European Anti-Capitalist Left

European Anti-Capitalist Left
Europäische Antikapitalistische Linke
Gauche anticapitaliste européenne
Sinistra Anticapitalista Europea
Izquierda Anticapitalista Europea
Avrupa Antikapitalist Solu
President Collective leadership
Founded March 2000 (2000-03)
Headquarters Brussels
Ideology Anti-capitalism
Democratic socialism
Soft Euroscepticism
Political position Left-wing to far-left
International affiliation None
European Parliament group European United Left-Nordic Green Left
Colours Red, Black, White, Pink

The European Anti-Capitalist Left (EACL) is an informal network for left-wing and anti-capitalist parties in Europe.

The EACL took part in the Europe against Austerity Conference in 2011 and 2012.[1][2]

Ideology

Parties participating in the EACL are united in opposition to neo-liberalism and capitalism. The criteria for participation in its conferences are:

  • A clear foundation in anti-capitalism, with the goal of achieving socialism.
  • Recognition of the pluralist nature of the left, with no claim of a monopoly for their own organisation or viewpoint.
  • Pursuit of common action of the left in general coalitions.
  • Some degree of representation (in local, regional, or national legislatures) and anchoring in social movements.

Despite the last criterion, many organisations involved in the EACL, with the exception of the founding parties, are rather marginal groups which exert strong activities in social movements, but have little or no representation on an electoral level. The EACL does emphasise, however, a need to carry out a great deal of extra-parliamentary activism.[3]

Participants

The following table is a list of participants in each meeting.

Country Party ---12th11th10th9th8th7th6th5th4th3rd
2009[4]2008[5] 2007[6]2006[7] 2005[8]2005[9] 2004[10]2004[11] 2003[12]2003[13][14] 2002[15]2002[16] 2001[17]
StrasbourgParisAlmadaSaint-DenisLondonEdinburghAmsterdamBrusselsParisAthensCopenhagenMadridBrussels
 BelgiumRevolutionary Communist League ParticipantParticipantNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
 BelgiumLeft Socialist Party ParticipantNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
 DenmarkRed-Green Alliance NoNoParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipantUnknownParticipantUnknown
 GermanyGerman Communist Party NoNoNoParticipantParticipantNoNoNoNoObserverUnknownObserverUnknown
 GermanyInternational Socialist Left ParticipantNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
 GermanyRevolutionary Socialist League (Germany) ParticipantNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
 GreeceSynaspismós ParticipantParticipantObserverNoNoNoNoNoParticipantObserverUnknownNoUnknown
 FranceRevolutionary Communist League NoParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipantUnknownParticipantUnknown
 FranceNew Anticapitalist Party ParticipantNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
 IrelandSocialist Party NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoParticipantObserverUnknownNoUnknown
 IrelandPeople Before Profit NoParticipantNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
 ItalyParty of Communist Refoundation NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoParticipantUnknownParticipantUnknown
 LuxembourgThe Left NoNoNoNoNoNoParticipantParticipantParticipantNoUnknownParticipantUnknown
 PolandPolish Labour Party ParticipantParticipantNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
 PortugalLeft Bloc ParticipantNoParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipantUnknownParticipantUnknown
 SwedenSocialist Party ParticipantParticipantNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
  SwitzerlandSolidarity ParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipantNoParticipantParticipantUnknownParticipantUnknown
  SwitzerlandMovement for Socialism ParticipantParticipantNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
  SwitzerlandALternative Left ParticipantNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
 SpainAlternative Space NoNoNoParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipantUnknownParticipantUnknown
 SpainZutik NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoParticipantNoUnknownParticipantUnknown
 SpainRed Current NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoUnknownObserverUnknown
 SpainUnited Left (Spain) NoNoNoNoNoNoParticipantNoNoNoUnknownObserverUnknown
 SpainUnited Alternative Left of Catalonia NoNoNoParticipantParticipantParticipantNoParticipantParticipantObserverUnknownObserverUnknown
 SpainAnticapitalist Left ParticipantParticipantNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
 TurkeyFreedom and Solidarity Party NoNoNoParticipantNoNoParticipantNoParticipantParticipantUnknownParticipantUnknown
 United KingdomScottish Socialist Party ParticipantNoNoParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipantUnknownParticipantUnknown
 United KingdomSocialist Alliance NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoParticipantParticipantUnknownParticipantUnknown
 United KingdomSocialist Workers Party ParticipantParticipantParticipantNoParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipantUnknownParticipantUnknown
 United KingdomSocialist Party ParticipantParticipantNoNoParticipantParticipantParticipantNoParticipantObserverUnknownNoUnknown
 United KingdomRespect Party NoNoNoParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipantParticipantNoNoNoNoNo
 United KingdomSocialist Resistance ParticipantNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
 United KingdomInternational Socialist Group ParticipantNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo

See also

References

  1. "European Conference against Austerity seeks to rescue capitalism". 11 October 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  2. "Europe against Austerity Action Conference Statement and Report". Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  3. "Lebanon's victory electrifies Egyptian dissidents: what of the European left?". 25 August 2006. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  4. "6th Conference of the European Anti-Capitalist Left". 13 June 2003.
  5. "International Viewpoint - online socialist magazine". internationalviewpoint.org.
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