[E-rundbrief] Info 1757 - International Meeting Against Foreign Military Bases

[Matthias Reichl]

E-Rundbrief Info 1757 - No to War - No to NATO: Declaration of the 
International Meeting Against Foreign Military Bases, June 29th, 2018, 
Kaiserslautern, Germany (on militarization of EU border security, 
refugees...).

Bad Ischl, 2.7.2018

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Declaration of the International Meeting Against Foreign Military Bases

June 29th, 2018, Kaiserslautern Germany

Attendees from Germany, Netherlands, France, UK, South Korea, Spain, 
Italy, USA, Ireland, Greece, Austria, Switzerland agree to the following

Whereas:

·        The EU/US/NATO plays a key role in the creation of unequal 
economic conditions, wars and armed conflicts, and environment 
destruction that cause people to flee from their homes, seeking safety 
and sanctuary in Europe;

·        Increasing levels of military spending are contributing to 
these conditions;

·        Security and defence interests focusing on the security of 
states, power elites, and cooperate interests comes at the expense of 
individuals’ personal security;

·        Over 30 000 people are estimated to have lost their lives 
attempting to find sanctuary in Europe over the last 25 years and 
countless thousands, possibly millions, have died in their own countries;

·        The EU has put measures in place for open borders for weapons 
and soldiers, but not for people.

We oppose:

·        The militarization of EU border security that serves the 
interests of the military and security industry and endangers the 
lives of people seeking sanctuary in Europe;

·        The aims and actions of Frontex, the European Border and 
Coast Guard Agency, tasked with border control of the Schengen Area, 
in coordination with national border and coast guard bodies;

·        All migrant detention and long-term processing centres inside 
and outside Europe’s borders.

And we call on the EU to:

·        Ensure safe and legal crossing of sea and land borders around 
and within Europe, thereby opening the borders for people fleeing from 
conflict and famine;

·        Reduce military spending and invest in fair, just and 
equitable conditions for development and trade;

·        End the sale and export of arms and weapons’ components.



Stop the wars and not the refugees!



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