The Left in the European Parliament
Fighting for workers’ rights, climate justice, feminism, peace & human rights. Another Europe is possible!
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- 🚨 Following the murder of protesters and widespread arbitrary detentions in the USA, ICE cannot be allowed in Europe. We are calling for an immediate travel ban on all ICE agents. This is now urgent following reports ICE will police the Winter Olympics in Italy 🚨
- The public execution of Alex Pretti is being praised by the European far-right who want to copy and paste ICE tactics on this side of the Atlantic. To honour the memory of those murdered by ICE, we must mobilise against efforts to export the Trump model worldwide
- 🔴 VICTORY! The European Parliament has voted for The Left's request to refer the Mercosur agreement to the ECJ. A blow to this treaty, which is destructive to agriculture, the climate, and health. "A great victory for farmers. A great victory for the Left" - @lukemingflanagan.bsky.social
- Early this morning, Israeli forces destroyed the United Nations' UNRWA Headquarters in Jerusalem in another breach of international law by the fugitive Netanyahu. Will the European Union issue another 'statement of concern' or will we finally see sanctions on this rogue state?
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- Journalists can join our press conference today with Left co-presidents @manonaubryfr.bsky.social & @schirdewan.bsky.social This week our main fights are: 🐄 stopping EU-Mercosur 🔫 less funds for you, more for arms companies ✊ freedom for the people of Iran 📅Tuesday 20 December ⏲️11:20 CET
- Strength, solidarity and condolences with all those who have lost loved ones or have been injured in the terrible train crash in Adamuz in Spain. From across the continent, our gratitude to the rail workers and emergency services for their courage.
- Trump is our greatest ally and BRICS+ countries are the enemy! (in the parallel universe where the European right wing currently abide) 🤡 Read more about the deluded foreign policy vision that will be presented in the European Parliament this week 👇 left.eu/the-deluded-...
- Across the globe, oppressed peoples are taking a stand against repressive, misogynist and fascist regimes. From Iran to Kurdistan, The Left supports the right to self-determination and democratic rule, free from international intervention and coercion. left.eu/fighting-for...
- New Year, same struggle ❄️
- 🚨BREAKING 🚨 The Left just rolled out the biggest banner the European Parliament has ever seen in support of reproductive rights and the My Voice My Choice campaign My body, my voice, my choice.
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- "We urgently need an ethics body with more teeth to stop the rot of corruption at its source, rather than waiting for the next scandal to break.” - Left Co-Chair @manonaubryfr.bsky.social on Federica Mogherini joining the esteemed club of top EU figures to be investigated for corruption.
- Read more: left.eu/mogherini-in...
- Donald Trump has murdered Venezuelans, sent a nuclear armada and has imposed a No-Fly-Zone over Venezuela. Why does the EU systematically accept US violations of international law? - @botengam.bsky.social Our statement as the US prepares an invasion of Venezuela 👉 left.eu/venezuela-eu...
- 🚨The European Commission broke it's own rules 🚨 The European Ombudsman announced today; in pushing through the 'Omnibus' deregulation agenda, Ursula von der Leyen's European Commission denied the participation of citizens but allowed corporations to influence policy!
- Read more on the Commission chaos here: left.eu/ombudsman-om...
- 🚨Deforestation Law on the chopping block🚨 The EU is deregulating so fast it's killing off laws that haven't even been applied yet. This time, they're deregulating laws against deforestation🌲 Once again the right wing and centre teamed up to dismantle the European Green Deal
- 🗳️In a vote at midday today, the European Parliament backed a proposal by the Commission to completely exempt all downstream operators and traders from due diligence obligations for deforestation-related products. Read more here: t.co/8DdnPp2B7D
- European Parliament blocks debate on Israeli attacks on Gaza. As hundreds die in bombings Gaza and Lebanon despite a 'ceasefire', The Left called for the European Parliament to do the bare minimum today and hold a debate. The right and centre voted no.
- If the Commission has its way, it will become easier for banks to channel funds into nuclear weapons, white phosphorous or killer drones, all while calling it ‘sustainable’. The Left has tabled a resolution in the European Parliament to block the move. left.eu/greenwashing...
- "The European Union has failed to act against genocide" Francesca Albanese delivering hard truths in the European Parliament at a press conference with Left MEP Estrella Galán today.
- Most workers pay more tax than the average billionaire. Left MEPs are the first to ever attend the Negotiating Committee sessions for a UN Tax Convention in Nairobi. This is a real opportunity for global tax justice. Here is what we are fighting for 👉 left.eu/global-tax-j...
- In what may yet go down in history as an infamous turning point for Europe, a new alliance formed today between the EPP and the extreme-right. Why? To let corporations off the hook for human rights abuses and environmental destruction #Omnibus Read👉 left.eu/the-epp-find...
- The European Commission wants to let US and Israeli arms manufacturers access EU taxpayer funds! The Left today has tabled an objection to a move to give defence companies in third countries access to the €26 BILLION InvestEU programme. Read more 👉 t.co/BGe5nN3nR2
- Today we tabled a Motion of Censure against von der Leyen and this Commission. For complicity in genocide, for undemocratic trade deals, for backtracking on climate. The Parliament voted to defend VDL. We are not discouraged. Pressure is mounting. 👉 left.eu/vdl-clings-t...
- The European Commission refused to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement, as we all watched a genocide unfold in Gaza Today we vote No Confidence in Ursula von der Leyen and this European Commission ❌
- The European Commission will cut funding for farmers by over 20% during this mandate, while increasing funding for weapons manufacturers. Today we vote No Confidence in Ursula von der Leyen and this European Commission ❌
- Last night the Global Sumud Flotilla was attacked in international waters by the Israeli occupation. Left MEPs Rima Hassan and Emma Fourreau were detained. we have no update on their whereabouts or safety. We demand immediate EU action against genocide Read our statement left.eu/gaza-flotill...
- Ilaria Salis 1 : Viktor Orbán 0 This week, the JURI Committee in the European Parliament refused to bow to the threats of authoritarian leader Viktor Orbán, voting NOT to lift the parliamentary immunity of Left MEP Ilaria Salis✊
- The Global Sumud Flotilla was attacked under cover of darkness last night. There is little doubt about who is behind this heinous crime. Left MEPs Emma Fourreau and Lynn Boylan are safe and accounted for. Solidarity with all crew of this humanitarian mission 🔴⚫⚪🟢
- The Global Sumud Flotilla is on its way to break the blockade of Gaza. Our MEP @emma-fourreau.bsky.social is on board. The flotilla will be observed by experts and lawmakers on an independent legal observer ship, including Left MEP @lnbdublin.bsky.social The tide is rising for Palestine.
- So, what now Kaja Kallas? Do you still trust your 'very good partners'?
- Results! On foot of a complaint submitted by The Left MEP Valentina Palmisano, the European Ombudsman has opened an official inquiry into the Commission’s failure to act against Italy's ILVA steelworks! Read more: www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/opening-s...
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- The Left stands with Francesca Albanese. "This decision is an attack on the UN Special Rapporteur for telling the truth about Israel’s genocide in Gaza" - Lynn Boylan MEP It's time to fight back against US sanctions. left.eu/francesca-al...
- Israel's defence minister has ordered the creation of a concentration camp for 600,000 people in Gaza "Israel is reopening the worst pages of European colonial history. That this plan for a concentration camp doesn't shake Europe's support for Israel is unacceptable" - @botengam.bsky.social
- “We are now at a point where gunning down hungry people as they desperately try to get aid is a daily occurrence" - @lnbdublin.bsky.social Read the full statement from The Left in the European Parliament today here: left.eu/israel-plans...
- BREAKING: Marine Le Pen, AfD, and far right in the European Parliament siphoned off over €4m in public money. "Stealing public money, attacking civil society, and pointing fingers, that’s the moral compass of the modern right in the 21st century” - @schirdewan.bsky.social
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- 'Daddy' Rutte is right 🤯 we will all pay 'BIG' for new weapons spending. Following the NATO chief's embarrassing sucking up to Trump, the only way they will be able to afford an increase to 5% of GDP will be by taking it from YOUR healthcare and social services.
- To mark #WorldRefugeeDay2025, The Left presents a fictional but frighteningly plausible “Deportation Machine Regulation” This parody reveals the deeply racist, colonial, & authoritarian logic behind current EU migration plans. Join us in saying: Not in our name. Read more🔗 left.eu/issues/depor...
- Welcome home Rima Hassan 💪
- The detention of the Freedom Flotilla is part of the Netanyahu regime's strategy to commit genocide and hide it from the world. The Left condemns this illegal interception in the strongest terms and we demand that humanitarian aid is allowed into Gaza. We are proud of you Rima Hassan ✊
- 🚨BREAKING: The Gaza Freedom Flotilla, including Left MEP Rima Hassan, are conducting a rescue at sea at this moment. All struggles for justice and equality are bound together. No one is illegal ✊
- The ILVA plant in Taranto has driven up cancer rates for years. We've joined forces with steelworkers and local communities to get the EU to act against what the UN describes as a "human sacrifice zone" 😷 Today, with Left MEP Valentina Palmisano, we're taking it to the European Ombudsman 💪
- Full support to Left MEP Rima Hassan and all the activists aboard the Gaza Freedom Flotilla today. Break the siege. Stop the genocide ✊
- Amid rising global tensions, climate breakdown & economic power struggles, the EU must rethink its foundations. Left MEP Pasquale Tridico opened our event “Europe at Crossroads: A Progressive Economic Agenda in Uncertain Times”.
- Orbán is dismantling democracy in Hungary, from banning Pride and attacking minorities to exiting the ICC. In #Eplenary, Left MEP @kostarvanitis.bsky.social: "Orbán's government is pushing the ‘transparency’ law to stigmatize, & silence dissent, dismantling what’s left of democracy.”
- Militant action by MEPs and activists outside the European Parliament today to demand EU action to stop the genocide in Gaza. MEP Rima Hassan makes it clear: the EU's vague pledge to review the EU-Israel Association Agreement isn’t enough. Suspend the Agreement. Stop the genocide. NOW.
- Gaza is being massacred We held a die-in demonstration today together with activists and civil society outside the European Parliament. A 'review' of trade relations is too little too late. Arms Embargo now. Suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement now!
- The European Commission published its proposal on “safe third countries” and again this proposal simply plays the fascists’ game. Left MEP @estrellagalan.bsky.social :"This proposal is a lethal blow to the right to asylum." Read more 🔗 left.eu/safe-for-who...
