From austerity to rising authoritarianism, we reflect on our first decade and the battles ahead

Today, February 9, DiEM25 turns 10.

Ten years ago, we rose up against a Europe sinking into austerity, technocracy and a permanent state of crisis.

Today, governments are tearing up hard‑won rights in the name of war, security and the interests of the super‑rich. Environmental promises are being gutted. Fascism is no longer “on the rise”; it is shaping government policy. The urgency is overwhelming, and real solutions are kept deliberately out of reach.

And still, we are here, because people like you refused to bow your head.

Your support, whether you marched, donated, volunteered or simply stayed connected, has kept our movement alive when silence would have been easier. You helped us confront power, expose hypocrisy and stand with those who refuse to accept the world being forced upon us.

To mark this anniversary, we’ve gathered the milestones of our first decade. They show that organised, cross‑border resistance can endure.

Today, we are a movement of resistance. We fight militarism. We defend democracy where it is being hollowed out. We confront the greed and authoritarianism suffocating our societies. And we are not stopping.

That’s why, on March 24, we gather in London for Existence is Resistance: The Fight for Our Future, to set up a frontline of defiance against a system hell‑bent on destruction.

DiEM25 is still here, alive, defiant and uncompromised, because you kept our movement that way.

Be part of what comes next.

Carpe DiEM!

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