"For a Europe truly acting for Peace, climate, nuclear disarmament,
social justice, human rights and a dignified welcome for migrants".

On 12, 13 and 14 January 2022 the 27 defence ministers and 27 foreign ministers of the European Union (EU) will hold a summit in Brest (France) on defence and security issues.  This summit is also likely to address the military aspects of the Ocean Summit to be held in February 2022 in Brest.

This meeting is therefore of crucial importance for the definition of the EU's strategic orientations in these areas and thus for peace we need.

According to initial public information, the following issues are likely to be discussed at the summit :

- The European "Strategic Compass" project discussed at the last
Council of Ministers of the European Union
- The creation of an EU rapid reaction force/external projection force
- The increase of national military budgets as requested by NATO
- Increase of the European Defence Fund
- The establishment of a maritime military presence in the Indo-Pacific region
- The implementation of a new SCAF air system for a minimum of 80 billion euros.
- The development and strengthening of Frontex

All these orientations will be defined, in compliance with the European treaties, and therefore in compliance with the strategic orientations of NATO as provided for in Article 42 of the Lisbon Treaty.

It is therefore the moment to act and to put forward proposals for Peace

Against the preparations for war that will undoubtedly be on the agenda of the European summit of 12, 13 and 14 January 2022 in Brest, let us contribute to the success of the demonstration of 9 January 2022 in Brest in the early afternoon.

To face the logic of war and militarisation let us demand:

- A Europe of Peace and stop  the militarisation of the EU
- Means to fight against global warming and to protect life on the planet.
- The reduction of military expenditure and the satisfaction of social needs (education, hospitals, climate, public transport, wages, etc.)
- The elimination of nuclear weapons through the respect of article 6 of the NPT and the implementation of the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty (NWT) which entered into force on 22 January 2021.
- The withdrawal of US atomic weapons from European soil (Germany, Italy, Belgium).
- The end of the EU's subordination to Nato (23 EU states are members of Nato).

The National Council of the french Peace Movement supports all the initiatives already planned by its committees and local collectives, particularly in the west of France.
It calls on all its committees to do their utmost to participate in the public demonstration in the streets of Brest on 9 January in the early afternoon or to organise actions in their town for committees that are too far away.

The National Council of the Peace Movement calls on partner or friendly organisations and movements in each country i Europen to contribute to the success of the two days of 8 and 9 January 2022 by being present in Brest on 8 and 9 January and/or by setting up public actions to give a
"European dimension to our common demand for a "Europe that really acts for Peace, climate, nuclear disarmament, social justice, human rights and a dignified welcome for migrants".

Le Conseil National du Mouvement de la Paix le 13 décembre 2021
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