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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 ...
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Louise Schmidt
Call Title: Research, Evaluation and Strategic Input for Events on Organising and Technology
Scope of Work: Survey data analysis, event evaluation, strategic input for programming
Location: Remote; in-person attendance at Malmö, Sweden event required (Autumn 2025, exact date tbd)
Duration: ~4 months (mid-August to mid-December 2025)
Start Date: Mid-August 2025
Application Deadline: Monday, 7 July 2025, 9:00 a.m. CEST
Estimated Workload: Part-time/flexible
Eligibility: ...
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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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Policy brief series on the state of democracy under the current EU Commission
Publication date: starting November/December 2025
Application Deadline: Monday, 14 July 2025, 9:00 a.m. CEST
Start Date: Mid-July 2025
Duration: Writing period: 3 months (mid-July to mid-October 2025)
Revisions/copy-editing: 1-2 months (mid-October to December 2025)
Eligibility: Scholars, policy experts, and political practitioners with expertise in, respectively,
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read more "Call for Abstracts: Policy Briefs “From Deficit to Democracy? Challenges and Progressive Responses after One Year of von der Leyen II”"
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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 looking for an author for a short study on EU policy proposals for nature credits and the risks they pose.
The European Commission’s nature credits and biodiversity certification ...
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Sophia Thoenes
The Festival di Letteratura Working Class in Campi Bisenzio, near Florence, is an event unique in its kind. What sets it apart is its setting, grassroots spirit, and political drive: literature here is a form of resistance, reclaiming space in a deindustrialized landscape. In 2025, over 7,000 people attended and for the first time, also the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung was present with a stand, distributing its publications. Alberto Prunetti is a key voice in Italian working-class literature and serves as artistic director of the ...
read more "Seven Records Set by the Festival di Letteratura Working Class"
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Ana Mendes
For the third time in four years, general elections have been called in Portugal. This time the elections follow a confidence motion tabled by Montenegro's right-wing government (PSD-CDS), which they lost. This is not merely further evidence of the instability and institutional crisis into which the right and the liberal centre are plunging the country, but specifically reveals the prime minister's desperate maneuvers to conceal his private business dealings. Indeed, the confidence motion — never likely to be won by a minority government in a polarized parliament ...
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IMAGO/ABACAPRESS
The verdict against Marine Le Pen sends shockwaves around Europe–and is a powerful message against corruption and the abuse of power.
The prominent French nationalist Marine Le Pen was today found guilty by the Paris Criminal Court of embezzling public funds. Specifically, Le Pen was accused of misappropriating resources from the European Parliament to pay party staff in France. Around 20 individuals from her close circle were also convicted, including eight Members of the European Parliament. The political impact is seismic: the frontrunner for the 2027 ...
read more "Head Bowed, Hands Dirty"
read more "Head Bowed, Hands Dirty"
IMAGO/TT
In northern Sweden, the rapid expansion of green industries is transforming the region—but at what cost? As billions are invested in new mines, battery factories, and wind farms—investments are expected to reach 1,400 billion SEK (€120 billion) by 2040—local communities are caught between promises of economic prosperity and the pressures of environmental and social change. Driving this boom is the global race for minerals essential to the energy transition—rare earth metals, lithium, and other critical resources that ...
read more "Sweden’s “Green Transition”: Opportunities and Challenges"
read more "Sweden’s “Green Transition”: Opportunities and Challenges"