bering the emotional meeting of marchers from across Europe in Amsterdam the day before the mass demonstration - it laid plans for the future.
Activity will continue on two main fronts. On the one hand the battle against unemployment will be a key priority: on the other key tasks in relation to European-wide campaigning will be posed over the next months.
With the introduction of Wel fare to Work', an aspect of this task has become more difficult, as there are more illusions in this project than the hated Job Seekers Allowance and Project Work.
It will be difficult to get massive support at this stage until the real nature of this scheme becomes clear. However this makes it all the more important that the work starts now and a campaign is well in place when people do start to realise what is going on.
The links with disputes will clearly continue as evidenced by the presence of strikers from Liverpool docks and Magnet at the conference, both of whom received warm applause when they spoke of the current stage of their disputes.
Discussion also took place on the need to broaden our emphasis on job insecurity - taking up the fight against the ever-growing introduction of short-term contracts for example. Several speakers referred to how Blair is attempting to teach over European leaders the importnace of having a 'flexible', i.e. insecure, workforce.
Some discussion took place on strengthening the involvement of women in the campaign. In advance of the march itself some of the women involved met and discussed this issue. No-one had quite understood at that stage the logistics of keeping the march on the road for four long weeks.
In the end many of the good ideas L PAITY fell by the wayside. Given that it is harder for women - especially those with childcare responsibilities - to go on the road for long periods of time, it is not really surprising that more men than women actually marched.
Certainly there were many women involved behind the scenes who didn't take that step. However given that women are at the sharp end of all these attacks it is necessary to find ways of stepping up involvement over the months to come.
Less debate took place around the need to relate to the demands of black people. Hopefully it will be possible to link up with campaigners in Southall, who plan to work on many of the same issues and focus. on the way they affect the black community. The rights of asylum seekers were taken up in the march slogans - this needs to be built on.
The meeting agreed to be involved in a series of activities round the single currency. Parliament will need to endorse the Amsterdam treaty - the timetable is not known but will become clear in the Queen's speech. A lobby will be called.
Action will be taken to try to bring together the different campaigns on the question of the single currency to ensure an internationalist 'no' campaign when the referendum is called.
Probably the most important focus for mass action will be around the Cardiff summit in June next decisions on structure were deferred until that time.
Some from the Welfare State Network (WSN) Steering Committee expressed concern that the meeting would set up a rival to this project and argued that it should organise under the WSN umbrella.
The majority did not agree with this suggestion but thought the two projects could be complimentary. It was agreed that there should be discussions with the WN Steering Committee.
The Euromarch brought together people from a wide diversity of backgrounds and political views who were able to work together and cooperate to build a very successful march and campaign.
Maintaining the spirit that sustained that project is not always easy.
Anger against the blight of unemployment and cuts and a vision of international solidarity is the message that can not only continue to bind existing campaigners together but allow us to reach out to broader forces.