“In the area of social rights, the EU and the Council of Europe need to be complementary; whilst the EU has to ensure social rights through technical and budgetary decisions, the Council ensures political oversight of standards and their implementation,”… Continue Reading
Today, on 4/02/2015, chairman of the UEL group Tiny Kox pays a working visit to the European Parliament where he holds a speech for the left faction GUE-NGL, following an exchange of views. Further, meetings with deputy Patrick le Hyaric,… Continue Reading
The resolution resulting from the report by Andrej Hunko (Germany, UEL) which was adopted last week during the PACE First Part Session asked member states to take a series of measures to protect and strengthen the rights to organise, bargain… Continue Reading
Speaking against the prolongation of the denial of voting rights to Russia, Dutch Senator Tiny Kox, president of the Unified European Left Group (UEL) in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) said, ‘The renewed suspension of Russia’s… Continue Reading
PACE appalled about harassment of its members On 30 January 2015, during the Bureau meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly the President of the Assembly, Mrs. Brasseur made official apologies addressed to M Melnikov and M Ziuganov for the incident which… Continue Reading
Report by Nikolaj VILLUMSEN Equality and social justice is a tool to tackle the crisis We know much about the economic aspects of the crisis and austerity, but what are the effects for the citizens? What are the consequences of… Continue Reading
Constructive dialogue and information on the Kurdish question with Mrs Sinem Muhammed, Co-president of the Peoples’ Assembly of Syrian Kurdistan and Mr. Fayik Yagizay, Representative of the Peoples’ Democracy Party to the Council of Europe. During the Group meeting… Continue Reading
The Unified European Left Group congratulates SYRIZA with winning the Greek general elections and congratulates member of UEL Yiannis Dragasakis becoming Deputy Prime Minister.
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
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