European Anti-Capitalist Left

European Anti-Capitalist Left
PresidentCollective leadership
FoundedMarch 2000 (2000-03)
Dissolved2012 (2012)
HeadquartersBrussels
IdeologyAnti-capitalism
Socialism
Soft Euroscepticism
Political positionLeft-wing
European Parliament groupThe Left in the European Parliament
ColoursRed, Black, White, Pink

The European Anti-Capitalist Left (EACL) was a left-wing European political alliance.

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 somewhat marginal groups, often of Trotskyist or Marxist–Leninist anti-revisionist persuasion which organize most vigorously through social movements and trade unions, rather than through electoral processes. The EACL emphasises an organizational 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 – – – 12th 11th 10th 9th 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd
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]
Strasbourg Paris Almada Saint-Denis London Edinburgh Amsterdam Brussels Paris Athens Copenhagen Madrid Brussels
 Belgium Revolutionary Communist League Participant Participant No No No No No No No No No No No
Left Socialist Party Participant No No No No No No No No No No No No
 Denmark Red-Green Alliance No No Participant Participant Participant Participant Participant Participant Participant Participant Un­known Participant Un­known
 Germany German Communist Party No No No Participant Participant No No No No Observer Un­known Observer Un­known
International Socialist Left Participant No No No No No No No No No No No No
Revolutionary Socialist League Participant No No No No No No No No No No No No
 Greece Synaspismós Participant Participant Observer No No No No No Participant Observer Un­known No Un­known
 France Revolutionary Communist League No Participant Participant Participant Participant Participant Participant Participant Participant Participant Un­known Participant Un­known
New Anticapitalist Party Participant No No No No No No No No No No No No
 Ireland Socialist Party No No No No No No No No Participant Observer Un­known No Un­known
People Before Profit No Participant No No No No No No No No No No No
 Italy Party of Communist Refoundation No No No No No No No No No Participant Un­known Participant Un­known
 Luxembourg The Left No No No No No No Participant Participant Participant No Un­known Participant Un­known
 Poland Polish Labour Party Participant Participant No No No No No No No No No No No
 Portugal Left Bloc Participant No Participant Participant Participant Participant Participant Participant Participant Participant Un­known Participant Un­known
 Sweden Socialist Party Participant Participant No No No No No No No No No No No
 Switzerland Solidarity Participant Participant Participant Participant Participant Participant Participant No Participant Participant Un­known Participant Un­known
Movement for Socialism Participant Participant No No No No No No No No No No No
Alternative Left Participant No No No No No No No No No No No No
 Spain Alternative Space No No No Participant Participant Participant Participant Participant Participant Participant Un­known Participant Un­known
Zutik No No No No No No No No Participant No Un­known Participant Un­known
Red Current No No No No No No No No No No Un­known Observer Un­known
United Left No No No No No No Participant No No No Un­known Observer Un­known
United Alternative Left of Catalonia No No No Participant Participant Participant No Participant Participant Observer Un­known Observer Un­known
Anticapitalist Left Participant Participant No No No No No No No No No No No
 Turkey Freedom and Solidarity Party No No No Participant No No Participant No Participant Participant Un­known Participant Un­known
 United Kingdom Scottish Socialist Party Participant No No Participant Participant Participant Participant Participant Participant Participant Un­known Participant Un­known
Socialist Alliance No No No No No No No No Participant Participant Un­known Participant Un­known
Socialist Workers Party Participant Participant Participant No Participant Participant Participant Participant Participant Participant Un­known Participant Un­known
Socialist Party Participant Participant No No Participant Participant Participant No Participant Observer Un­known No Un­known
Respect Party No No No Participant Participant Participant Participant Participant No No No No No
Socialist Resistance Participant No No No No No No No No No No No No
International Socialist Group Participant No No No No No No No No No No No No

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Europe against Austerity Action Conference Statement and Report". Archived from the original on 8 March 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
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  12. ^ "Europe". Archived from the original on 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  13. ^ "6th Conference of the European Anti-Capitalist Left". 13 June 2003.
  14. ^ "6th Conference of the European Anticapitalist Left". Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  15. ^ "Declaration from the Conference of the European Anti". Archived from the original on 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  16. ^ "International Viewpoint – online socialist magazine". internationalviewpoint.org.
  17. ^ "Conference of the European Anti". Archived from the original on 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2017-03-29.