Manon Aubry

Manon Aubry

Manon Aubry is a French activist and politician. Former spokeswoman of the NGO Oxfam France. She is currently Member of the European Parliament for France Insoumise and co-President with Martin Schirdewan of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) in the European parliament.

GUE/NGL

On July 18, 2019, Manon Aubry and Martin Schirdewan were announced as co-presidents of the GUE/NGL group in the European Parliament.

“The GUE/NGL will be the voice of European peoples against neoliberal policies: we will fight for climate, tax and social justice in the European Parliament and support social movements all across Europe,” Aubry said.

Schirdewan added: “I look forward to working with a strong team for a more social, more just, peaceful and environmentally sustainable EU. The group is well set-up to be the only group to engage in a constructive and determined left-wing opposition over the next few years.”

Together, they will lead the Left’s challenge to prevailing EU policy and a European Commission headed by Ursula von der Leyen.

Joao Ferreira (PCP, Portugal), Marisa Matias (Bloco de Esquerda, Portugal), Sira Rego (Izquierda Unida, Spain) and Nikolaj Villumsen (Enhedslisten, Denmark) will serve as vice-presidents.

Party of the European Left hosts American Socialists 2021

Full Video: Global Challenges - EU Left Groups Join Forces

Global Challenges - Building Bridges Between EU and US Progressives

According to their Facebook Invitation, 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

• 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

Green New Deal for Europe

Martin Schirdewan and Manon Aubry Present Green New Deal for Europe

On December 11, 2019, Martin Schirdewan and Manon Aubry presented a Green New Deal for Europe:

"In anticipation of the European Commission’s release of its ‘European Green Deal’, the Left group in the European Parliament has presented a detailed policy plan for a Green & Social New Deal for Europe.

The document, which will be used to assess the suitability of the Commission’s proposal, was launched this morning by co-Presidents Martin Schirdewan and Manon Aubry.

It details 10 policy areas of radical action to tackle the climate emergency in a way that leaves no one behind and respects the sustainability of our planet.

Among the policy proposals, the group wants to see a 70% emissions cut by 2030 and negative carbon emissions by 2050. The European Parliament has adopted a more conservative target of 55% by 2030. Other policies include a ban on private jets, declaring 30% of EU land part of Natura 2000 sites, a Climate Bank with zero-interest loans, and a crackdown on tax evasion to fund the Deal..."

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