TOP NEWS
Speech in the Bilbao Forum
The Neo-fascisist Parties like the FPÖ don’t Believe in Democracy
- The new tendency to authoritarian rule does not come from nowhere; the reason for its rise is that neoliberal austerity policy, the dismantling of the welfare states, the degradation and precarisation of the working class has not solved any of Europe’s problems.
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Analysis
The People’s Budget
- Breaking with EU austerity politics does not necessarily imply a departure from neoliberal politics. The struggle between EU austerity and ‘popular sovereignty’ is a quandary from which left-wing politics should disengage.
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Study Report
The Worsening Situation for Employees and Right-Wing Populism in the Workplace
- Our study on right-wing populism and workers' unions shows that people's everyday lives (at work and in their interactions with the welfare state) provide fertile ground for right-wing populism.[1]
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Analysis
The State Elections in Bavaria and Hesse and Their Impact on German Politics
- The German political system is experiencing a major change[1]. This has already been illustrated by last year’s parliamentary elections, the difficulties in forming a government, government crises and now, also, the results of the state elections held in Bavaria and Hesse. An Overview.
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Analysis
Croatia’s Political and Economic Situation – The Periphery of Europe Today
- The purpose of this overview is to provide a glimpse of the political and economic situation in Croatia, and to stress the importance of the European left – a powerful political force that could detect existing problems in light of the political and economic asymmetry between the centre and the periphery of Europe.
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transform! europe political consensus
European Integration and the Strategic Perspectives of the Radical Left
- Following the debate during the General Assembly in September, the board of transform! europe agreed in its Conclave on 16/17 October on the following bullet points, outlining our common understanding about transform!’s strategy for the coming months.
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100 Years CPA
The Communist Party of Austria – A European Case Study
- On 3rd November 1918, the Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) was founded in Vienna. To mark this occasion, transform! europe is publishing an illustrated book in Vienna which documents the KPÖ’s development throughout the 20th century.
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Syriza
Priorities for Syriza, as set by the Secretary of the Central Committee, Panos Skourletis
- The newly-elected Secretary of the Central Committee, Panos Skourletis, set the goals of renewing the party’s programme and shaping a strategy on alliances within a post-memorandum political landscape.
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NEW RELEASE
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The 2018 yearbook is online now! Read the interview by Walter Baier with Samir Amin from Nov 2017 here!
This volume is appearing one year before the European Parliament elections. Despite moderate economic growth the process of European integration is in political crisis. Our volume is characterised by a critical evaluation of integration as such.
- Despite the return to modest economic growth in the EU and the Euro group the scars of the economic crisis persist. The European Union still operates in a crisis mode. Inside the Left a debate on how to cope with the crisis of European integration...
LATEST VIDEO
The World Social Forum 2018 took place in Salvador de Bahia in Brazil. Transform! europe organized two workshops on site and members of the delegation participated in diverse workshops, cultural and political events. The Forum was marked by the brutal murder of Rio councillor and fearless activist Marielle Franco.
The mobilizations during the Forum were very dynamic and full of youth bringing very strong messages:
The future of Brazil will be antiracist and feminist!
We wish the people of Brazil much strength for the struggles ahead!
For more information, see our report: Transform! europe at the World Social Forum 2018.
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FOCUS
Though May 2019 is not so far, many developments can change the course of the European left during the following months. Political upheavals may turn upside down the various strategies and convergences may pop up.
Can right-wing parties with a nationalist and populist agenda come into power even in the core of the EU? Of which character is the challenge they are posing to the Left?
