Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by JOHNSON Mark
Ivana Kekin, a leading figure in Croatia’s left politics, is running for the presidency in the 2024 elections. With an emphasis on social justice, feminusm, anti-corruption, and public resource protection, Kekin aims to appeal to progressive voters while facing scrutiny from both allies and (…)
, by GRELA Patricia, LÓPEZ Cristóbal, PASTORIZA Xaquín
A historic victory for the environmental movement is being won in Galicia, where mass mobilisation demonstrates the power of collective action against multinational corporations. At a time when environmental and social struggles are converging, more than 100,000 people gathered in Compostela to oppose Altri’s mega-cellulose factory project, illustrating how rural communities and environmental movements can unite to defend their territories and build an alternative to extractivist capitalism (…)
, by CONNOLLY Awena
“Ireland’s anti-Semitic actions and rhetoric against Israel are rooted in the delegitimisation and demonisation of the Jewish state, and in double standards.” This is how Gideon Sa’ar, the Israeli Minister for Foreign Affairs, announced the closure of the Israeli embassy in Dublin on 15 (…)
, by O’DWYER Diana
People Before Profit’s (PBP) slogan during the election campaign was “End 100 years of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael”. But now we are facing into yet another Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael (FF-FG) government. Why has this happened? Are we stuck in a never-ending Groundhog Day or does hope for radical change (…)
, by PASTOR Jaime
The recent PSOE (social democratic governing party) Congress took place in a context of increasing international and geopolitical instability, as well as amid the media and judicial spotlight on the new shadow of corruption affecting PM Pedro Sanchez and those arround him, particularly the (…)
, by FINN Daniel
“While the left-populist wave of the 2010s may now seem rather distant, we still have much to learn from the unconventional, insurgent politics associated with its high points.”
Back in 2011, as the political effects of the Great Recession were just beginning to appear, Peter Mair wrote about (…)
, by DEL OLMO Enrique
On November 28, the European (RESU) and Iberian (RISU) Network of Solidarity with Ukraine was presented in Madrid . The solidarity networks are groups of activists and collectives that, in connection with Ukrainian emigration organizations, develop support, awareness-raising and solidarity (…)
, by VRZINA Jan
Croatia’s largest protest against the genocide against the Palestinian people was held in Zagreb on Friday. H-Alter’s associate spent the day with organizers who demanded: a clear and public condemnation of the genocide and a demand for a ceasefire, an end to Croatia’s participation in the (…)
, by UHLOVÁ Saša
Thirty-five years of freedom? Maybe we’re just misunderstanding what the word means. Czechia’s post-Soviet development based on individualism and the concept of freedom as nothing more than the freedom to own, freedom of expression and freedom of movement is proving to be unlivable.
Listening (…)
, by MEEHAN John
The June 2024 Euro/ Local results in Ireland produced some alarming results – the racist far-right came from the margins and increased its electoral support. This could be a predictor of the coming General Election result.
Warning signs to anti-racists exist in various opinion surveys. See, (…)
, by Left Party (Sweden)
In the EU election campaign, we promised to do everything we can to support Ukraine. We have now adopted (!) a resolution to stop the Russian shadow fleet.
The shadow fleet consists of poorly maintained, often uninsured ships with unclear ownership that export Russian oil and gas via the (…)
, by ANDERSSON Li, CLAUSEN Per , GEDIN Hanna, KONIECZNY Maciej , KYLLÖNEN Merja, MALISZ Zofia , SARAMO Jussi, SJÖSTEDT Jonas, VAN AKEN Jan
As leftwing MEPs and MPs, we expect a large majority to support us in Thursday’s (14 November) important vote on the European Parliament’s resolution addressing the Russian shadow fleet. This is a matter of deep seriousness for both Ukraine and the Baltic Sea.
One of the most important ways to (…)
, by SCHÄFER Jakob / SCHAEFER Jakob
On 6 November, Germany’s governing coalition comprising the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Greens and the Free Democrat Party (FDP) broke up. The break-up came as no surprise, as the three parties are defending totally different concepts for tackling the economic crisis.
The global (…)
, by GEFFNER Daniel
As the death toll continues to rise and the images and harrowing accounts of the tragedy experienced by tens of thousands of people in the Valencian Community as a result of what is known in meteorology as a “cold drop” or isolated high level depression, continue to shock us, it is becoming (…)
, by AHVONEN Onni, KELA Juulia
Despite the Left Alliance being the second-biggest winner in the EU election, garnering 17.3 percent of the vote, contemporary fascism and “disaster nationalism” are on the rise in Finland, aided and abetted by the neoliberal class and its political representatives.
As Richard Seymour argues, (…)
, by ANDERSSON John, FRITZON Heléne, KUHNKE Alice, SJÖSTEDT Jonas
We can and must do more for Ukraine. One of the most important measures is to cut off the revenues that are financing Russia’s illegal war. Not one more drop of oil should be imported from Russia. If the sanctions are to have an effect, the EU must act to stop the Russian shadow fleet that (…)
, by KEKIN Ivana, TOMLJANOVIĆ Dora
Ivana Kekin, presidential candidate for the Možemo! (We Can!) party, shares her views on the rehabilitation of Croatian war criminals, militarisation, and the need for a new kind of politics.
You’ve repeatedly said that you want to be a president of the new generation. What does that mean? (…)
The 2024 cycle of German regional elections finished with the elections to the Brandenburg Landtag on 21 September. As was the case on 1 September in Saxony and Thuringia, the far-right AfD (Alternative for Germany) party achieved historic results and can feel a winner. Co-president Alice Weidel (…)
, by Bloco de Esquerda (Left Bloc / Bloc de Gauche)
Seven people have died and 118 have been injured in the fires that have been raging since September 15 in the north and centre of the country. In just three days, 2024 has become the year with the fourth-largest area burned in the last decade.
Seven people have died and 118 have been injured (…)
, by SÓLYMOS Karin Kőváry
The European Union’s Green Deal has set an ambitious goal of becoming the world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050. The EU’s actions are aimed at using renewable energy sources, eliminating dependence on fossil fuels and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Road transport accounts for a (…)
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