Tag: Europe
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The New EU Commission: A ‘European War Deal’ Next?
At their summit meeting at the end of June 2024, the European heads of state and government (the European Council) decided that Portugal’s former Prime Minister António Costa will succeed … Keep reading »
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The New European Parliament Confirms Its Militaristic Credentials
A new European Parliament was elected in June, and it held its first plenary session from 16 to 19 July. That first session immediately sets the tone we can expect from that parliament for the next five years: the tone of military marching music. Keep reading »
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The Inexorable Rise of the Belgian Workers’ Party
Can Europe’s last insurgent left-wing force maintain its momentum after this super election year? Keep reading »
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Economic Recovery Fund as Cover for Neoliberal Reforms
One usually has the impression that European mills grind slowly, but this is not always the case. For instance, the Commission’s proposal to subsidise Europe’s munitions industry with European money … Keep reading »
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A Geopolitical European Union?
On taking office as President of the EU Commission in 2019, Ursula von der Leyen said she wanted to create a ‘geopolitical Commission’: “We have enormous tasks ahead of us: … Keep reading »
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Sweden: Right-Wing Coalition Wins Election by the Narrowest of Margins
With almost all votes counted from Sunday’s election, it looks like Sweden’s right-wing parties are set to take power with a razor-thin majority, ending eight years of social democratic government. … Keep reading »
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Averting Disaster: Declaration of the 5th European Forum of the Left
The crisis caused by the spread of COVID-19 across the planet has revealed all the contradictions, limitations and deficiencies of a neoliberal, predatory and unsupportive model of society. Keep reading »
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Where is the ‘Recovery Fund’ to Save the Lives of Migrants?
While the “recovery fund” marks a qualitative leap in the process of European integration, battles of fundamental importance are being waged in the Mediterranean for the definition of the borders of the Europe that is to be redeveloped. Keep reading »
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Belgium’s Left Breakthrough
As radical left forces were suffering defeats across Europe in the recent elections, the Belgian Workers’ Party secured historic gains with a clear message of class politics. Keep reading »
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European Progressive Future? Neither Yesterday’s Tsipras nor Today’s Greens
One cannot and should not turn away from the disastrous results of the recent European Parliament elections, especially considering that Leftist parties across the European Union (EU) expected to gain … Keep reading »
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Europe in a Vortex of Crisis
Authoritarian neoliberalism, the advance of the far right, and dilemmas for the Left More than a decade after the global financial meltdown, Europe is in the midst of a series … Watch video »
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Casualization as a Social Model in France? Definitely No!
On August 31st, the French government finally published decrees which alter labour law, for the second time in little over a year. Less rights for workers, more power for employers: … Keep reading »