WFDY Statement on Lisbon 2

The World Federation of Democratic Youth denounces the ongoing manoeuvres by the European Council to impose to the Irish people and, by that way, to all the people of European Union member states the so-called “Lisbon Treaty”, also known as European Reform Treaty.

The European Council is trying to bring back to life this Treaty that was rejected last year in a referendum by the Irish people, and this way, according to the procedure established by the European Council itself, making it impossible to be implemented in any of the European Union member states.

This manoeuvre of making a new referendum is similar to what happened with so called “Treaty of Nice”, once again shows the anti-democratic character of the “Lisbon Treaty”, a document that aims to impose to the peoples of the member states of the European Union guidelines of less rights, more privatizations and more militarism (particularly by strengthening the bounds between EU and NATO).

The concept of democracy of the European Union is to impose their will to the people, and to respect the electoral results only when they are in their benefit. This is the same concept of democracy that criminalizes all those who struggle, and firstly the progressive and communist organizations.

WFDY calls upon all its member and friendly organizations, particularly the organizations of the member states of the EU, to denounce the ongoing manoeuvre of the European Council and to reinforce the struggles that will lead to defeat imperialism and its policies!