The cross-party and non-partisan FRIEDENSBÜNDNIS NORDDEUTSCHLAND (Peace Alliance North Germany) meeting in Bremen on December 3, 2023, declares:

We value the peace commandment in our basic constitutional law (Grundgesetz) and are inspired by the long-term vision of a world free of nuclear weapons, in which the tenderness of nations, cooperation for the good of all has prevailed and peaceful, reason-oriented conflict resolution strategies have become the norm. (Download the Bremen Declaration as pdf)

WE ARE COMMITTED IN THIS COUNTRY TO

- Diplomacy in international relations to prevent wars and, in the event of war, for ceasefires and peace negotiations.
- civilian ports and the civilian maritime economy on the North and Baltic Seas - for arms conversion
- détente and cooperation for the benefit of all - instead of destructive armed or economic wars
- the Charter of the United Nations
- a European security architecture with ALL countries in Europe
- disarmament instead of rearmament, peace promotion instead of “war capability”
- the right to conscientious objection and recognition as grounds for political asylum in Germany
- an open space for debate in which controversial points of view can be fairly debated
- investment in education, health and the welfare state, for sustainable infrastructure and environmental protection