Italy’s Five Star Movement seeks to join The Left in the European Parliament
The Left has told Italy’s Five Star Movement that there are “clear political conditions” before the party can join the group.
The Left in the European Parliament
The mystery of Europe’s new ‘left conservative’ group
The aspirations of Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW), Germany’s rising ‘left-conservative’ party, to form a new group in the European Parliament remain shrouded in mystery, as other leftists seem, so far, to keep their distance.
Climate activists want to change EU politics before it changes them
Several activists with roots in climate protest movements are likely to get elected to the next European Parliament, hoping to insert more controversy into an institution known for its technocratic ways.
Germany’s rebel Wagenknecht plots new left-wing group in EU Parliament
With the new German party BSW projected to become the biggest left-wing delegation in the European Parliament after June’s EU elections, its leader, Sahra Wagenknecht, insinuated on Tuesday (20 January) that she will try to create a new left-wing parli…
French The Left MEP: EU must stop false promises to candidate countries
In an interview with Euractiv France, Manon Aubry, lead candidate of the left-wing party “La France insoumise” (“France Unbowed”, GUE/NGL) for the 2024 European elections, reflects on the current European mandate (2019-2024) and her wishes for the next…
Germany’s left-wing rebel launches populist party to run in EU elections
An influential German leftist politician launched a new populist movement on Monday (23 October), hoping for European election success next June on a platform opposing EU integration and in favour of cheap Russian energy.