European Anticapitalist Left

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The European Anti Capitalist Left (EACL) is an informal network for European anticapitalist left wing parties. EACL met for the first time in Lisbon in March 2000 with the representation of the Scottish Socialist Party, the Portuguese Left Bloc, the Danish Red-Green Alliance, the French LCR, and the Turkish ÖDP.

Since its initial meeting the EACL meets every six months.

Apart from the above mentioned parties RESPECT, SWP and SP from United Kingdom, Déi Lénk / La Gauche from Luxembourg, Espacio Alternativo from the Spanish state, Zutik from the Basque Country-Spain and SolidartéS from Switzerland participate in general. The Italian PRC and the Greek Synapsismos participate regularly as observers.

EACL is opposed to the construction of a capitalist Europe and is unanimously rejecting the proposed Constitutional Treaty for the EU. At its meeting in London, November 2005, the EACL agreed to increase its cooperation and make an effort to become more visible to the public. This entails common European wide initiatives and the setting up of an EACL website.

The relations between EACL and the Party of the European Left are not clarified, as several parties operate within both European structures.

Members

Bloco de Esquerda (Portugal)
Enhedslisten (Denmark)
Scottish Socialist Party (Scotland)
Ligue Communiste Révolutionnaire (France)
Socialist Workers Party (England and Wales)
RESPECT (England and Wales)
Espacio Alternativo (Spain)
Bloque Nacionalista Galego (Galicia, Spain)
Zutik (Basque Country)
SolidaritéS (Switzerland)
Mouvement pour le socialisme (Switzerland)
Özgürlük ve Dayanisma Partisi (Turkey)
Socialist Workers Party (Ireland)

Observers

Partito della Rifondazione Comunista (Italy)
Synaspismos (Greece)
déi Lénk (Luxembourg)
Esquerra Unida i Alternativa (Catalonia, Spain)
Socialist Party (England and Wales)
Socialist Party (Ireland)
Kommunistische Partei Österreichs (Austria)
German Communist Party (Germany)

External link

[European Anticapitalist Left Declaration, November 2005]

Pan-European political organisations
Recognized by the EU as "political parties at European level":
European Democratic Party \| EUDemocrats \| European Free Alliance \| European Green Party \| Alliance of Independent Democrats in Europe \| Party of the European Left \| European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party \| Alliance for Europe of the Nations \| European People's Party \| Party of European Socialists
Other pan-European confederations of national political parties:
European Anticapitalist Left \| European Christian Political Movement \| European Democrat Union \| Euronat \| European National Front \| Nordic Green Left Alliance \| Movement for European Reform
Dedicated European-level-only parties:
Europe — Democracy — Esperanto \| Europe United \| Newropeans
Groups in the European Parliament
EPP–ED (263) \| PES (201) \| ALDE (89) \| Greens–EFA (42) \| EUL–NGL (41) \| UEN (30) \| IND/DEM (29) \| N/A (37) See also ED subgroup
Related articles: table of political parties in Europe by pancontinental organisation, elections in the European Union, party composition of the council

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