While giving his speech at the opening of the exposition ‘Distance’, initiated by the Dutch Helsinki Committee, Chair of UEL, Mr. Tiny Kox (SP.NL, The Netherlands) recalled his contentment with the release of Ilgar Mammadov. Mr. Ilgar Mammadov, leader of… Continue Reading
On Tuesday, June 26, UEL vice-chairwoman Ms. Kavvadia (Syriza, Greece) praised Syria’s neighboring countries for their approach to refugees in the debate on the humanitarian situation of refugees in the countries neighboring Syria. “These countries are giving a lesson to Europe:… Continue Reading
Leaders of five political groups in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe have demanded the immediate release of Mr Selahattin Demirtas, one of the six candidates for the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey in Sunday 24 June… Continue Reading
UEL Chair Tiny Kox, together with the chairs of the Group of the European People’s Party, the Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and the Free Democrats Group at the Parliamentary Assembly of… Continue Reading
“Dr Bernard Sabella from the Palestinian PACE delegation, in response to our solidarity declaration with the Palestinian people, is calling on Europe to do more to achieve progress in the peace process”, said UEL chairperson Tiny Kox.
During the current affairs debate on the Copenhagen Declaration on the functioning of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) which was put on the PACE agenda on request by the UEL Group, UEL Member Hişyar ÖZSOY (HDP, Turkey) read… Continue Reading
On the request of Ms. Rósa Björk BRYNJÓLFSDÓTTIR, Head of the Icelandic delegation, vice-chairperson of PACE and Member of the UEL Group, the Assembly held the debate on Europe’s role in peacemaking initiatives in Syria. Ms. Rósa Björk BRYNJÓLFSDÓTTIR stated… Continue Reading
In the Urgent debate: follow-up to the report of the Independent Investigation Body on the allegations of corruption within the Parliamentary Assembly chairman of the UEL Group delivered the following speech: It is sad to recognize that this esteemed Assembly… Continue Reading
Statement UEL on follow up of report on allegations of corruption within the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: Urgent appeal to Assembly to restore its credibility The Group of the Unified European Left (UEL) urgently… Continue Reading
Chair Tiny Kox and General Secretary Anna Kolotova represented in Bergen, Norway, the Unified European Left Group at the annual conference of Left parties, which was hosted this year by the Socialist Left Party of Norway. Together with Gabi Zimmer,… Continue Reading