Events

Roundtable:

• Lorena López de Lacalle, European Free Alliance
• Diana Riba, EFA MEP, Esquerra Republicana
• Ana Miranda, EFA MEP, BNG
• Mario Zubiaga, member of the Senate, EH Bildu

Keynote speeches:

• Carmen Ria Smith, Plaid Cymru
• Lynn Boylan, Sinn Féin
• Joan Baldoví, Compromís

Moderator: Vicent Marzà, EFA MEP, Compromís

The General Assembly of the European Free Alliance is fast approaching. Next week, in Gandia, the Valencian Country, EFA members and partners from across Europe will come together to strengthen our shared commitment to a Europe of peace, democracy and self-determination.

This year’s General Assembly will feature several new formats and sessions designed to engage a wider audience. Everyone is warmly invited to join us at the Hotel RH Bayren & Spa for the public sessions on Friday morning (9:30h-13:30h) and Saturday (11:30h -12:30h).

The programme will bring together politicians, experts and civil society representatives to discuss some of the most pressing challenges facing Europe today, including the current geopolitical context, Europe’s role in promoting peace and stability, the need for democratic reform within the European Union, and the fight against the rise of the far right.

We look forward to welcoming you to Gandia.

PUBLIC SESSIONS AGENDA

Friday, 5th June

9.30h: Keynote speech. Europe at a turning point: Geopolitical challenges and democratic backsliding.

• Pol Morillas, director of the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs, Professor and Political Scientist.

10.00h: Positioning the EFA Family in a changing EU

• Lorena López de Lacalle, EFA President
• Diana Riba MEP, President of the EFA Group in the European Parliament
• Maylis Roßberg, EFAY President
• Antonia Luciani, Coppieters Foundation President
• Moderator: Alicia Izquierdo, Deputy Mayor of Gandia

Coffee break – 11.00-11.30h

11.30h: The need for an EU democratic reform

• Sven Clement, European Pirate Party, Member of the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies
• Francesca Romana D’Antuono, Co-President Volt Europe
• Vula Tsetsi, European Green Party Co-chair
• Moderator: Oriol Cases, EFA Secretary-General

12.30h: Practical tools for building a Europe For ALL.

• Coordinators of EFA’s forums and working groups.

19.00h. United for Peace. Public event in Plaça de les Escoles Pies, Gandia. Press HERE for more information.

Roundtable:

• Lorena López de Lacalle, European Free Alliance
• Diana Riba, EFA MEP, Esquerra Republicana
• Ana Miranda, EFA MEP, BNG
• Mario Zubiaga, member of the Senate, EH Bildu

Keynote speeches:

• Carmen Ria Smith, Plaid Cymru
• Lynn Boylan, Sinn Féin
• Joan Baldoví, Compromís

Moderator: Vicent Marzà, EFA MEP, Compromís

Saturday, 6th June

11.30h. Panel discussion. Combatting the far-right in Europe.

• Livia Ceccaldi, Femu a Corsica
• Lindsay Whittle MS, Plaid Cymru
• Kris van Dijck MEP, N-VA
• Moderator: Ana Miranda MEP

18:15: Closing words EFA President & Secretary General

Political Training Day

• Caring for the territory through food: the slow food presidia
• From heavy traffic to tunnel expansion: the impacts of logistics and large infrastructures
• Struggling to defend and enhance the territory beyond borders

Closing with EFA Vice-President Roberto Visentin.

Interpretation in English, Spanish, and Italian.

Duration: 2 hours.

Speakers:

• Pau de Vílchez Moragues: international law, climate governance, and global justice in relation to island territories.
• Maria Luisa Mason: climate change and extreme weather, adaptation strategies to climate change, especially in vulnerable coastal areas.
• Helen Underhill: anthropological, social and cultural dimensions of climate adaptation.

Moderated by Alice Weber, coordinator of the EFA Islands Forum.

Closing remarks by Peggy Smulter Eriksson.

 

A conversation with Kurdish women on how women’s organization strengthens nation-building and offers an inspiring example for Europe.

Advancing self-determination through the feminist movements.

To speak is to exist.