Europe

Retrospective removal of rights already acquired must not be allowed, say Brexit Steering Group members While we in the European Parliament Brexit steering group accept the UK’s decision to leave the European Union was a democratic choice, we were never convinced Brexit would be a positive development economically, certainly not for the standing of Europe […] Read more »

  Solidarity with Women in Poland who are on strike today in defence of abortion rights. Abortion is already difficult in Poland and now the government is proposing a total ban with the threat of imprisonment. Left Unity sends our warmest greetings and solidarity.   Read more »

Steve Jefferys reports from France Where do Europe’s fascist-origin, populist and nationalist political parties stand on Brexit? Jumping for joy! They are lapping up the forward march of Leave in UK opinion polls. Until now they thought Cameron’s blatant electioneering manoeuvre to win voters away from UKIP was just that. The UK was certain to […] Read more »

Left Unity is not the newest left party in Europe! New left initiatives are taking place in a number of countries across Europe and we share many common principles and objectives – particularly to work together in solidarity. The latest news comes from the Initiative for Democratic Socialism in Slovenia. Read more »

    David Wilson of Islington Left Unity looks at recent developments in Bosnia Three years ago, the Museum of Broken Relationships was set up in Zagreb by former lovers Olinka Vištica and Dražen Grubiši?.Displays include an axe used by a woman to smash her ex-girlfriend’s furniture together with a splintered chair, a wedding dress […] Read more »

Recently back from Italy, Dave Kellaway reports on the latest developments. So Renzi is poised to take the baton from fellow Democratic Party (PD) leader Enrico Letta. He will be the third Italian prime minister in a row to be installed without personally being elected. Italian president, Napolitano, also from the PD, will go through […] Read more »

David Wilson looks at recent events in Bosnia. On 6th February, anti-government demonstrations broke out in Tuzla, Bosnia. They were led by workers who had been laid off by the owners of newly privatised factories. Contracts agreed at the time of the state sell-offs stipulated that they were to invest in their companies. Instead, they […] Read more »

Luke Cooper traces the Ukrainian movement’s origins in the ‘city square’ movements – and looks at its potential to go from protest to power. February 2014. First published in Red Pepper   Protesters on the edge of Kiev’s central square, Maidan. Photo: Sasha Maksymenko/Flickr It is easily forgotten that the inspiration for the wave of ‘city […] Read more »

the REAL news presents Leo Panitch discussing the potential of Syriza’s political approach and why European-wide action is necessary for radical change to succeed This film was first posted on the REAL news website Read more »

The voluntary interruption of a pregnancy is a right that had for a long time been denied to women in Spain, reports Adoracion Guaman. With the exception of a short period during the second Spanish republic, abortion represented a crime until the year 2010. Now abortion is to be criminalised once again. In 1985 abortion […] Read more »