The elections to the European Parliament in May 2019 are coming closer and closer and also the antifascist associations are called upon to make their contribution to the political debate and against the advance of extremely right-wing and right-wing populist parties and groups in this election campaign. The executive committee of the FIR wrote to …
Decisions
The main political tasks of the coming years – the political declaration of FIR
4. Dezember 2016
1. Anti-fascism is more relevant than ever! Even more than 70 years after the historic victory in May 1945 over fascist regimes in Europe anti-fascism is a more recent political idea than ever. The current problems of political, economic and social causes require from all people joint actions – not facing political party boundaries – …
Die politischen Hauptaufgaben der nächsten Jahre – Politische Erklärung der FIR
4. Dezember 2016
1. Antifaschismus ist wichtiger denn je!
Auch mehr als 70 Jahre nach dem historischen Sieg im Mai 1945 über faschistische Regime in Europa ist Antifaschismus als politische Idee aktueller als je zuvor. Die gegenwärtigen Probleme politischer, wirtschaftlicher und sozialer Ursachen fordern von allen Menschen gemeinsame Handlungen – ohne politische Parteiengrenzen – für eine sozial gerechte, friedliche …
FIR reaffirms its solidarity with the refugees
27. Mai 2016
FIR – the federation of former veterans, partisans and Resistance fighters, antifascists of today’s generations – recalls its declaration „Helping refugees – combat the causes of flight – human dignity for everyone – together against racism!” (March 2016). On this fundament the leading body of FIR supports the following declaration of our Greek comrades (PEAEA) …
Financial rules of FIR
20. Oktober 2007
Expanding the statute of FIR, the Congress decided on the following rules
for membership fees.
Membership in FIR is also based upon an annual membership fee of the
individual member organisation to be paid no later than June 30th of the
current year. Membership fees provide for the operating expenses of FIR.
The rate of the FIR membership fee is …
Protest against denials of visas for delegates
20. Oktober 2007
The XIV congress of FIR is shocked by the the denial of entry visas to veterans of the antifascist struggle from Albania and the former Yugoslavian republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to participate in the congress.
While politicians proclaim the “Europe without boarders” reality is no match. This is the false political signal.
We are fighting for a …
Resolution regarding Cyprus
20. Oktober 2007
The 14th congress of the International Federation of the Resistance Fighters
(FIR) which took place in Athens October 19-20, 2007
Reemphasizes that the sole foundation for the preservation of peace and
security worldwide is compliance with the principles of the United Nations
Charter, the Declarations of Human Rights and the fundamental rights.
Deplores regional conflicts in conjunction with foreign interventions
experienced …
Statement of FIR for the Members of the European Parliament
20. Oktober 2007
The international federation of the resistance fighters (FIR) – Association of Anti-fascists, the umbrella organisation of federations of former resistance fighters, partisans, members of the anti-Hitler coalition, persecutes of the Nazi-regime and anti-fascists of today’s generations from over twenty European countries and Israel, appeals from their XIV congress held in October 2007 in Athens to …
Political declaration of the congress
20. Oktober 2007
62 years after the military victory over fascism in Germany and in whole Europe we see a political ambivalent development.
There are positive tendencies
that political groups get more influence which stand for that conflicts not only inside Europe are increasingly solved by peaceful decisions,
that politically diversified peoples movements for …