The Chairman of the Unified European Left Group at the Parliamentary Assembly, Mr. Kox, reiterated today that the prohibition of the Communist Party of Ukraine (CPU) is not in line with the international rule of law, according to the judgment… Continue Reading
The decision of both houses of Parliament, the State Duma and the Federation Council of Russia, not to present credentials for the January session of PACE would not be seen as a positive gesture, said the UEL President, Mr. Kox and… Continue Reading
Comparable to the situation in Moldova where three years ago laws were introduced to dismantle communist parties and where the Venice Commission found them incompatible with European Standards, the Venice Commission gave a similar opinion concerning the Ukrainian Law no.… Continue Reading
Podemos won 69 of the 350 seats in the general election less than two years after the party was founded. “The fruitful results are a great reward for all the efforts and hard work accomplished by this young and professional… Continue Reading
“Today’s statements concerning the ban of the Communist Party in Ukraine to participate in future elections are of deep concern to me”, said Mr. Kox. He stated that by making this move Ukraine is sliding down, away from a democratic… Continue Reading
Chairman of the UEL Group, Mr. Kox, welcomes the requests of Amnesty International Moldova which it has submitted to the Ministry of Justice and the Department of Penitentiary Institutions regarding the conditions of detention of the detainee Grigore Petrenco and… Continue Reading
UEL Chair Tiny Kox welcomes today’s release from prison of human rights activist Leyla Yunus in Azerbaijan: ‘Today’s release from prison of Leyla Yunus by the Azerbaijani authorities is a positive signal, after we had seen so many negative signals… Continue Reading
Vice-president of UEL, Mr. Hunko came to Moldova on 27/11 to visit Mr. Petrenco, former member of the Unified European Left Group, honorary member of PACE and the leader of the Red bloc, who is still being held in custody.… Continue Reading
Chairman of UEL, Mr. Kox urged to protect Council of Europe standards and values while fighting international terrorism, two elements which should go hand in hand. At the meeting of the Standing Committee in Sofia during the debate initiated by… Continue Reading
UEL Vice Chairman Nikolaj Villumsen showed his respect for the victims of the 13/11 terrorist attacks in Paris. He met in Paris with the French Left and several representatives of left parties from European countries.