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Intervention by Mr. George Loukaidis at the proceedings of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Paris
Monday 11 September 2023
During a debate in the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy on the rise of far-right movements in Europe, MP Mr. George Loukaides, deplored the alarming rise of racist and fascist far-right movements in Europe, pointing to the serious risks and negative consequences of the phenomenon for human rights and democracy.
Among other things, he underlined two issues that are a prerequisite for an effective response to this dangerous phenomenon.
Firstly, the fight against the causes that facilitate or enable the penetration of racist far-right rhetoric, namely the great and growing inequalities both within and between Member States. On the one hand, he explained, the far right exploits the marginalisation of large sections of the population and the social devaluation of the political system. On the other hand, the ongoing migratory and refugee flows entering Europe, he said, are also the result of these inequalities and the plundering of the resources of the countries of the South, but also of interventions and interventions against third countries, in violation of international law.
Secondly, a decisive response to the extreme right is required, consistently and continuously, primarily by political means, through the political and social isolation of fascist-racist movements and the exposure of the inhuman-repulsive character of their ideology and rhetoric. Cooperation with it and, more generally, the normalisation of the far-right as another voice in democracy rather than a voice against democracy, proved in practice to contribute to its further strengthening.
Consequently, he argued, efforts should be directed, as a priority, towards achieving the goal of equality and social justice. On the other hand, we must not only move from words to deeds in the effort to tackle the far right, but also put an end to any action to normalise it or, even worse, to the adoption of its racist rhetoric by traditional parties. In this context, the rapporteur's call for all political parties to sign and implement the Charter of European Political Parties for a non-racist, inclusive society is particularly important.
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