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Under the Radar: Europe's military sectors dodge scrutiny under European Green Deal
- Europe's military sectors have an annual carbon footprint equivalent to emissions from at least 14 million cars, a study published by the Left group in the European Parliament has found.
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Comment
Portuguese Council Presidency: European Pillar of Social Rights must be made binding
- In order to effectively address the social and ecological crisis we are facing, the European Pillar of Social Rights has to be incorporated into the EU Treaties, argues Manuela Kropp.
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Analysis
New Farm Laws and Farmer’s Discontent in India
- One of the world’s biggest strikes is currently taking place. Millions of Indian farmers are protesting against the new agriculture laws adopted by the government and its autocratic leader Narendra Modi, effectively threatening the livelihoods of the most vulnerable parts of Indian society.
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Analysis
Chronicle of a storm foretold – the 2021 Portuguese presidential election
- On the impact of the election result on Portugal's political landscape.
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New Release
Limits to Access to Asylum Along the Balkan Route
- Refugee Rights Europe presents a study to provide an overview of the situation pertaining to access to asylum in the countries along the ‘Balkan Route‘.
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Comment
Is Russia Waking Up?
- The reasons behind the protest actions that began in January, the social forces involved, and the possible consequences.
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New Release
App Workers United. The Struggle for Rights in the Gig Economy
- A newly released study on the current situation of on-demand workers for platforms such as Uber or Deliveroo in Europe, commissioned by the Left group in the European Parliament. The study includes an analysis of the various strategies used to combat the social model imposed on platform workers, both by platform workers and trade unions.
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"The covid vaccine was created thanks to public money – let it be a public property!" Interview with MEP Marc Botenga
- How we all lost due to the policy of austerity and why profit and health care will never go hand in hand - Polish journalist Małgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat from Strajk.eu talks to MEP Marc Botenga, member of the Workers' Party of Belgium (PVDA/PTB) and The Left in the European Parliament.
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Upcoming Events
Film Presentation and Debate
Our Bodies – Our Choice – Our Decisions
- 04 March 2021 - 04 March 2021 |
- On the occasion of the International Women's Day on 8 March, organised by transform! europe and the Polish Naprzód Foundation, this webinar brings together feminist activists to discuss the current struggle of Polish women and to reflect on the victorious pro-choice campaigns for accessible, free and safe abortion in Ireland and Argentina.
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The Project of a Marxist Feminist International
Co-organised by transform! europe, this webinar is dedicated to reflecting on the growing Marxist feminist project, its possibilities and practices, as well as on its future working methods, activities and priorities. With the participation of Frigga Haug, Heidemarie Ambrosch, Nora Räthzel, Diana Mulinari and Jule Goikoetxea.
The Carbon Clock is Ticking
created by the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC), based on the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming.
On the connection between climate crisis, the pandemic and capitalism – we recommend:
Roland Kulke: The Pandemic as Part of a Much Broader Crisis of Civilisation
NEW RELEASE
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transform! europe's 2020 yearbook explores the future of Europe in the emerging multipolar world. What is the impact of the global crisis of hegemony? What is at stake for democracy and labour and what opportunities are opening up for political and social subjects in the era of digital capitalism? Can art and history still provide some answers?
Yearbook as eBook soon to be available.
- The Slovenian Institute 8th March, supported by transform! europe, presents this collection of two sets of life stories: The first one was part of a campaign for workers’ rights, carried out before the pandemic, the second one is dedicated to the...
- “This economy kills”, Pope Francis wrote 2013 in his encyclical Evangeli Gaudium, opening thus the door for a dialogue between Catholic Christians and socialists of Marxist orientation.
- Starting in October 2020, feminist protests, which could not be ignored, have addressed the multitude of issues women are facing in the country. This publication of the Naprzód Foundation – available in English and Polish, co-financed by transform!...
FOCUS
The existential crisis in which the EU finds itself in the wake of the Corona crisis is revealing its structural flaws. We must think the EU differently. In this research programme we want to create a space in which the different strategic approaches of various left forces, parties, social movements and trade unions will be discussed.
