UEL: Congratulations to SYRIZA
The Unified European Left Group congratulates SYRIZA with winning the Greek general elections and congratulates member of UEL Yiannis Dragasakis becoming Deputy Prime Minister.
Author: Anna K
UEL Chair: Solidarity with Ukraine
The Russian annexation of the Crimea, the Russian-backed armed rebellion in the eastern part of the country and the enormous flood of refugees form an acute menace to Ukraine’s stability. The same can be said of the spreading corruption and the… Continue Reading
Meeting Presidential Committee with Speaker of Duma Sergey Naryshkin
The Presidential Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe will meet with the Speaker of the Russian State Duma Sergey Naryskin on 25 January 2015 in Strasbourg, after earlier meetings in 2014 in Moscow and Paris. … Continue Reading
Presidential Committee in Kiev
On 15 January 2015 the Presidential Committee will visit Kiev, to meet with the Speaker and members of the new elected Parliament of Ukraine. In March 2014 the Presidential Committee already visited Kiev, Donetsk and Lviv, to get a first… Continue Reading
Parliamentary elections in the Republic of Moldova – 30 November
On 30 November general elections in Moldova were observed by an elections observation mission of PACE. UEL was represented by Nazmi Gür, Turkey. Click here for the statement.
Fact finding mission to Palestine and Israel
The Sub Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World paid a fact finding mission to Palestine and Israel from 28 November to 1 December 2014. The Sub Committee met amongst others with delegations of the Palestinian National Council… Continue Reading
General elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina – 12 October 2014
Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina participated in general elections on 13 October 2014. The elections observation mission of PACE was headed by Tiny Kox. UEL was also represented in the mission by Nikolaj Villumsen, Denmark. The elections showed an ever… Continue Reading
Membership Palestinian National Authority
UEL welcomes new attempts of the Palestinian National Authority to become member state of the United Nations. Earlier, in 2011 Palestine already became partner for democracy of the Parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe, as proposed by Tiny Kox,… Continue Reading
Visit Pope Francis to the Council of Europe
25 November 2014 – Pope Francis meets with UEL Chair Tiny Kox during his visit to the European Parliament and the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.
Standing Committee Brussels 18/11/2014
Mr Kox actively participated at the PACE Standing Committee in Brussels on Tuesday 18 November at the Federal Parliament, in the context of the Belgian Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers (November 2014-May 2015). After the opening of the… Continue Reading