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Fuelled by growing economic hardships and social and democratic flaws of the EU, an alarming drift to the right has set in across Europe.
In this dossier, we present analysis and critique of the European Union — along with proposals for better policies in Europe. We take a closer look at the growing strength of the radical and extreme Right across the continent and discuss democratic socialist approaches to economic, social, and migration policy. Lastly, we highlight the prospects and perspectives of left-wing formations across Europe by speaking with leading representatives of Die Linke and other parties of the Left.
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On 16 June, the European Parliament approved a trade deal agreed a year ago by Ursula von der Leyen and Donald Trump at Trump’s golf resort in Turnberry. The Left was the only political group united in opposing the agreement, which will not only damage the European economy and lock Europe into obscene... Read More "The EU-US Trade Deal Locks Europe into US Dependence"
This was the focus of a delegation trip by the Decent Work Balkans network to Brussels from 4-8 May 2026. With the support of the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung (RLS), Vladimir Simovic and Bojana Tamindzija from the Center for Politics of Emancipation in Belgrade, as well as Drenusha Canolli and Visar Ymeri from the... Read More "Labor rights in the Balkans and the European Union"
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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... Read More "Why Expanding Renewables Alone Won’t Solve Europe’s Energy Crisis"
For a long time, the European Union has presented itself as a pluralistic, rights-based, open social and political space which is intrinsically oriented towards the expansion of freedoms: this is what the “European way of life” should mean. The EU has also been labelled as a “regulatory power” being able to promote... Read More "Shrinking Civic Space in the European Union"
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How movements in the streets paved the way for the institutions In 2005, Zapatero regularized the legal status of half a million people. Since then, no government has promoted any similar initiative, until the citizen movement Regularización Ya (Regularization Now) came on the scene. “Regularization was... Read More "The Extraordinary Regularization of Migrants in Spain"
The idea of “nature” or “biodiversity” credits is gaining traction as a proposed solution to the growing biodiversity crisis. These credits should certify measurable biodiversity gains, such as habitat restoration or species protection, and make them available for purchase by companies,... Read More "Selling Nature: The EU’s Role in Creating Markets For Biodiversity"
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As the US president escalates his threats, Europe — and the world — must stand up for justice After Donald Trump’s illegal attack on Venezuela, it has become obvious that Greenland could be the next country that the US president wants to seize and “run”. As a left-wing party in Denmark, our concern is in... Read More "Licking Donald Trump’s Boots Won’t Save Greenland"
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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... Read More "If Not Now, When?"