The Programme

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01 Vandana Shiva

Food Sovereignty

Greece imports food it could grow. We support small cooperative farms, local food networks, and municipal procurement that prioritises local producers.

240,000 tons Greek rice production threatened by Mercosur
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02 Elinor Ostrom

Community Energy

Community owned cooperatives deliver cheaper, cleaner power while keeping revenue local. We legislate for community energy with guaranteed grid access.

€14.5bn in green transition funds. Almost none reaches communities.
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03 E.F. Schumacher

Local Economy

Every euro spent locally circulates two to four times before leaving. Every euro spent in a chain leaves immediately. We build where people live.

€5.2bn SME support exists but stays in Athens and Thessaloniki
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04 Murray Bookchin

Direct Democracy

Participatory budgeting. Citizens assemblies. Real decision making power over municipal budgets, given directly to residents.

7,000+ cities worldwide use participatory budgeting. Greece: zero.
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05 Paulo Freire

Education as Liberation

The Greek system produces emigrants. That is its function. We replace the banking model with education that produces builders, not exports.

-10% Education budget being cut while defence rises
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06 Original to AURIO

Border Region Justice

Evros hosts an LNG terminal serving nine countries, a NATO hub, and migration infrastructure. The host community deserves proportionate return.

€1.6bn border funds spent on security, not community development
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07 Ivan Illich

Culture as Infrastructure

People leave because there is nothing to stay for. Cultural vitality drives talent retention. We fund culture as economic infrastructure, not charity.

€0 for rural cultural programming outside Athens
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08 International Law

European Sovereignty

European sovereignty over American dependency. International law over military posturing. Principled consistency over transactional silence.

€30bn on arms to 2036. Who does this serve?
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09 Murray Bookchin & Elinor Ostrom

European Democracy

The European Parliament cannot propose laws. 400 million citizens elected it. We demand a real federal parliament, CAP reform for small farmers, and direct regional access to EU funds.

0 laws the European Parliament can initiate
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10 Esther Duflo & Aili Mari Tripp

Gender Parity and Anti-Racism

Greece's parliament is 22% women. Rwanda's is 61%. The evidence for gender parity, anti-racism and intercontinental cooperation is overwhelming. It comes from places Greek politics refuses to learn from.

22% women in Greek parliament. Africa leads the world.
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