed and democratised UN system. Such a collective and cooperative European system must guarantee security and unconditioned access to energy supply, environment, human rights issues, etc.

We need to stress the negative political and not only military role that NATO plays according to US interests in Europe. Even after the end of the East-West bloc confrontation NATO remained, and was developed into an even more functional tool of the US administrations for their hegemonic strategies. The NATO enlargement to the East corresponds to this logic. The bilateral agreements of the US with various European countries, like the one with Italy for the US military base in Vicenza, with Poland and the Czech Republic for deploying US missile defence systems, and those with Bulgaria and Romania for new bases, not only represent a threat to Europe’s sovereignty, but create the real risk of a new confrontation in Europe.

The withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan of NATO troops and the Western coalition led by the United States is necessary. The international community as well as the EU must support Afghanistan’s population in finding a political solution through non military ways on the basis of the respect of international law and human rights. As further measures we demand the closing of all NATO and US bases in Europe. We are against the US (and any European) Satellite Defence Installations with European and non European deployments, and fully support the Czech, Polish, Bulgarian, and Romanian citizens who fight against them. We reject any military misuse of the European Galileo System.

Taken from the EL electoral platform, read more here .

The anti NATO demonstration and conference will take place in Strasbourg from 2 to 5 April 2009.
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