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  • Parliamentary election

  • What happened in Catalonia on 27 September?

  • By Toni Salado | 12 Oct 15
  • Social and democratic issues were completely overshadowed by the yes/no polarisation of the Catalan independence debate in the recent elections. Now, the Catalan political system is in deadlock until Catalonia and a Spanish government that is more open to political dialogue on the matter can arrive at a democratic solution.
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  • Portuguese election

  • Left Block doubles votes

  • 06 Oct 15
  • On 4 October 2015, 9.6 million Portuguese citizens were called upon to elect a new parliament. Bloco de Esquerda (Left Block), a member of the EL, reached a surprising 10.2 percent of the vote which is an unprecedented result and hence became the third strongest force in the country.
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  • Comment

  • Europe does not have a ‘migration problem’: it has a xenophobia problem

  • By Marco Siddi | 05 Oct 15
  • This year, Europe has experienced a growing influx of people who are fleeing from civil wars and failed states. According to the International Organization for Migration, approximately 350,000 people arrived in Europe by sea between January and August 2015 (compared to 219,000 for the whole of 2014): nearly 235,000 in crisis-ridden Greece, 114,000 in Italy and little over 2,000 in Spain.
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  • Call for tenders

  • Left-wing industrial policy

  • 01 Oct 15
  • The Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Brussels office, calls for tenders for a study: “What room for manoeuvre does the current legal framework within the EU offer for a left-wing industrial policy?
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  • (30 March 1915 – 27 September 2015)

  • Pietro Ingrao: A Life of Struggle

  • 29 Sep 15
  • Pietro Ingrao, a hugely influential figure in Italian Communism, died last Sunday, 27 September, aged 100. A look back at his life reveals many of the debates in the post-war European left, as well as Ingrao's own commitment to a Marxism that was both uncompromising and dynamic.
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  • Political Declaration

  • World March of Women

  • 28 Sep 15
  • We, the members of the International Committee of the World March of Women, meeting in Quebec, Canadá, from 12 to 15 September 2015 state: Our solidarity to the women of the region of Quebec, place of birth of the World March of Women, and our recognition of their struggles and resistances.
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  • After the September Elections

  • What Now for Greece?

  • By Elisabeth Gauthier | 24 Sep 15
  • The task in this election was to get a clear mandate from the voters to form a solid parliamentary majority and a battle-ready government that can deploy all possible levers for ameliorating Greece’s negotiating position, reject the most unacceptable dictates, relaunch the economy and work towards rebuilding productive capacity, renegotiate the debt, and introduce social justice criteria into public policy.
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  • Statement of European Leftists in solidarity with Syriza

  • The Struggle for a Different Europe Is Not Over

  • 18 Sep 15
  • "As general elections in Greece approach, the time is ripe to reiterate our solidarity with SYRIZA. In spite of the 13th of July agreement, which shed light onto the brutality and dogmatism of the so-called European partners, the struggle for a fairer Europe isn’t over. SYRIZA’s role remains...
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  • A Victory for the Left in Britain

  • By Patrícia Martins | 14 Sep 15
  • The victory of Jeremy Corbyn, elected as leader of the Labour Party, has shattered the austerity consensus that has dominated British politics for the last five years – and the neo-liberal consensus of the last two decades or more.
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  • Europe under scrutiny

  • By Walter Baier | 09 Sep 15
  • It is true that the European Union, or rather its predecessors, the European Coal and Steel Community, the EEC and the EC, have never been the projects for peace and human rights as which they were introduced to us. Those have to be disappointed now who allowed themselves to be deceived.
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  • SYRIZA’s governmental program

  • 08 Sep 15
  • Find here the introduction to SYRIZA’s governmental program, as it was approved by the Central Committee on Saturday, 5 September. This introduction summarizes the party’s analysis on what happened throughout the negotiation process, but also its strategy for the new period.
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  • Interview with MK Ayman Odeh

  • “It is a strategic decision to remain citizens in our homeland”

  • By Maxime Benatouil | 08 Sep 15
  • Ayman Odeh is member of Knesset, leader of the Jewish-Arabic Radical Left Coalition Hadash and coordinator of the Joint List. With 13 seats, the coalition made up of the communist, Palestinian-nationalist and Muslim parties became the third political force in Israel. Civil rights, social justice and the struggle against the occupation are at the heart of his political work.
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  • Standing together rather than standing alone

  • By Gregor Gysi | 07 Sep 15
  • The case of Greece, the austerity policies imposed by the Eurogroup and the fact that hardliners in the governments of Germany and other countries have been blackmailing the Greek government to implement neoliberal programmes have led to discussions about the stance of DIE LINKE (Germany’s main left-wing party) on the currency union and the European Union, as well as the idea of withdrawing from the eurozone.
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  • Hungary

  • Statement of Leftist Island Festival

  • 04 Sep 15
  • Between 28 and 30 August 2015 a festival of the European United Left Labour Party 2006 was held in Horány (25 km North of Budapest, Danube riverbank) in the Regatta Leisure Centre, where other left parties (Hungarian Socialist Party, 4K! PM), progressive trade unions and NGOs were also present as guests.
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  • Interview with Georges Katrougalos

  • “We can neutralise the neoliberal measures in the agreement”

  • 03 Sep 15
  • Georges Katrougalos, Greek Minister for Labour, tells French newspaper l’Humanité about the room for manoeuvre Tsipras’s government still has left, even in light of the memorandum extorted by the Troika on 13 July. In his view, the Greek left and Syriza must remain in power to take advantage of this room for manoeuvre.
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  • Open letter by Barbara Spinelli

  • Need to help Greece as soon as possible

  • 31 Aug 15
  • In order to make pressure on the European commission concerning the very urgent and necessary help for Greece facing a very strong influx of migrants and asylum seekers, Barbara Spinelli as Italian GUE/NGL MEP, has initiated an open letter to the European Commission.
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