Global Challenges Building Bridges Between EU and US Progressives
Global Challenges Building Bridges Between EU and US Progressives was a meeting held on June 3rd, 2021 among socialists in America and Europe hosted by the Party of the European Left, a European political party which operates as an association of democratic socialist and communist political parties in the European Union and other European countries. Elected MEPs from member parties of the European Left sit in the European United Left–Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) group in the European parliament.
Party of the European Left hosts American Socialists 2021
According to their Facebook Invitation,[1] the Global Challenges Building Bridges Between EU and US Progressives meeting is to "deepen a closer cooperation with US and EU progressive forces and to contribute to build up a coordinated progressive agenda."
- Against the global challenges from Climate Change, Ending poverty securing to Peace and Disarmament there is an increasing need to continue and to deepen a closer cooperation with US and EU progressive forces and to contribute to build up a coordinated progressive agenda.
- The event will focus in on Challenges, Aspects and Tasks in the areas of Foreign Trade and Foreign Policy and on Strengthening Public Sector – Reducing Poverty in the Post Pandemic Era.
- This event is part of The Left group’s Strategic Initiative on the transatlantic EU-US relations.
- Panel 1 : Challenges, Aspects and Tasks in the areas of Foreign Trade and Foreign Policy
Moderation: MEP Helmut Scholz
- Panel 2: Strengthening Public Sector in the Post-Pandemic Era (10.30-12.30 NY time)
- Moderation: MEP Stelios Kouloglou, Foreign Affairs Committee
- Participants:
- MEP Manon Aubry (co-chair), Co-President of Die Linke
- MEP Martin Schirdewan (co-chair), Co-President of Die Linke
- REP. Ilhan Omar, US Congressional Progressive Caucus Whip
- MEP Pierre Larrouturou, Socialists & Democrats, Budgets and Employment Committees
- MEP Ernest Urtasun, The Greens/EFA, Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee
- US Journalist/Academic
Speakers
Ethan Earle's interpretation of Helmut Scholz' comments: "We are looking at a re-ordering of the world order. This is happening. This is a fact."
- 14:30 Welcome and introduction to the event
- MEP Martin Schirdewan, co-president of The Left in the European Parliament
- 14.40-16.30 Panel 1 : Challenges, Aspects and Tasks in the areas of Foreign Trade and Foreign Policy
- Moderator: Ethan Earle, Paris-based political consultant, on: overview of Biden-Harris foreign policy
- Participants:
- Mark Weisbrot, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, on: Biden’s macroeconomic approach, US sanctions, IFIs, Latin America and Europe
- MEP Marisa Matias, The Left shadow rapporteur on the European Parliament’s report on the future of EU – US relations, which is currently being negotiated
- Medea Benjamin, co-founder of the women-led peace group CODEPINK, on: positioning of the Biden administration in the recent Israel-Palestine conflict and broader Middle East policy (including Iran)
- MEP Helmut Scholz, The Left coordinator in the Committee on International Trade, on: EU – US – China trade relations
- Tobita Chow, director of Juctice is Global, on: environment, supply chains, vaccine diplomacy, trade policy and US-China relations
- 16.30 – 18.30 Panel 2: Strengthening Public Sector in the Post-Pandemic Era (10.30-12.30 NY time)
- Introduction: Manon Aubry MEP, Co-president of The Left
- Moderation: MEP Stelios Kouloglou, Foreign Affairs Committee
- Participants:
- REP. Ilhan Omar, US Congressional Progressive Caucus Whip
- MEP Pierre Larrouturou, Socialists & Democrats, Budgets and Employment Committees
- MEP Ernest Urtasun, The Greens/EFA, Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee
- Steven Erlanger, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent of The New York Times