Ursula Von der Leyen announces increased funding for EU armament and border control as she is confirmed for a second term as President of the European Commission

Las elecciones al Parlamento Europeo del mes pasado no significaron el avance definitivo de la extrema derecha como algunos podían temer. Sin embargo, están ganando influencia, sobre todo porque las líneas que las separan de las fuerzas del centro político se están difuminando. En consecuencia, habrá que mirar hacia la izquierda para frenar su auge.

Last month’s European Parliament elections did not bring about the ultimate breakthrough of the far right as some had feared. They are gaining influence though, especially because the lines between them and forces in the political center are blurring. Consequently, we will have to look to the left to stop their surge.

The European elections held on Sunday June 9 consolidated the rightward trend in European politics, but the result has given important insights to the left

The amendment to a report which called for a ceasefire in Gaza was supported by 265 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). 253 MEPs voted against it while 10 MEPs abstained from voting

The preconditions for a permanent ceasefire set by the right-wing bloc caved to Israel’s excuses for continuing onslaught against Gaza

The resolution by the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee regretted “”the limited progress on the ICC investigations in war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the occupied Palestinian territories” and called for helping the ICC and its prosecutor move forward with the investigation and the prosecution

The report by João Pimenta Lopes of the Portuguese Communist Party calls for adequate economic and social compensation for the sector and its workers

Last week, the European parliament adopted a resolution asking member countries to designate the IRGC a terrorist organization over its alleged “terrorist activities, suppression of protests, and supplying of drones to Russia”

Marc Botenga of the Workers’ Party of Belgium spoke to Peoples Dispatch about the official discussions at the COP26 and the need for a social element in the green transition

More than 90 human rights and anti-war organizations wrote a letter to the US president demanding cancellation of billions of dollars of arms sales to the two countries on the day that the European Parliament adopted a resolution asking member countries to do the same

The local councils of Granarolo in Bologna and San Giuliano Terme in Pisa have passed motions denouncing the controversial anti-communist resolution passed by the European Parliament last year which equates communism to Nazi-fascism