Hungary's toxic mud spill, which has already killed six people, has just reached the Danube River, with “surprisingly high” levels of arsenic and mercury per kilogram of dry matter, Greenpeace has reported.  more

The global political crisis, its consequences for the transport sector and the privatization of airports and ports were in the spotlight at the Lisbon meeting of the network of trade unionists from the European Left. more

Introductory speech by Sabine Wils MEP on the occasion of the meeting of the EL trade unionist network, 9 October 2010 Lisbon. more

The European Left declares its firm condemnation of recent events in Ecuador. Influenced by police groups, imperialist forces and the right wing opposition apparently led by Lucio Gutiérrez and the Patriotic Society Party, an attempted coup d’état... more

"Resistance is our Duty - Solidarity is our Force" was the main slogan of this year's festival of the Youth of Synaspismos (Neolaia Synaspismou). After the realization of the Festival in many Greek cities, the central event took place in Athens, in... more

The European Left Party is actively involved in the 29 September European Day of strikes and demonstrations organised by the European Confederation of Trade Unions. This Day fulfils a need to allow us, all together, to say NO to the austerity... more

A joint appeal, entitled the “Evros appeal” for the mutual and balanced reduction of arms and military budgets of Greece and Turkey, was signed symbolically on the bridge of Evros (Meriç Nehri) River, which is the northern Greek Turkish border, by... more