Marc Botenga
Mobilization at the US embassy in Athens Left politicians call for Europe to exit NATO amid US-Israeli attacks on Iran

European left movements and politicians demanded exit from NATO, peacebuilding, as governments back illegal US-Israel attacks on Iran.

Europe marks International Day of Solidarity with Palestine

On November 29, hundreds of thousands marched across Europe in support of Palestine and against government complicity in Israel’s genocide.

Thousands protest in The Hague ahead of NATO summit

Ahead of the NATO summit, thousands protested in The Hague to oppose rising military budgets and the alliance’s growing influence

What are European leaders going to choose: people or war?

Belgian MEP Marc Botenga speaks about how European leaders are ramping up military spending and armament as the US led by Trump turns its back on them

Workers’ Party of Belgium gains ground in European, national elections

The Workers’ Party of Belgium secures strong results in European and national elections, mounting resistance to the far-right’s growth

El Parlamento Europeo pide un alto el fuego en Gaza

La enmienda a un informe que pedía un alto el fuego en Gaza fue apoyada por 265 miembros del Parlamento Europeo (MEP). 253 eurodiputados votaron en contra y diez eurodiputados se abstuvieron. El pleno rechazó abrumadoramente el llamamiento de la izquierda a imponer un embargo de armas a Israel.

Thousands march in Brussels to declare “planet and people before profit”

The demonstration was organized in the backdrop of the ongoing 12-day-long, COP28 Summit underway in UAE, which kicked off on November 30.

Workers Protest - Europe 1 With winter coming, European workers seek concrete steps to address cost of living crisis

The ongoing cost of living crisis and fuel shortages and the failure of governments to handle the issue has raised concern among workers and the poor across Europe

Wildfires - Europe Protests swell as heat wave and wildfires rage across Europe

While the climate crisis wreaks havoc in the form of heatwaves, forest fires, floods and other extreme events, neoliberal governments continue to put profits before the people and climate

Workers party congress - Belgium Raoul Hedebouw is the new president of the Workers Party of Belgium

At the unity congress of the Workers’ Party of Belgium, Peter Mertens stepped down from the presidency after 13 significant years during which it became one of the prominent Marxist parties in Europe

People’s movements, trade unions, and left parties join hands demanding TRIPS waiver on COVID-19 medical products

After the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference was called off following the discovery of the Omicron variant, trade unions, civil society organizations and parties on the left ramped up actions in favor of a TRIPS waiver for Covid-19 medical products

Anti-fascist rally - Italy Massive trade union rally in Italy denounces fascist assault on labor

National trade unions and other progressive political sections in Italy have condemned the fascist attack on the office of the Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL) in Rome on October 9