Our Values

ECOSY - Young European Socialists is an organization with the goal for a democratic just and fair society, which is embedded in a Social Europe with sustainable economic growth improving living and working conditions. This is a mission to empower and enable every European to have a decent life. A decent life marked with opportunities for self-determination and self-expression, participating in the democratic life of a society in which knowledge, healthcare, prosperity and power are equally shared. This vision we build based on values of: solidarity, equality and justice and freedom and democracy.

Solidarity

Solidarity is the core of the workers movement, from where we come from. Without solidarity the social achievements our movement struggled for would not have been possible. Solidarity is more than compassion or charity, It is our strongest weapon in our common struggle for another Europe. Solidarity is a matter of social justice. Our idea of a Social Europe and a European welfare system is based on solidarity; the strong have to take more responsibility than the weak that everybody supports and contribute to the society according to his or her capacity, to build society that ensures a decent life for everybody. Solidarity does not know any borders, so we are struggling for a Europe that works for equality, justice and freedom worldwide. A world built upon solidarity, is a world of peace. For us peace is more than the absence of war. A Culture of peace is the one in which human rights are respected, exercised and internationalised, it is a safe environment, where everyone can express him or herself freely enjoying good social and economic conditions.

Equality and Justice

Equality and justice are the principles in our struggle for democracy - a reality in which every person lives in dignity, enjoying equal rights, security and opportunities. This is a key in creating an active civil society, which develops in its social cohesion thanks to empowerment of its people, who have free, equal and available access to high quality education, labour market, social welfare system and public services. In individual context; equality and justice are predominant to ensure for each person chances for self-expression and self-determination, no matter what economical or social background, ethnic origin, secular convictions or religion, gender or sexual orientation, age, health conditions one embodies. Only a society built upon solidarity, equality and justice, with a strong community providing the key framework for one's individuality, can guarantee true freedom.

Freedom

We define freedom as a right to be able to make choices and follow them, to express opinions and beliefs, and to act in favour of them without confinements, to decide upon one's own destiny. This is why freedom is a crucial value in a struggle for a democratic society and self-fulfilment of individuals. To have the possibility for this we need a society based on solidarity and a fair distribution of wealth. When everyone has equal access to prosperity, knowledge and power, breaking through suffocating social constructs, only then everybody can be truly free. Freedom, as also solidarity, equality and justice - means to have rights and to have responsibilities: to be respected in ones decisions and to always respect others, to be accepted and included in society, while making sure that so are the others - in current and future generations.

Democracy

Democracy and the invaluable civil rights we possess are an essential means for ensuring equality, empowerment and the inclusion of all sections of society. We must be ever vigilant in protection of these freedoms, especially when they are questioned in the face of threats such as contemporary threats. And we must go further and always demand increases in the quality of democracy - increasing transparency, accountability, representation and political inclusion at all levels. The goals of the socialist movement can only be realised when all citizens have an equal voice in political matters, and use it fully.