Italy’s Draghi government comes to an end
Draghi’s case is a consequence of the sharp class tensions and social contradictions in Italy.
•Peter Schwarz
“We cannot possibly drown in our own schools!”
Floods in Greece expose the fatal consequences of climate change and austerity policies
In recent decades, there have been repeated flood disasters in Greece, which have had a disastrous impact on the lives of the working class due to the governments’ austerity policies under the dictates of the European Union and the International Monetary Fund.
•Katerina Selin
“Why are no firefighting planes coming?
Wildfires rage across Greece as austerity hobbles firefighting effort
A dangerous heat wave with temperatures of over 40 degrees Celsius is threatening lives as numerous fires sweep the country.
•Katerina Selin
Albanian government deploys military against striking air traffic controllers
On Wednesday, the Albanian government ended a strike by air traffic controllers in the capital of Tirana with a massive deployment of military and police force.
•Markus Salzmann
Election exacerbates political crisis in Bulgaria
The overwhelming majority of voters rejected the politics of the right-wing Borisov government and showed no confidence in the other establishment parties.
•Markus Salzmann
Italy: An all-party government against the working class
The new Italian government of Mario Draghi contains ministers from all the large parties, alongside so-called “experts.”
•Peter Schwarz
“We have fewer rights than animals”: The unbearable life in the Greek refugee camp Kara Tepe
Anyone wanting to gauge the criminal character of European governments and the European Union (EU) must look to Kara Tepe, the temporary camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.
•Katerina Selin
Spain’s “left populist” Podemos separates migrant children from their parents
A dozen children in the Canary Islands had been separated from their mothers or relatives for months, while DNA testing was carried out to verify they were related.
•Alejandro López
Pseudo-left promotes dangerous illusions following criminal conviction of Greek fascists
Greece’s supreme court ruled that the neo-fascist party Chrysi Avgi (Golden Dawn) was a criminal organisation, and convicted 68 members on charges including violence, membership in a criminal organisation, grievous bodily harm, and illegal possession of weapons.
•Peter Schwarz
A reply to the OKDE-Spartakos party’s letter on Greek school occupations
The WSWS replies to a denial by the Greek affiliates of the New Anticapitalist Party (NPA) that it is linked to the NPA’s support for austerity and herd immunity policies.
•Alex Lantier
PSOE, Podemos propose herd immunity as COVID-19 rips through Madrid
This week, the Spanish government reached a deal with Madrid regional authorities on policies for the working class districts hardest hit by the virus.
•Alejandro López
Exposure of Trump’s lies on COVID-19 implicates Spain’s Podemos party
Though it had access to intelligence briefings on the deadly danger posed by the pandemic, Podemos adopted a criminally negligent policy.
•Alejandro López
Greece buys billions in French arms amid war tensions with Turkey
The purchase of a squadron of fighter jets and four warships marks a major escalation in the military standoff between Greece, backed by France, and Turkey.
•Alex Lantier
Thousands sleeping rough after the burning down of Moria refugee camp on Lesbos
Shocking footage and pictures show refugees of all ages sleeping on roads and hillsides, surrounded by their meagre possessions.
•John Vassilopoulos
No to a Greek-Turkish war in the eastern Mediterranean!
Amid the escalation of threats and naval maneuvers between Turkey and Greece, backed by France, Europe and the Middle East are teetering on the brink of war.
•International Committee of the Fourth International
European countries force children back to school amid resurgence of COVID-19
The drive to reopen schools after the summer break continues unabated throughout Europe as the resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic accelerates across the continent.
•Alejandro López
Spanish unions agree to shut down Barcelona Nissan plants
The deal adds a further year to the ticking time-bomb of mass firings, postponing the approximately 25,000 job losses from the end of 2020 to the end of 2021.
•Alice Summers
Over a million jobs lost in Spain amid coronavirus pandemic
Another 1 million workers are still furloughed in Spain, and will likely be cast onto unemployment rolls when this scheme comes to an end in the autumn.
•Alice Summers
YDSA develops ties with SYRIZA youth, Greek party of austerity and police repression
Members of the Young Democratic Socialists of America have published a joint statement with the youth section of SYRIZA, the “Coalition of the Radical Left.”
•Sam Wayne
Striking Spanish Nissan workers boo unions and Podemos mayor of Barcelona
This points to the explosive conflict emerging between the working class and the pseudo-left and the unions in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and an upsurge of class struggle.
•Alejandro López