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IMAGO/Jan Eifert
The Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, a nationally and internationally active German political foundation, is committed to the thoughts and actions of its namesake, the socialist Rosa Luxemburg: We are committed to peace, democracy, social justice and democratic socialism.
The project
The Brussels office of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation is seeking offers from qualified video producers for the creation of a short, engaging video that explains the challenges of the EU’s green energy transition.
The video will build on ...
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Joint online publication by the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, Brussels Office (RLS) and the European Network of Political Foundations (ENoP)
Across the EU, civil society organisations (CSOs), activists, and independent media face increasing threats to their ability to operate freely. Legal restrictions, smear campaigns, and funding cuts are some of the challenges facing civic space, especially organisations working on democracy, social justice, and environmental issues.
A key driver of this trend is a shift in EU priorities, with ...
read more "Call for Tenders: Shrinking Civic Space in the European Union"
read more "Call for Tenders: Shrinking Civic Space in the European Union"
About the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung
The Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung (RLS) is one of the six major political foundations in the Federal Republic of Germany, tasked primarily with conducting political education both at home and abroad. The foundation is affiliated to Die Linke, a democratic socialist party in the German parliament.
Since its founding in 1990, the foundation’s work has adhered to the legacy of its namesake, German socialist leader Rosa Luxemburg, and stands for democratic socialism with an unwavering ...
read more "Call for Tenders: Booklet “A Militarised Union” – 2nd Edition"
read more "Call for Tenders: Booklet “A Militarised Union” – 2nd Edition"
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Die Europäische Union (EU) versucht, sich gegenüber den USA und China als imperialistische Macht zu positionieren, während Russland zwar militärisch stark, aber wirtschaftlich weniger einflussreich ist.
Die hässliche Fratze des Imperialismus tritt offen zutage: Nicht nur politische und wirtschaftliche Macht, sondern zunehmend auch militärische Stärke entscheidet über den Zugang zu Märkten und Rohstoffen. Technologische und industrielle Entwicklungen beschleunigen diesen Wettstreit und sind selbst zu einem Schlachtfeld im weltweiten Wirtschaftskampf geworden – genauso wie der ...
read more "The European Union on the Path to War"
read more "The European Union on the Path to War"
“MEP Per Clausen” by The Left, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Per Clausen, Member of the European Parliament for Danish left-wing party Enhedslisten looks at the programme of Denmark’s EU-Presidency, which begins on July 1. What are the prospects, priorities and problems of the upcoming Presidency, and what does it mean for progressive policies in Europe and the interests of the working class? At first glance, the prospects are grim: a deliberate lack of leadership; an accommodation to the centre (and far) right; and a prioritisation of business interests over social justice and the environment....
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IMAGO/Stefano Montesi
Within the space of a few weeks, sensational announcements for rearming Europe have multiplied and fine proclamations in favour of peace and international law were made. Behind the scenes, however, the picture is less glorious: between the exacerbation of the global arms race and the defence of our contested hegemony, the militarisation of the EU is also a threat to peace and human security.
On 4 March Ursula von der Leyen presented the REARM Europe plan, on the eve of an emergency European summit conveyed to discuss defence and ...
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read more "ReArm Europe, or the myth of a European defence for peace"
The Left
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The forward march of extremist forces in Europe continued apace in the 2024 super election year, with far-right parties watching their election results surge in country after country. Their recent instalment into leadership positions within the European Commission — a historic first for the continent — is now eating away at the foundations of the bloc’s traditional governing coalition, which has tended to span from the centre-right to the centre-left. Meanwhile, the stunning re-election of Donald Trump as President ...
read more "Europe Needs an Action-Oriented Left"
read more "Europe Needs an Action-Oriented Left"
Looking at the Proposed Free Trade Agreement between India and the European UnionAbout the publication
Since 2007, India and the European Union (EU) have engaged in active negotiations on an ambitious and comprehensive Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA), or a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in generic terms, that includes tariff removal on goods, liberalisation of services, investment, and government procurement among many other issues. The negotiations had seen an impasse since 2013 after the relative reluctance of the newly elected Indian ...
read more "Development Opportunities or Challenges"
read more "Development Opportunities or Challenges"
New comic book in English, German and FrenchAbout the book
It is impossible to determine the number of firearms in circulation in the world, but one thing is certain: there have never been so many! According to recent estimates, there are now more than one billion firearms in existence. And if you consider the number of guns leaving the arsenals each day, this flow is not about to decrease.
European states bear a great share of responsibility for this situation. Weapons made in Europe are used to kill, harm and displace people around the ...
read more "Europe’s Deadly Trade: Arms Exports"
read more "Europe’s Deadly Trade: Arms Exports"
The Conference of the Future of Europe (#COFOE) kicks offOn 18 and 19 June 2021, the first Plenary of the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) held its inaugural consultation, an event which marked the start proper of the CoFoE’s work. The CoFoE finally got under way in Strasbourg on 9 May 2021 (Europe Day), a year later than originally planned.
Ursula von der Leyen promised the newly-elected MEPs a wide-reaching debate on the EU’s future under the slogan A new push for European democracy, and to set up a conference designed to give political ...
read more "The Future Lies in Your Hands"
read more "The Future Lies in Your Hands"