Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by LOUÇÃ Francisco
The recent legislative elections revealed the alarming weakness of the Portuguese left.: the Bloco de Esquerda won just 2% of votes, the Communist Party 2.9%, and Livre 4.1%, whilst the far-right Chega overtook the Socialist Party in parliamentary seats. Together, the left and centre now (…)
, by STEIN David
On 26th September 2025, the initiative “Deutsche Wohnen & Co enteignen” (DWE) presented its draft for a Socialisation Law (VergG-E) to the press—exactly four years after the first referendum on the socialisation of large property corporations was accepted in the state of Berlin with around (…)
, by Collective / Multiple signers
On the night of October 13th to 14th, at 2 a.m., by order of the Dean of the National Technical University of Athens, heavily armed special police forces, unprovoked and provocatively, invaded the historic site of the Polytechnic and arrested 15 students.
The site was occupied, according to (…)
, by MURPHY Paul
Catherine Connolly’s resounding victory in the Presidential election in Ireland is a watershed moment. It is the first time that the left has won a majority of votes in a national election. This was not a narrow victory either; Catherine won the largest percentage and largest total vote of any (…)
A second general strike in solidarity with Palestine has been called in Italy for 3 October, we publish the assessment by Sinistra Anticapitalista of the first one on 22 September.
The movement has been overwhelming, a political and moral rebellion against a genocide that has been going on (…)
, by DE JONG Alex
On October 29 the Netherlands will have parliamentary elections, again. In early June, the government of prime-minster Dick Schoof lost its majority as the far-right PVV of Geert Wilders blew up the coalition. Shortly before the elections, the contrast between the most important political events (…)
, by Grenzeloos, SAP/Grenzeloos (NL)
Shortly before the elections, the contrast between the most important political events in the Netherlands could hardly be sharper.
On 20 September, fascists rampaged through The Hague. This was an expression of the self-confidence of a far right that feels emboldened by the growth of parties (…)
, by NOVAK Adam
When Robert Fico returned as Slovakia’s Prime Minister in October 2023, campaigning on the promise that “not a single round” would go to Ukraine, it appeared to represent another potential fracture in Western unity, offering Vladimir Putin diplomatic victories without firing a shot. Yet nearly (…)
, by ALALUF Mateo
On Tuesday 14 October, a human tide once again flooded the streets of Brussels. No planes departing or arriving at the airports, schools closed, businesses at a standstill, public transport paralysed; only the trains were running, with increased traffic to transport demonstrators to Brussels. (…)
, by BĚLÍČEK Jan
The Czech elections handed victory to the Trump-like billionaire Andrej Babiš last weekend. The neoliberal right-wing incumbents did little to curb the high cost of living and again lost to a candidate who promised to do something about it.
Czech voters have decided. After four years in (…)
, by BURSKI Ted, MASSALEMA Sufian
Prague police process detained activists in tram flashing the message ’Extraordinary event—service suspended!’
A humanitarian flotilla with activists from around the world and much-needed aid set off once again towards Gaza’s naval blockade. However, whilst still in international waters, it (…)
, by Esquerda.net (PT)
A “success” was how the organisers of this Friday’s general strike in Italy characterised it. This had been called by several Italian trade unions in solidarity with the humanitarian flotilla to Gaza violently intercepted by Israeli armed forces, but also in defence “of constitutional values, to (…)
, by Internationalen
▶ Support for the unemployed drastically reduced
▶ Many will face financial crisis
▶ Utterly counterproductive policy
From 1 October, the new unemployment insurance law comes into force, which primarily worsens conditions considerably for all those receiving benefits from this date. Those (…)
, by BOCK Violetta, LARRACHE Antoine
Our comrade Violetta Bock presents the situation in Germany and her work as a Member of Parliament for Die Linke, which consists of making a link between the working classes and the contesting of an increasingly unstable power. She spoke to Antoine Larrache.
Protest against the far right. (…)
, by FORTI Marina
A general strike erupted across Italy on Monday and some half a million people took to the streets in one of Europe’s largest mobilisations against the war on Gaza.
Actions took place in at least 75 municipalities under the slogan ‘Blocchiamo tutto’ – ‘Let’s Block Everything’ – shutting down (…)
, by M.K. (H-Alter)
Croatia’s Green Left party Možemo! (We Can!) has launched a petition calling on citizens to support the recognition of Palestine, backing efforts to halt genocide, and to “wipe away the shame created by the centre-right HDZ (Croatian Democratic Union) and its ruling coalition”.
Jelena Miloš (…)
, by MUKENDI NGANDU Gippò
Millions of workers and students in Italy came out against the genocide in Gaza on Monday 22 September.
It is difficult to estimate exact numbers on such an intense day of mobilisation for Palestine. It was a real mass event bringing together at last people from different generations. What is (…)
, by SAP (Denmark)
The profit-driven deployment of solar panel and wind turbine parks means there is significant - and justified - popular resistance to many projects. The left and the climate movement must enter the battle for these huge “iron fields” (jernmarker). There is a need for a radically different policy (…)
, by Esquerda.net (PT)
The European parliamentary group The Left argues that the Commission accepted without mandate a harmful agreement with the US, created a democratic deficit in the agreement with Mercosur, maintained its inaction in the face of genocide in Gaza and “demonstrated incapacity and lack of will to (…)
, by Esquerda.net (PT)
In Tunis, the Flotilla was received with celebration. Some activists disembarked from the boats and gave statements whilst others remained on board to prevent sabotage. Meanwhile, as they await their arrival, activists from Sicily are conducting a symbolic reading of the names of children killed (…)
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