Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by BECH Alfons
The European Parliament has approved a report – with 353 votes in favour, 145 against and 78 abstentions – calling on Spain, Slovakia, Greece, Romania and Cyprus to recognise Kosovo’s independence “without delay”. Specifically, it “urges the five Member States that have not yet recognised (…)
, by PILASH Denys, SJÖSTEDT Jonas
Jonas Sjöstedt began as a factory worker and became politically engaged early on as an opponent of the Vietnam War. He led his party (2012–2020) too, served for many years in both national and European parliaments, and returned to the latter in 2024. He is also known as a writer.
Sjöstedt has (…)
, by SANZ Juan Antonio
Trump unequivocally opts for a thaw with Russia by excluding Moscow from his tariff war, thus reinforcing the Kremlin’s strategy towards Ukraine and Europe.
The tariff crusade launched by US President Donald Trump exempts Russia and turns the country into a potential Washington instrument to (…)
, by NOVAK Adam
Slovakia stands at a geopolitical crossroads, displaying contradictory positions on its international alignment. Recent opinion polls reveal a complex picture of a nation nominally supporting Western institutions while simultaneously harbouring desires for neutrality and non-engagement. This (…)
, by WEISS Peter
Slovakia stands at a geopolitical crossroads, torn between its official Western alignment and a growing undercurrent of neutrality sentiment. Recent protests under the banner “Slovakia is Europe” highlight concerns about the country’s foreign policy direction in an increasingly uncertain (…)
, by Bloco de Esquerda (Left Bloc/Bloc de Gauche) Portugal
This resolution of the National Board of Portugal’s Left Bloc on international politics, approved today, sees “Europe in the trap of the Trump-Putin axis and argues that”US imperialism is still the most aggressive and constitutes a superpower that other imperialist powers seek to combine with (…)
, by CARUJO Carlos
“Rearming Europe” is the new watchword of European political elites. A new focus that has even surpassed the old dogmas of public debt limits. In this dossier, we visit a plurality of analyses from various points of the European left about this new arms race. A dossier organised by Carlos (…)
, by FAZENDA Luís
Escaping this spiral of militarism requires a position of rupture with NATO, which is the cancer of warmongering. Today it is much clearer for Europeans that NATO does not serve as protection for them, as was the case during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The US, which shares and loots Ukraine (…)
, by PASTOR Jaime, TORTOSA Juan
Donald Trump’s return to power is accompanied by a profound reorientation of US imperialism, notably through a rapprochement with Russia. In response, Europe is adopting militaristic rhetoric. This does not open new perspectives for the Ukrainian people in their struggle against the Russian (…)
, by Gauche anticapitaliste (Belgique)
Belgium’s Socialist Workers Party - Anticapitalist Left, like all the political and social forces of the left, has been struck by the international upheavals of recent weeks, following the electoral victory of the extreme right-wing Trump in the world’s leading imperialist power, the USA. In (…)
, by BECH Alfons
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez today confirmed that “Spain is prepared to comply with the [increased] defence budget of 2% of GDP” He promised to address this rearmament within a “progressive” outlook. To leave no doubt, he said there will be “no downward adjustment” in the welfare state. “We are (…)
, by ORANGE Martine
Since the American “betrayal”, pressure is mounting in Europe to use frozen Russian assets, either to help Ukrainian defence or to finance European rearmament. But formidable uncertainties weigh on this decision.
Suddenly, the subject has become urgent. Even though the European Commission had (…)
, by AUTAIN Clémentine
Donald Trump’s election accelerates the course of history. The world order has been upended, with war as its driving force. Clémentine Autain calls for the awakening of the “public spirit” against the law of the strongest.
It takes time to digest and absorb the rupture that has just occurred (…)
, by PASTOR Jaime
As Trump and Musk consolidate their grip on American power, a dangerous neo-imperial project unfolds before our eyes. For the European left, this moment demands more than handwringing. As the EU leadership pivots toward militarisation and economic deregulation, we face the dual challenge of (…)
, by FEFFER John
Donald Trump has always presented himself as a master builder, a successful real estate developer who erected office buildings and resorts and curated golf courses all around the world. In reality, Trump was never a good businessman, declaring bankruptcy six times over his career and producing a (…)
, by AFONSO Manuel
Peace between Trump and Putin is not peace. It is colonial partition, preparation for new wars. This is not even hidden by themselves. Which does not mean that a potential ceasefire would not be rightly felt as a relief by the peoples, especially Russians and Ukrainians.
The events of recent (…)
, by ANDERSSON Li, SCHARENBERG Albert
The Russian invasion of Ukraine impacted not only the states of Eastern Europe, but also the Scandinavian countries to a particular extent. This applies first and foremost to Finland, which had previously belonged to the Russian Empire and, after gaining its independence at the end of 1917, was (…)
, by BEKIER Stefan
What challenges for Europe caught between two neo-fascist imperialisms of Trump and Putin? Why does the future of the European Union depend primarily on its ability to help Ukraine liberate itself from the Russian invader? What are the responsibilities of the European left in this new situation? (…)
, by CLAUSEN Per , RUGGAARD Jakob L.
Europe is surrounded by offensive, far-right superpowers with Russia on one side and the USA on the other. There are no other solutions except for Europe and the Nordic countries to find closer cooperation. But this is also an opportunity for the left – because European security must also be (…)
, by LYNCH Lily
A famous quote from Desmond Tutu – ‘if you are neutral in situations of injustice then you are choosing the side of the oppressor’ – has been widely used and abused since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In numerous fora, it has been deployed to harangue countries into abandoning their neutrality (…)
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