The Unified European Left at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe is pleased that Australian journalist and publisher Julian Assange is finally able to return home after over 14 years of deprivation of liberty. Assange has been persecuted… Continue Reading
The UEL group welcomes the recent adoption of the Spanish Amnesty Law which symbolizes the achievement of the Catalan people in the battle for the recognition of their fundamental rights. The UEL believes the Amnesty Law will put an end… Continue Reading
Statement by the UEL group Thursday May 16, 24 convictions were handed down by the Turkish courts, sanctioning the political leaders of the HDP (pro-Kurdish party). The sentences ranging from 9 to 42 years of imprisonment constitute unjustified judicial harassment… Continue Reading
Following the failed attempts in the European Parliament and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to call for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire to stop the whitewashing and justifying of murder and oppression, the UEL welcomes positive news… Continue Reading
Following a historic two-year presidency of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe held by former President Tiny Kox (UEL, The Netherlands) the turn went to the EPP/CD group. Proud to have delivered its first time ever PACE President in… Continue Reading
The Unified European Left group at PACE has unanimously elected Andrej Hunko (BSW, Germany) and Anne Stambach-Terrenoir (LFI, France) as its co-presidents to direct the work of the political group. The UEL has currently 34 MPs from 16 national delegations… Continue Reading
Statement The Unified European Left (UEL), re-affirming UEL’s condemnation of the violence perpetrated by HAMAS on October 7th 2023 The need for all hostages to be released immediately recalling; That collective punishment violates international law, specifically Article 33 of the… Continue Reading
Today, the UEL group at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has elected Vice-chair Andrej Hunko (Die Linke, Germany) as its interim chairperson. Andrej Hunko is member of the Parliamentary Assembly since January 2010. He has served as… Continue Reading
UEL chair George Katrougalos (Syriza, Greece) and Vice-chair Andrej Hunko (Die Linke, Germany) attended the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in New York. They participated in the side event on “Decent work: building a sustainable future” to look… Continue Reading
(EN) We, members of the Unified European Left group in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, in view of the alarming information in our possession on the disproportionate use of force in the police management of demonstrations in… Continue Reading