Austrian social democrat wins Salzburg mayoral runoff, vows to resolve housing crisis
Bernhard Auinger from the Social Democratic Party of Austria has won the mayorship of the city and the runner-up Kay-Michael Dankl from the Communist Party of Austria will take charge as the deputy mayor.
Threat of war looms over Europe as NATO drill goes full-throttle
Steadfast Defender 2024, the biggest NATO drill since the end of theCold War, involving more than 90,000 military personnel from 31 member countries and Sweden is underway in Europe
Turkish communists protest NATO expansion as parliament votes to lift veto on Sweden’s entry
Various communist groups in Turkey have reiterated their demand for Turkey’s exit from NATO and the closure of all NATO bases in the country
Protests erupt in Germany after exposure of far-right conspiracy to deport migrants en masse
An investigative report has exposed a far-right plot, hatched during a meeting in November, to deport migrants en masse from Germany
Right-wing in European Parliament torpedoes resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza
The preconditions for a permanent ceasefire set by the right-wing bloc caved to Israel’s excuses for continuing onslaught against Gaza
Calls to prosecute Israel for war crimes grow louder in Europe
Anti-imperialist groups across Europe will observe January 13 as the Day of Action for Gaza, to mark the 100th day of Israel’s ongoing genocidal war
Anti-imperialists slam Greece’s involvement in US operation against Yemen
The conservative New Democracy government announced that it will send a Hellenic Navy Frigate to the Red Sea to join the US-led “Operation Prosperity Guardian” to counter Yemen’s Ansar Allah’s naval blockade against Israel
Nordic countries surrender their historic neutrality and sign military deals with the United States
In less than a month, the US has signed three separate defense agreements with countries like Sweden, Finland, and Denmark, to ramp up the militarization in the Nordic region
Macron makes the far right’s anti-immigrant program his own
The legislators from the conservative and the far-right parties voted for Emmanuel Macron’s bill calling to impose tougher regulations on immigrants to obtain French citizenship and other social benefits. Working class movements and anti-racism groups have called for a joint protest against the implementation of the bill.
The people reclaim the Dublin streets rampaged by right-wing mobs
Following the outbreak of violent riots perpetuated by far-right groups, Irish working class groups marched in solidarity with those affected by the xenophobic violence
Raquel Varela on Portugal’s Carnation Revolution and the struggle for rights today
Raquel Varela speaks to Peoples Dispatch about Portugal’s Carnation Revolution and its legacy in the country’s politics today
Poland’s Law and Justice party launches hyper-nationalist campaign in hopes to win third term
The conservative government in Poland has courted widespread criticism for subjugating the judiciary and attacking abortion rights. It is also facing growing public discontent over its over-stretched support for the war in Ukraine at the expense of Polish citizens
- Israeli tourists attack vigil in Cusco in support of Palestine
- During Red April, Brazil’s MST restates the importance of agrarian reform
- German authorities’ crackdown on Palestine Conference sparks widespread outrage
- As elections approach, India’s farmers count government’s broken promises
- Argentine unions call another general strike for May 9
