ECPM advocates for a relational view of the economy where healthy relationships between people is the end goal of systems and structures, rather than increasing profits. To that end, we favour small & medium enterprises, family-owned business and stakeholder business models.

We are critical of international agreements which disempower communities and even countries. We equally condemn concentration of power by merging mega companies and monopolization. Any policy which deprives the global South of equity and justice and perpetuates the colonial extraction model is to be rejected.

ECPM supports innovation as long as it does not infringe on human dignity and human rights, as long as it does not violate privacy rights and doesn’t harm the environment. We propose a mixed private/public R&D environment working towards making Europe self-reliant, competitive and sustainable.

We acknowledge both the advantages and disadvantages of having a single currency in the EU. We believe that joining the single currency area should be a merit-based, and not a politically, ideologically driven process, and it should be clearly based on the sovereign decision of the Member State. ECPM demands that fiscal and cohesion policies prioritize SMEs, regional companies, rural areas and communities. We oppose the trend aiming for a cashless society.

The principle of subsidiarity must be respected fully when allocating CAP funds. While the EU has a general responsibility to ensure food security and quality, the specific measures need to be decided at national level.

ECPM believes Christians have a God-given duty to care for and the privilege to benefit from the creation and the earth’s resources. We support local and circular economic solutions.

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