Congratulations to Mr. Jean-Luc Mélenchon with the excellent score in the French presidential election runoff
Turkish referendum did not live up to Council of Europe standards
Two vice-chairs of the Unified European Left Group, Andrej Hunko and Nikolaj Villumsen, participated in the election observation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. At Monday’s afternoon press meeting in Ankara the message from the international… Continue Reading
Chairman of UEL, Mr. Kox conveys profound condolences and expresses solidarity on Russia’s St. Petersburg metro attack
On behalf of the whole UEL Group, Mr. Kox expressed sincere condolences to the people of Russia, the relatives of the victims and wish for a speedy recovery to those who were wounded after the metro blast in St. Petersburg. The images of… Continue Reading
Chairman of UEL, M Kox, participates in the parliamentary conference on combating international terrorism
Today, during the parliamentary conference on combating international terrorism, chairman of the UEL Group, M Kox, delivered his speech where he highlighted the importance of Council of Europe’s instruments in combating terrorism while upholding human rights. M Kox, rapporteur on… Continue Reading
A tribute to PACE and a few words about transparancy and freedom of speech, by Ögmundur Jónasson
A TRIBUTE TO PACE AND A FEW WORDS ABOUT TRANSPARANCY AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH By Ögmundur Jónasson Former member UEL Group and honorary member of PACE As I leave PACE after almost four years I do so with regret… Continue Reading
PACE to take immediate action against corruption allegations
The Unified European Left Group in PACE is pleased that after having urged to move this matter further, the Parliamentary Assembly decided to take action because of possible forms of corruption related to members and/or former members of the Parliamentary… Continue Reading
Statement: Parliamentary Assembly Council of Europe should have been given the possibility to discuss the functioning of democratic institutions in Turkey in its January part session
The Group of the Unified European Left in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe deeply deplores that the Assembly will not be given a possibility to have an urgent debate this week in Strasbourg on the functioning of… Continue Reading
Meeting with Secretary-General of AKEL, Andros Kyprianou
On 25/11 the chairman of UEL, Mr. Kox met with the Secretary-General of AKEL Andros Kyprianou, also former vice-president of UEL, to discuss the chance to complete the unification process of Cyprus in the nearest future. The party of AKEL… Continue Reading
Proposal to remind Turkish authorities to respect Council of Europe commitments and rules receives big support
During the meeting of the Bureau of the Parliamentary Assembly in Nicosia the proposal of Mr. Kox to send a letter to the Turkish authorities in order to stipulate that any possible arrest of the four HDP and UEL members… Continue Reading
UEL Chair Kox: European austerity undermines human rights of European citizens
At an international conference in Copenhagen (19-20 November), UEL Chair Tiny Kox emphasized that European austerity policy is undermining social and democratic rights of European citizens. Referring to earlier reports of Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner Nils Muižnieks… Continue Reading