“We were with the people of Kobanê in 2014 and we are with them now!” said UEL chair Katrougalos following bombing on Kurdish towns and villages in Syria and Iraq by Turkish planes. The UEL group issued a statement: The UEL… Continue Reading
Paul Gavan (Sinn Féin, Ireland) presided the meetings of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons which were held in Athens from 18 to 19 September. In this context, Paul Gavan met with Mr Constantinos Tasoulas, President of the… Continue Reading
UEL chairperson Mr. Georgios Katrougalos (SYRIZA, Greece) participated in the 5th ordinary Congress of HDP on 3 July held in Ankara ahead of expected 2023 Türkiye’s presidential and parliamentary elections, and at a time when the HDP is facing a… Continue Reading
On June 24, after an attempt to jump the fence in Melilla, a massacre took place, with the result of 45 people killed. According to the Government, some 2,000 people approached the border perimeter; 133 managed to arrive and are… Continue Reading
Chair Katrougalos represented the UEL group during the working visit to Ukraine on 28 June in the framework of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights. “While we should continue showing full solidarity to Ukraine, we acknowledge that there’s… Continue Reading
NUPES, the New Ecologic, Popular and Social People’s Union, has won an important victory at the first round of parliamentary elections in France. It is a historical event, demonstrating that the unity of the left can be victorious against the… Continue Reading
In the framework of the official visit between 5-7 April, the members of the Presidential Committee held several meetings with members of the Ukrainian PACE delegation, the Speaker of the Verhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk, Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyy and Maxim Kozycky,… Continue Reading
Today, history is in the making as a meeting between the newly elected President of UEL, Mr George Katrougalos and President of PACE, Mr Tiny Kox, member and former UEL President, takes place. Both discussed the developments following military aggression… Continue Reading
On 14 March, vice-chair George Katrougalos (SYRIZA, Greece) has been unanimously elected as chairperson of the UEL group. Biography
We denounce Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which constitutes a flagrant violation of international law, namely of article 2(4) of the UN Charter and customary international law, demand its immediate end and reiterate that war can never be a solution. We… Continue Reading