The European Union
Election platform of the “European Left”: Pious wishes and right-wing policies
By Lucas Adler and Peter Schwarz, June 6, 2009
Behind its bombastic language, the European Left is offering its assistance to the European ruling classes to save the European Union and its institutions.
Vote for the SEP (Germany) in the European elections
By Socialist Equality Party (Partei für Soziale Gleichheit), June 4, 2009
A vote for the Socialist Equality Party is a first step in the active political struggle for a new society based on the values of solidarity and humanity as part of the unification of Europe on a soci...
Five years after entry to the EU: Eastern European countries in crisis
By Markus Salzmann, May 9, 2009
Five years after their acceptance into the European Union amid a fanfare of expectations and celebration, 10 central and Eastern European countries are amongst the worst hit victims of the internation...
In the 2009 European elections
A socialist answer to the capitalist crisis: Statement of the Socialist Equality Party (Germany)
May 5, 2009
The Partei für Soziale Gleichheit (PSG, Socialist Equality Party) is standing a nationwide slate of candidates for the June 7 European elections in order to build a new party for working people throu...
The significance of the European election
By Ulrich Rippert, April 21, 2009
The real function of the European parliament consists of providing a phony democratic cover for the activities of the EU institutions based in Brussels and its army of 40,000 highly paid bureaucrats w...
Obama visit signals increased role for Turkey and greater tensions
By Kerem Kaya, April 17, 2009
The recent visit by US President Barack Obama to Turkey confirms that the US plans to build up Turkey as a regional policeman to secure US interests in the Caucasus, the Middle East and Central Asia.
EU president declares US economic policy is the “road to hell”
By Stefan Steinberg, March 27, 2009
One day after being ousted as head of the Czech government Mirek Topolanek, who currently holds the revolving chair of the European Union, openly criticised the financial policy of the US government, ...
Great Power divisions persist following G20 summit
By Stefan Steinberg, March 16, 2009
A summit of G20 finance ministers and central bankers failed to reach any concrete agreement for measures to deal with the growing international finance crisis.
Brussels: Divisions dominate EU summit in face of deepening crisis
By Stefan Steinberg, March 3, 2009
At the Brussels summit, EU nations were unable to agree on any concrete measures to combat the mounting economic crisis.
European financial summit dominated by national divisions
By Stefan Steinberg, February 24, 2009
The leaders of Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands met in Berlin last Sunday to work out a joint European stance in advance of the Group of 20 meeting on April 2.
Russia cuts off Ukrainian gas supply
Energy conflict threatens EU shortages
By Niall Green, January 3, 2009
The Russian state-owned energy company Gazprom turned off all gas supplies to Ukraine, threatening supplies to the European Union.
National interests dominate at EU summit in Brussels
By Stefan Steinberg, December 13, 2008
The German chancellor and her finance minister are not prepared to throw their longstanding European strategy overboard at what the government and economic experts admit is only the start of what will...
