The EL is open to everyone who is interested in left policy and actions. We have therefore chosen open structures and the principle of a networking party. A unique feature of the EL structure is the integration of working groups and actors of all kinds. This reflects the intention of the EL to open politics to citizens, and to carry through common demands with coordinated action.READ MORE
The EL is convinced that the political Left has to contribute in a very concrete way to the broad discussion about alternatives to the neo-liberal policy, which dominates today all economic processes in the EU and in the EU member countries. Therefore, in order to focus more intensively on economic policy – both on a theoretical and political level – the EL has created a working group on this subject.More Information
The European Left Party is against the process of transforming higher education into a motor of the neo-liberal economic model, serving the interests of private business and the market. It supports the idea of a European university as a public and free service, able to guarantee the right of free access to knowledge and science to all European citizens.More information
The EU policy on energy and climate is leading to a catastrophe. Worldwide the five biggest energy companies are richer than the banks today. Energy supply companies act in favour of their shareholders rather than serving the interests of the society and the environment. Democratic control over energy policy therefore is one of the key issues of European politics.More Information
"Being women means leading a different sort of life. It's not about the mainstream, profit margins, patriotism, patriarchy or being assimilated. It's not about executive directors, privileges and elitism. It's about being on the margins, defining ourselves." (Leaflet of Women Nations) More Information
The European Left has acquired a key competence in issues such as peace and social policies. Therefore, the EL decided to work even more intensively in these fields, especially on fundamental freedom and civil rights, by creating a working group on these issues. MORE INFORMATION
During the last years we have been witnessing in Latin America a political spring of the Left, embodied by the success of left and central-left government experiences on the subcontinent. More Information
"Being queer means leading a different sort of life. It's not about the mainstream, profit margins, patriotism, patriarchy or being assimilated. It's not about executive directors, privilege and elitism. It's about being on the margins, defining ourselves." (Leaflet of Queer Nations)More Information
The EL is fully committed to the values of peace and democracy. The developments in the Middle East are therefore of central importance to our work. More information
On 11 November 2006, 26 representatives from 11 European countries and 14 political parties came together in Berlin to create a European Network of Trade Unionists. The participants not only were representing the European political left, but also the trade unionist left. More information
The EL Youth network is an open and inclusive space, offering access to the various political activities of the social movements and to all kinds of youth structures from the EL member countries. More information