Motions & Declarations

This is a record of all Motions & Declarations accepted by a majority vote by EFAy member organisations at the annual EFAy General Assembly, these form the views, beliefs and core aims of EFAy.

2017 GA Motions: Historical memory to fight against Franco Dictatorship

The beginning of the 20th century was a convulsed time for the Spanish state, firstly with the consequences of the loss of the colonies and then with the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera. In April 1931, the municipal elections were a triumph for the republican parties in 41 of the 50 capitals of province. The king […]

2017 GA Motions: Support for the referendum in Catalonia

Taking into account: The recognition of the right to self-determination must be the most basic and essential rights of an advanced democracy. The best tool to learn the opinion of the majority of the Catalan citizens towards independence is the referendum, as it requires a clear question, a binary answer and allows the acknowledgement of […]

2017 GA Motions: Close the CIES

The European Free Alliance Youth, in its radical defence and belief in Human Rights, cannot accept the existence of the seven CIEs (Centro de Internamento de Estranjeros, Foreigners Internal Centre) in the Spanish state, two of which are in the Catalan Countries. These centres act as administrative prisons where foreigners are retained in order to […]

2016 GA Declarations: Support to the Basque Peace Process

The Basque political conflict can be argued to have been present in the Basque Country for more than a century. However, the current Basque armed conflict started in the 1950s, with the creation of ETA and its fight against the fascist dictatorship in Spain. Since then the conflict has broadened, and after it reached its […]

2016 GA Motions: Without ecological flow there is no Delta de l'Ebre

The Spanish government has recently approved a hydrological plan which negatively affects the final part of Ebre river, due to the fact that it will cause a dramatic decrease of its flow. Hydrological plans are the legal figures which should guarantee public access to water for social and economic development, and at the same time, […]

2016 GA Motions: Solidarity with the Kurdish People

The European Free Alliance Youth states its total support with the Kurdish cause. Since the upraise of the Daesh (Islamic State), the Kurdish forces in South (Iraq) and West (Syria) Kurdistan, have heroically fought for their right to exist. Meanwhile, from the North Kurdistan (Turkey) the PKK forces, considered a terrorist organization according to the […]

2016 GA Motions: Recognition of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic

In February 2016, the declaration of independence of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) reached the 40 years anniversary, and the Sahrawi people are still effectively a stateless people, with the majority of its population in exile in Algeria or living under internationally recognized Moroccan illegal occupation. The United Nations Mission for the Referendum in […]

2016 GA Motions: Support to peace process in Colombia

For more than half a century, Colombia has liven submerged in a political and violent conflict which has seen the government, left-wing guerrillas, drug trafficking cartels and paramilitary right-wing groups fight each other. The casualty balance has been devastating for the ordinary citizens, with more than 160,000 civilians killed and more than 25,000 people abducted […]

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