SDG Watch Europe Manifesto | EP Elections 2019

Culture Action Europe joins more than 200 organisations in signing SDG Watch Europe’s Manifesto for a Sustainable Europe for its Citizens #yEUrmanifesto.

In light of the upcoming EP elections, this manifesto expresses the need to re-assert the core values of the EU to address issues such as climate change, growing inequality, women’s rights, access to healthcare, youth unemployment and migration. It also incorporates the call for equal access to culture and a fair budget for culture, as noted in the following passages:

“Social inclusion and protection, decent work, gender equality, public health and health care, access to affordable and quality housing, environmental justice, quality education and equal access to culture, must be the main principles driving national and European political agendas.”

“The EU Budget should use its potential to catalyse sustainability and economic justice and wellbeing, through investment in social infrastructure, education, culture, and climate action.”

The SDG Watch Europe manifesto is accompanied by the following message:

Another Europe is Possible!

Recognising the challenges of the current situation in Europe, we, as citizens, should not limit ourselves in the debates on the Future of Europe to the question: ‘Do you want more or less Europe?’ but focus on our needs for the future and our rights. The key question is: ‘What kind of Europe do we want?’.

That is why (200+) civil society organisations all around Europe are uniting to bring people together to discuss the “Europe we want”, and to put this on the agenda of the forthcoming European Parliament elections. We believe strongly in a European project based on Europe’s core ethical values and sustainable development: democracy and transparency, social and environmental justice, human rights, the rule of law, equality, and solidarity. Those values must be at the heart of all policies. This means fundamental changes from today. We want European policies, rules and standards that do what they were intended for: protect and safeguard well-being and health, ensure safety and freedom for people and protection of the climate and the environment. We want policies that support and serve present and future generations in and outside Europe.

You can find more information, download the manifesto and sign the petition here.