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As long as electricity remains organised around private profit rather than public need, expanding renewables alone will not deliver affordable energy in Europe Each new energy shock in Europe is treated as an exception, a crisis that arrives from the outside through war and supply disruption. And each time the reaction follows the same, predictable pattern: energy prices surge, governments come up with temporary relief measures to soften the blow and the system that produced the crisis in the first place remains untouched....
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The use of digital tools for organising is widespread across the international Left, but often fails to realize its full potential. Capacity limits, a lack of strategy, and conflicting perspectives on platform ownership pose significant practical constraints. Grounded in original qualitative survey research, this report examines how left organisations use digital tools for organising and why current approaches often fall short. Combining inductive analysis with organising theory, it identifies both structural constraints and ...
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The Sámi, spread out over the northern parts of the nation-state territories of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia, are the only indigenous people recognised within the European Union. A young generation of Sámi activists is currently at the forefront of social struggles in northern Europe, rejecting “green colonialism” and demanding political sovereignty. When, in August 2025, the entire church of Giron (Kiruna)[1] was moved by special trucks to a new location five kilometers away, the event was broadcasted live on Swedish television. It marked the peak ...
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One million people marched across France on 18 September 2025 in response to a joint call from unions and the Bloquons Tout (Block Everything) movement. From the early morning, hundreds of grassroots initiatives joined picket lines following weeks of self-organized general assemblies. This second day of mobilization — coming after the protests on 10 September that drew 500,000 participants — confirmed both the scale and the radical nature of the emerging movement. While the call to action has resonated widely, the question of what comes next ...
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It had been in the air for some time. The massive rally in Berlin over the weekend was only the latest sign of a growing continental momentum. The mobilisation in Italy has taken this dynamic to a new level. No one expected a wave of such magnitude: On Monday 22 September, tens of thousands marched across Italy to condemn the genocide in Gaza, taking part in strikes and blockades in a demonstration under the Slogan “Blocchiamo Tutto” ("Let’s Block Everything"). The general strike called by grassroots trade unions, primarily the Unione Sindacale di Base (USB), and the ...
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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 ...
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Norway’s parliamentary election on Monday, September 8, 2025, was an incredibly close-run race. The left bloc, led by the Labour Party, secured a narrow victory. Labour will likely continue as a single-party minority government, seeking compromises and budget agreements with other left-wing parties as well as across the political spectrum. Much remains uncertain, however, as negotiations with as many as four smaller left-wing parties are still ongoing before a new government can be formally established.
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Belgian Workers’ Party MEP Marc Botenga on how Europe’s inaction on Gaza amounts to legal and moral complicity. In the nearly two years since Israel’s assault on Gaza began, at least initially in response to the Hamas attack on 7 October, over 60,000 Palestinians have been killed. Entire cities lie in ruins, starvation is widespread, and a growing chorus of international legal experts warn of a looming genocide. Despite this, the European Union continues its preferential trade and research partnership with Israel under the EU–Israel ...
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Pelle Dragsted of Denmark's Red-Green Alliance in conversation about his new book, Nordic Socialism. In recent years, renewed interest in socialism has grown across Europe and beyond — often sparked by mounting inequality, climate breakdown, and the failures of neoliberal governance. But what does socialism look like when it already exists in everyday institutions? Pelle Dragsted, a member of the Danish Folketing for the Red-Green Alliance, believes the answer lies in the Nordic model — and in recognizing the democratic...
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The aggressiveness of the United States in a context of intertwining economies
Since his return to power in January 2025, Donald Trump and his government have triggered multiple instances of outrage and coercive measures on an international scale and in particular vis-à-vis countries or regional organisations previously considered as allies: Canada, Mexico, Ukraine and of course the European Union (EU). Apart from the words and the abandonment of the rhetoric of human rights – which the West has held dear for three ...
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