Christine Reymann, member of the EL Executive Board, led a discussion about women’s rights and contraception. Christine Mendelsohn, also member of the EL Executive Board, Jürgen Klute (Die Linke) and Pawel Amborski (Young Socialists Poland) discussed about social rights and workers’ rights in east and west Europe. Another debate with Dr. Moufid (PCF) dealt with the tensions in the Middle East, between Iran and Syria, and reactions against the USA, Israel and the Union for the Mediterranean. The European Left and PCF also organised a discussion concerning the education system in Europe. The debates attracted broad interest and headed to intensive talks with the Festival’s visitors.

La Fete de l’Humanité is an annual festival organised by the French newspaper L’Humanité. For more information see http://www.humanite.fr/fete.html