The European Union
Ratification of Lisbon Treaty provokes crisis for Britain’s Conservatives
By Julie Hyland, November 10, 2009
The Czech Republic’s ratification of the European Union’s Lisbon Treaty created a political maelstrom in the UK, exposing major divisions within the Conservative Party and the crisis facing Britis...
France: The affairs the Clearstream trial aims to suppress
By Alex Lantier, November 7, 2009
A decades-long series of corruption scandals, bound up with oil and arms deals, constitute the essential legal background to the Clearstream Affair.
The Clearstream trial: a conflict in the French bourgeoisie
By Alex Lantier, November 7, 2009
The month-long Clearstream trial, hearings for which ended on October 23, is a cynical judicial façade for ruthless state politics.
Ireland: Vote “No” to the Lisbon Treaty
For the United Socialist States of Europe
By Socialist Equality Parties of the UK and Germany, October 1, 2009
The Socialist Equality Parties of the UK and Germany call for a “No” vote in the Irish referendum on the European Union’s Lisbon Treaty on Friday, October 2.
Unemployment rises sharply across Europe
By Stefan Steinberg, August 5, 2009
While a number of major banks and financial institutions are reporting massive profits, industrial, commercial and service firms are continuing to shed jobs at an alarming rate across Europe.
Iceland’s parliament votes to apply for European Union membership
By Jordan Shilton, July 25, 2009
On July 16, Iceland’s parliament (Althingi) voted by 33 votes to 28 to apply for membership of the European Union.
UK Conservatives form new rightist bloc in European parliament
By Ann Talbot, June 25, 2009
The UK Conservative Party has broken from the European Peoples Party grouping in the European Parliament to form a new bloc with a number of right-wing anti-federalist parties.
European elections
Germany: The significance of the Socialist Equality Party campaign
By Ulrich Rippert, June 12, 2009
The German Socialist Equality Party was the only party participating in the European elections to make clear the real extent of the capitalist crisis and to propose a socialist transformation of socie...
Germany: The Greens declare their allegiance to the bourgeoisie
By Peter Schwarz, June 12, 2009
Following a relatively good showing in the European elections, the German Greens have reiterated their hopes of participating in a future government alongside conservative parties.
The decline of social democracy
By Peter Schwarz, June 10, 2009
The most notable result of the European elections held last weekend is the dramatic decline of social democracy.
Social democratic parties suffer historic defeat in European Union elections
By Stefan Steinberg, June 9, 2009
The disastrous results for the social democratic parties of Great Britain, Germany and France in the European Union parliamentary elections represent a political point of no return for the parties the...
The European election
What lies behind the tensions with the US?
By Peter Schwarz, June 6, 2009
This weekend’s European election takes place under conditions of fierce domestic and international tensions. Germany’s conflicts with France, on the one hand, and the US, on the other, are intensi...
