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The Left in the European Parliament @left.eu · 6d

Last night the Global Sumud Flotilla was attacked in international waters by the Israeli occupation.

Left MEPs Rima Hassan and Emma Fourreau were detained. we have no update on their whereabouts or safety.

We demand immediate EU action against genocide

Read our statement
left.eu/gaza-flotill...

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The Left in the European Parliament @left.eu · 14d

Ilaria Salis 1 : Viktor Orbán 0

This week, the JURI Committee in the European Parliament refused to bow to the threats of authoritarian leader Viktor Orbán, voting NOT to lift the parliamentary immunity of Left MEP Ilaria Salis✊

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The Left in the European Parliament @left.eu · 29d

The Global Sumud Flotilla was attacked under cover of darkness last night. There is little doubt about who is behind this heinous crime.

Left MEPs Emma Fourreau and Lynn Boylan are safe and accounted for. Solidarity with all crew of this humanitarian mission 🔴⚫⚪🟢

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The Left in the European Parliament @left.eu · Sep 2

The Global Sumud Flotilla is on its way to break the blockade of Gaza. Our MEP @emma-fourreau.bsky.social is on board.

The flotilla will be observed by experts and lawmakers on an independent legal observer ship, including Left MEP @lnbdublin.bsky.social

The tide is rising for Palestine.

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The Left in the European Parliament @left.eu · Aug 27

So, what now Kaja Kallas?

Do you still trust your 'very good partners'?

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The Left in the European Parliament @left.eu · Jul 17

Results!

On foot of a complaint submitted by The Left MEP Valentina Palmisano, the European Ombudsman has opened an official inquiry into the Commission’s failure to act against Italy's ILVA steelworks!

Read more:
www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/opening-s...

How the European Commission is handling an infringement procedure against Italy concerning the implementation of the Industrial Emissions Directive and other applicable EU environmental law – INFR(201...

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www.ombudsman.europa.eu

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Estrella Galán @estrellagalan.bsky.social · Jul 16

Es injustificable que el Fondo Social Europeo + se vaya a gasto en defensa en lugar de al apoyo al empleo o la educación, mientras la desigualdad de la riqueza sigue creciendo.

Desde @left.eu vemos con gran preocupación lo que vamos conociendo del nuevo presupuesto de la UE

left.eu/mff-social-f...

MFF: social funding loses out to defence spending

The Left in the European Parliament  EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY GROUP

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The Left in the European Parliament @left.eu · Jul 11

The Left stands with Francesca Albanese.

"This decision is an attack on the UN Special Rapporteur for telling the truth about Israel’s genocide in Gaza" - Lynn Boylan MEP

It's time to fight back against US sanctions.

left.eu/francesca-al...

Francesca Albanese under attack

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The Left in the European Parliament @left.eu · Jul 8

“We are now at a point where gunning down hungry people as they desperately try to get aid is a daily occurrence" - @lnbdublin.bsky.social

Read the full statement from The Left in the European Parliament today here:
left.eu/israel-plans...

Israel plans concentration camp for Gaza

The Left in the European Parliament  EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY GROUP

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The Left in the European Parliament @left.eu · Jul 8

Israel's defence minister has ordered the creation of a concentration camp for 600,000 people in Gaza

"Israel is reopening the worst pages of European colonial history. That this plan for a concentration camp doesn't shake Europe's support for Israel is unacceptable" - @botengam.bsky.social

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The Left in the European Parliament @left.eu · Jul 4

BREAKING: Marine Le Pen, AfD, and far right in the European Parliament siphoned off over €4m in public money.

"Stealing public money, attacking civil society, and pointing fingers, that’s the moral compass of the modern right in the 21st century” - @schirdewan.bsky.social

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UNI Europa @uni-europa.bsky.social · Jul 3

While Jeff Bezos held a lavish wedding in Venice, Amazon refused to send a high-level representative to testify in the European Parliament.

This is an insult to its workers and our democratic institutions.

We demand an end to Amazon's contracts with the European institutions.

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The Left in the European Parliament @left.eu · Jun 25

'Daddy' Rutte is right 🤯 we will all pay 'BIG' for new weapons spending.

Following the NATO chief's embarrassing sucking up to Trump, the only way they will be able to afford an increase to 5% of GDP will be by taking it from YOUR healthcare and social services.

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The Left in the European Parliament @left.eu · Jun 20

@estrellagalan.bsky.social @damiencareme.bsky.social @pernandobarrena.bsky.social @lfi.bsky.social @movimientosumar.es @ehbildu.bsky.social

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The Left in the European Parliament @left.eu · Jun 20

To mark #WorldRefugeeDay2025, The Left presents a fictional but frighteningly plausible “Deportation Machine Regulation”

This parody reveals the deeply racist, colonial, & authoritarian logic behind current EU migration plans.

Join us in saying: Not in our name.

Read more🔗 left.eu/issues/depor...

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The Left in the European Parliament @left.eu · Jun 13

Welcome home Rima Hassan 💪

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The Left in the European Parliament @left.eu · Jun 9

The detention of the Freedom Flotilla is part of the Netanyahu regime's strategy to commit genocide and hide it from the world.

The Left condemns this illegal interception in the strongest terms and we demand that humanitarian aid is allowed into Gaza.

We are proud of you Rima Hassan ✊

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The Left in the European Parliament @left.eu · Jun 5

🚨BREAKING: The Gaza Freedom Flotilla, including Left MEP
Rima Hassan, are conducting a rescue at sea at this moment.

All struggles for justice and equality are bound together. No one is illegal ✊

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The Left in the European Parliament @left.eu · Jun 4

The ILVA plant in Taranto has driven up cancer rates for years.

We've joined forces with steelworkers and local communities to get the EU to act against what the UN describes as a "human sacrifice zone" 😷

Today, with Left MEP Valentina Palmisano, we're taking it to the European Ombudsman 💪

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The Left in the European Parliament @left.eu · Jun 2

Full support to Left MEP Rima Hassan and all the activists aboard the Gaza Freedom Flotilla today.

Break the siege. Stop the genocide ✊

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The Left in the European Parliament @left.eu · May 22

Amid rising global tensions, climate breakdown & economic power struggles, the EU must rethink its foundations.

Left MEP Pasquale Tridico opened our event “Europe at Crossroads: A Progressive Economic Agenda in Uncertain Times”.

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The Left in the European Parliament @left.eu · May 22

Orbán is dismantling democracy in Hungary, from banning Pride and attacking minorities to exiting the ICC.

In #Eplenary, Left MEP @kostarvanitis.bsky.social: "Orbán's government is pushing the ‘transparency’ law to stigmatize, & silence dissent, dismantling what’s left of democracy.”

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The Left in the European Parliament @left.eu · May 21

Militant action by MEPs and activists outside the European Parliament today to demand EU action to stop the genocide in Gaza.

MEP Rima Hassan makes it clear: the EU's vague pledge to review the EU-Israel Association Agreement isn’t enough.

Suspend the Agreement. Stop the genocide. NOW.

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The Left in the European Parliament @left.eu · May 21

Gaza is being massacred

We held a die-in demonstration today together with activists and civil society outside the European Parliament.

A 'review' of trade relations is too little too late.

Arms Embargo now. Suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement now!

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The Left in the European Parliament @left.eu · May 20

The European Commission published its proposal on “safe third countries” and again this proposal simply plays the fascists’ game.

Left MEP @estrellagalan.bsky.social :"This proposal is a lethal blow to the right to asylum."

Read more 🔗 left.eu/safe-for-who...

“Safe” for Whom? Europe’s mass deportation plan

The Left in the European Parliament  EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY GROUP

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