The Left in the European Parliament

Today, the European Parliament debated the Commission’s 2025 work programme, and despite "social fairness" being described as a key focus, not a single legal measure on social policy is included. 📌 The Commission failed to consult MEPs before presenting the programme. 📌 President von der Leyen didn’t even show up to defend it in Parliament. 📌 Instead of tackling the cost-of-living crisis, the focus is on boosting big business profits under the guise of "competitiveness." Europeans are struggling with rising costs, yet this Commission—one of the most right-wing in history—is failing them. We need policies that prioritise people, not corporate profits. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e-qW2Qbn ✍ Written by Shanna Ennadi

Left MEPs demand a European inquiry into vast network of spyware used against journalists and activists. Read more 👇

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📢 Join us for a crucial discussion on EU-funded state trafficking at the Tunisia-Libya border 🚨 Black migrants are being arrested, expelled, and sold at the EU’s external borders. The latest research reveals that Tunisian authorities—funded by the EU—are handing over people to Libyan militias for ransom and exploitation. At this event, we’ll expose the EU’s complicity in racialised border violence and discuss: 🔹 A ground-breaking report based on extensive investigations 🔹 First-hand testimonies from those directly affected 🔹 Insights from activists & NGOs resisting border violence

In Poland, having an abortion is a matter of life and death. Justyna Wydrzyńska is the first ever pro-choice activist convicted for helping a woman to have a safe abortion in the EU. Yet - 3 years later - Justyna Wydrzyńska will face another court with the same charges, guilty of helping a woman to have a safe abortion.   The unfulfilled promises of the Polish government on women's freedom are a dangerous alarm for the EU.   This fight in Poland's near-total abortion ban— and across the EU it's about a system that is failing women every single day: anti-abortion groups in public hospitals, mandatory waiting periods, psychological harm, forced counselling, doctors refusing care, and the slow destruction of the legal right to abortion.   We cannot afford a war on women's bodies. We cannot allow Europe to backslide on reproductive rights—introducing new barriers, making abortion even harder, and punishing those who help. Europe must act. We must protect women's right to choose, defend human rights, and defend the brave ones who advocate for them.

📢 Competitiveness should serve people, not corporate profits. The European Commission’s new competitiveness compass is yet another roadmap disconnected from people’s reality. While millions in the EU face rising poverty, declining public investment, and deteriorating working conditions, the European Commission continues to prioritise corporate interests over social and environmental justice. 💰 A race to the bottom is not a strategy—it’s a crisis. 🔴 The Commission’s push for the MERCOSUR free trade agreement will undermine small farmers, public health, and climate commitments. The Left firmly opposes it and fights for a reset of EU trade policies based on solidarity, sustainability, and fairness. Read more 👇

How can we ensure that a minimum wage truly guarantees a dignified life? What role do collective agreements and trade union freedoms play in protecting workers? How do we defend Cost of Living Adjustments amid rising economic pressures? Join us in the European Parliament for a conference featuring expert speakers, policymakers, and trade union representatives. 🔹 Introductory Remarks: Left MEP Giorgos Georgiou 🔹 Coordination: Left MEP Kostas Arvanitis

80 years after the liberation of Auschwitz, we remember the millions murdered in the Holocaust—6 million Jews and countless others targeted by the Nazis' ideology of hate. But we also honor the courage of those who resisted. Ordinary people—students, workers, and farmers—stood up to fascism, risking everything to fight for humanity and justice. Their legacy reminds us: silence and passivity enable hate to grow. Today, the far right fuels division, spreads hate, and exploits insecurity. To truly say #NeverAgain, we must resist—organize, speak out, and defend solidarity, equality, and democracy every day. The fight is ours now. Don’t look away. Don’t stay silent. Never give up. 📢 Read our statement: https://lnkd.in/gDJmdrdm #NeverAgain #HolocaustRemembranceDay

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