Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
Previous articles concerning EU countries (and not EU institutions) are beginning to be regrouped in this new section. It will take time. Some countries not formal members of the EU are included in this section.
, by WLASZCYK Kasia
Four of us have received letters from the state telling us to leave or be removed. This is a terrifying illustration of Germany’s lurch to the right
People gather in Leopold Square, Berlin, to demonstrate support for Palestinians, 22 March 2025. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Image
In the first (…)
, by HENLEY Jon
Israeli PM, who is wanted by the court, hails Viktor Orbán’s ‘bold and principled’ decision to leave the ‘corrupt’ body
Viktor Orbán and Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands at the end of a press conference in Budapest. Photograph: Attila Kisbenedek/AFP/Getty Images
Hungary will leave the (…)
, by LAKOMÁ Aneta
Rafał Trzaskowski, Karol Nawrocki and Sławomir Mentzen are the three strongest candidates in the Polish presidential campaign. They agree on NATO membership, are pro-American and also support efforts to build a strong domestic army. However, voters are losing interest in the campaign due to (…)
, by VANDER ELST Martin
It is very important that the debate on European aid to Ukrainian military resistance against the Russian colonial invasion can be posed on the left in all its complexity. For too long, the war in the East has been a taboo, unthinkable for a large part of the “anti-imperialist” left. (…)
, by MACHADO Diogo
Portugal’s Partido Socialista (Socialist Party, PS) continues to be what it has always been: a party that, despite calling itself centre-left, does not fundamentally diverge from the right or its fundamental policies and options.
After having made viable the Government Programme and the State (…)
, by BALHORN Loren
With a couple of weeks of hindsight, the biggest surprise in the German federal elections was that the political mainstream ended up doing as well as it did.
Granted, the traditional parties of the centre-right and -left faced historically low returns, with the Social Democrats (SPD) scraping (…)
, by BOKES Jakub
While mainstream discourse frets about threats to Slovakia’s democratic identity, Bokes argues that a more fundamental issue has been largely overlooked: the paradox that Slovakia’s integration into Euro-Atlantic structures, while establishing formal democratic competition, simultaneously (…)
, by TURNER Ed
With the social democrat Olaf Scholz conceding defeat to the centre right in Germany’s election, the man most likely to be named the next chancellor will be Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz.
The CDU has emerged as the largest party with the far-right Alternative for (…)
, by HEALY Joseph
Joseph Healy reports on the poltical situation in Germany where a general election takes place this Sunday
The latest trench in the defence of Europe from the Far Right lies in Germany. Not for nothing did Vice President Vance (after delivering a Goebbels type lecture on free speech to the (…)
, by MARTINS Catarina, PILASH Denys
Catarina Martins was the national coordinator of the Left Block, a democratic socialist political party in Portugal, from 2012 until 2023. She was elected a Member of the European Parliament in the 2024 European election and sits in the Left group in the European Parliament — GUE/NGL. Catariana (…)
In the Austrian parliamentary elections on 29 September, the far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), led by Herbert Kickl, emerged as the strongest party with 28.85%, just ahead of the right-wing conservative Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) with 26.27%. The Social Democrats came in third with (…)
, 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 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, (…)
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