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Dossier: Europe: Ruin or Renewal?

Europe faces a shift to the right fuelled by growing economic uncertainty and fears about the continent’s future. In this changing political environment, the Left is confronted with the task of pointing the way to a more just future in Europe. At the same time, the shift marks an opportunity to renew and strengthen the European Left through mobilization and alternative political strategies.
Our ongoing dossier presents contributions to a critique of the European Union and proposals for alternatives. We also collect and amplify the voices of various progressive actors — from representatives of both Die Linke as well as left-wing parties in other countries on the continent.

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One Group, Two Parties?

: Analysis

The founding of the European Left Alliance is symptomatic of deeper fractures within the Left

Europe Needs an Ac­tion-Ori­ented Left

: Interview

La France Insoumise’s Manon Aubry on building the fightback against neoliberalism and the Right

Second-Or­der Elec­tions with a First-Or­der Im­pact

: Analysis

Analysing shifts in the Greek party and wider political system after the EU elections

Twists and Turns amidst Con­tinu­ity

: Analysis

Cyprus’s dual elections saw a spike in turnout, but disappointing results for the Left

The Risk of Fail­ure

: Comment

Labour’s election victory is all but certain. But will the party be able to wield power?

Between Scep­ti­cism and Hope

Critical perspectives from Asia on the European Union’s past, present, and future

France between Fas­cism and the Pop­u­lar Front

: Analysis

Macron’s unexpected gamble has unleashed a new, dynamic mobilization on the Left

The European Left after the Elec­tions

: Analysis

Strong showings in several countries will ensure a continued presence in Brussels, but the internal…

Czech Polit­ics and the European Elec­tions

: Analysis

A fragmented and weak Left faces a Right on the ascent

The EU and Su­dan’s For­got­ten War

: Interview

The path to peace will only succeed with the involvement of civil society

The Fight for He­ge­mony Is Also a Struggle Over Ideas

: Interview

Clémence Guetté of Institut La Boétie on the politics and strategy powering La France insoumise

Set­ting Ourselves Apart

: Essay

The Communist Party of Austria combines concrete reforms with the fight for social transformation —…

Cast­ing a Vote for Refugee Rights

: Interview

Human rights activist Anna Alboth on the significance of migration in the run-up to the European…

Greece’s Un­cer­tain Re­turn to a Fra­gile “Nor­malcy”

: Analysis

With the 2024 European elections around the corner, the centre-right is firmly in command

Slov­e­nia’s Polit­ical Pen­du­lum Swings Back

: Analysis

Despite legislative successes, voters are likely to punish the left-liberal government this June