North Macedonia and the perils of an EU obsession
The coalition government of North Macedonia led by Zoran Zaev called for fresh elections after French opposition denied it a date for the initiation of membership talks with the EU
Lithuanians campaign for release of leftist leader Algirdas Paleckis
Algirdas Paleckis, founder of the socialist Frontas Party, was secretly arrested in October 2018 on charges of “intending to kidnap prosecutors” and of being a Russian spy. He has not been permitted to meet anyone except his wife, and that too, on one occasion
Worldwide protests mark 70th anniversary of NATO
Leftist groups and peace activists noted that the military alliance served to spread US imperial interests at the risk of making the world a dangerous place to live in and causing the deaths of hundreds of thousands
“European Union is a tool for big capitalists to increase their profits”
Konstantinos Papadakis of the Communist Party of Greece talks about the position of the party on Prespa agreement, its critique of the Syriza government, and its view on the European Union
Greek communists protest NATO-EU instigated agreement on Macedonia
The Communist Party of Greece pointed out that the Prespes Agreement was actually a plan to enable NATO expansionism
- In 2020, already 50 social leaders assassinated in Colombia
- Ashraf Ghani is declared winner of Afghanistan’s presidential polls but crisis continues
- Number of daily new Novel Coronavirus cases falls below 2000
- Tens of thousands of Greek workers protest privatization of social security
- 8-year-old Palestinian boy who was shot by Israeli forces is in a critical condition
