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Greek railway system still troubling, says New Left leader: New Left Party leader Alexis Haritsis visited the Hellenic Train engine room in the Attica suburb of ...
ekathimerini.com/news/1235482/greek-railway-system-still-troubling-says-new-left-leader/
Softening stance? French far-left party hints at supporting NATO in case of attack
euractiv.com/section/elections/news/softening-stance-french-far-left-party-hints-at-supporting-nato-in-case-of-attack/
MEPs from every political background are moving onto TikTok.
But some are better at it than others.
We break it all down here 👉 www.politico.eu/article/numbers-meps-lighting-up-tiktok-european-parliament-politics/
Quick Glance: TikTok Ban: Economic and Social Implications for Creators
- Creators in the U.S. express concern over a potential ban of TikTok, highlighting the impact it could have on their livelihoods.
- The app, a vital income source for many, has also served as a platform for dialogue and community building.
- Some view TikTok as an opportunity for marginalized groups, while others fear the dangerous precedent a ban could set.
- TikTok's influence extends beyond financial aspects, with significant social implications that many consider essential and invaluable.
Far right, conservatives, liberals converging before EU elections, leading Left MEP says
euractiv.com/section/elections/interview/far-right-conservatives-liberals-converging-before-eu-elections-leading-left-mep-says/
French leftist MPs visit Egypt’s Rafah on Saturday to urge permanent ceasefire in Gaza - Foreign Affairs - Egypt
english.ahram.org.eg/News/517050.aspx
European Left to pick no-name lead candidate amidst lack of appetite for role: Lack of enthusiasm among national members of the European Left is driving the ...
euractiv.com/section/elections/news/european-left-to-pick-no-name-lead-candidate-amidst-lack-of-appetite-for-role/
Raquel Garrido and Alexis Corbière react to the custody of their daughter accused of anti-Semitism
elle.fr/Societe/News/Antisemitisme-la-fille-de-Raquel-Garrido-et-Alexis-Corbiere-visee-en-garde-a-vue-pour-apologie-du-terrorisme-4192120
Why the political system fails us – and how to fix it: Why politics fails and what share of responsibility do citizens bear in a failed political system? These ...
ekathimerini.com/opinion/interviews/1229205/why-the-political-system-fails-us-and-how-to-fix-it/
An Idol Loses Her Way: Has Greta Thunberg Betrayed the Climate Movement?: Is Greta Thunberg anti-Semitic, or just incredibly naive? Her comments in Amsterdam ...
spiegel.de/international/world/a-potential-rift-in-the-climate-movement-what-s-next-for-greta-thunberg-a-2491673f-2d42-4e2c-bbd7-bab53432b687
Quick Glance: Greta Thunberg: A Betrayal of the Climate Movement?
- Greta Thunberg's perception suddenly changed in Amsterdam.
- Thunberg did not contradict herself.
- Pope Francis greeted Thunberg in Rome in April 2019.
- Many, particularly in Germany, have lost a climate role model in Greta Thunberg.
Politics in Sweden: What will happen in Swedish politics in 2024?: Will the government's deal with the Sweden Democrats hold? Will all nine party leaders ...
thelocal.se/20231218/politics-in-sweden-what-will-happen-in-swedish-politics-in-2024
EU Commission, Spain exchange bitter letters over Catalan amnesty: In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the French EU minister pointing to the ...
euractiv.com/section/politics/news/eu-commission-spain-exchange-bitter-letters-over-catalan-amnesty-2/
France's Left Party Under Probe For Glorifying "Terror" After Hamas Attack
ndtv.com/world-news/frances-left-party-under-probe-for-glorifying-terror-after-hamas-attack-4469627
Germany’s centrist parties are fuelling extremism: On the surface it would seem that the populists are fragmenting in Europe. In France ...
newstatesman.com/comment/2023/09/germanys-centrist-parties-are-fuelling-extremism
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Sophia Chikirou affair: an LFI deputy asks “not to repeat the same mistakes”: Faced with revelations from several media outlets explaining that a legal ...
elle.fr/Societe/News/Affaire-Sophia-Chikirou-une-deputee-LFI-demande-a-ne-pas-reproduire-les-memes-erreurs-4173472
Homophobic remarks attributed to LFI MP Sophia Chikirou: SOS Homophobia reacts: Excerpts from the program “Complément d’investigation” on France 2 devoted to La ...
elle.fr/Societe/News/Des-propos-homophobes-attribues-a-la-deputee-LFI-Sophia-Chikirou-SOS-Homophobie-reagit-4171974
‘Tsipras miracle’ happened once: Greek left on the brink of collapse: The main opposition leftist Syriza party is on the brink of collapse as internal elections ...
euractiv.com/section/politics/news/tsipras-miracle-happened-once-greek-left-on-the-brink-of-collapse/
Olympic Games 2024: The 45,000 volunteers, "disguised employees" for LFI deputy Alexis Corbière
elle.fr/Societe/News/JO-2024-le-depute-LFI-Alexis-Corbiere-denonce-le-salariat-deguise-et-demande-la-remuneration-de-45-000-benevoles-4144308
Turkey’s Kurdish areas serve as petri dish for illiberal democracy test: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been reelected in a runoff that experts say ...
france24.com/en/middle-east/20230529-turkey-s-kurdish-areas-serve-as-petri-dish-for-illiberal-democracy-test
Europe’s centrist parties let industry rot and society fragment. Now they’re being punished for it
newstatesman.com/comment/2023/04/wolfgang-munchau-europe-centrist-parties-industry-society-fragment-being-punished
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Turkey elections: Despite potential ban, pro-Kurdish left-wing party could be kingmaker
lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/04/10/turkey-elections-despite-potential-ban-pro-kurdish-left-wing-party-could-be-kingmaker_6022406_4.html
Paid articlePaid “We have already wasted enough time”, MP Sophia Chikirou calls for recognition of obstetric and gynecological violence
elle.fr/Societe/News/On-a-deja-perdu-assez-de-temps-la-deputee-Sophia-Chikirou-reclame-une-reconnaissance-des-violences-obstetricales-et-gynecologiques-4127248
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President Emmanuel Macron's government narrowly survived a no-confidence motion over a deeply unpopular change to the pension system.
"Citizens' Insurrection": Huge Protests in France Aim to Kill Macron Pension Plan
commondreams.org/news/france-protests-macron-pensions
Quick Glance: Strikes and protests in France's pension battle continue
- PARIS, France (AP) — According to the Interior Ministry, an estimated 1.27 million people took to the streets of French cities, towns, and villages on Tuesday in new massive protests against the government's key pension reform plans.
- The government insists on carrying out Macron's election promise to reform France's pension system.
- "It has only to withdraw its reform," said Erik Meyer of the Sud Rail union, one of eight that organised the march, on BFM TV.
- Nonetheless, the 62-year-old said he was opposed to the proposed reform.
More protests as pension strikes in France impact electricity supplies: Strikes have been taking place since mid-January as unions protest against the ...
euronews.com/2023/02/07/tear-gas-and-protests-as-pension-strikes-in-france-impact-electricity-and-fuel-supplies
Has Macron turned France into America’s poodle?: A notable feature of how the French public view the war in Ukraine is that the strongest support for its ...
spectator.co.uk/article/has-macron-turned-france-into-americas-poodle/
The investigation for assault and sexual harassment targeting Eric Coquerel dismissed
elle.fr/Societe/News/L-enquete-pour-agression-et-harcelement-sexuel-visant-Eric-Coquerel-classee-sans-suite-4103795
France's socialists clash over strategy for the future: The French Socialist Party is fighting against political irrelevance. But instead of new ideas ...
nzz.ch/international/schlammschlacht-statt-schlagkraft-bei-frankreichs-sozialisten-tobt-ein-richtungsstreit-ld.1722253
Jean-Luc Mélenchon, a leader weakened by his own base: The leader of radical-left party La France Insoumise and instigator of the left-wing NUPES alliance has ...
lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2023/01/28/jean-luc-melenchon-a-leader-weakened-by-his-own-base_6013453_5.html
Paid articlePaid Rugby tickets, coffee and stickers - French presidential candidates chastised over expenses claims
thelocal.fr/20230127/rugby-tickets-coffee-and-stickers-french-presidential-candidates-chastised-over-expenses-claims/
Why all the snobbery in France around regional accents?: Although France is officially the country of 'equality' it has a long history of snobbery - or ...
thelocal.fr/20200708/france-regional-accents-parisian-why-are-french-people-so-snobbish-when-it-comes-to-regional-accents/
Radical left overshadows French Socialist party leadership race: The French Socialists are set to elect their First Secretary on 12 and 19 January ...
euractiv.com/section/politics/news/radical-left-overshadows-french-socialist-party-leadership-race/
French MP convicted for domestic abuse returns to Assemblée Nationale as independent
lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2023/01/11/french-mp-convicted-for-domestic-abuse-returns-to-assemblee-nationale-as-independent_6011234_5.html
France: Nupes left-wing coalition put to the test: Greens and Socialists are questioning their affiliation with the Nupes coalition. Inflation ...
freitag.de/autoren/der-freitag/frankreich-linksbuendnis-nupes-vor-nagelprobe
How to translate "Mein Kampf"?: Hitler's swagger syntax is not the only problem: Olivier Mannoni, the French translator of Hitler's Mein Kampf ...
faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/buecher/hitlers-mein-kampf-uebersetzer-spricht-ueber-herausforderung-der-arbeit-18563599.html
Paid articlePaid Gérald Darmanin files a defamation complaint against Adrien Quatennens after his interview in “La Voix du Nord”
elle.fr/Societe/News/Gerald-Darmanin-porte-plainte-en-diffamation-contre-Adrien-Quatennens-apres-son-interview-dans-La-Voix-du-Nord-4082778
France: tens of thousands protest against President Emmanuel Macron: Protesters have demanded wage increases and relief from rising prices. President Macron is ...
zeit.de/politik/ausland/2022-10/frankreich-protest-linke-emmanuel-macron
Quick Glance: Tens of thousands demonstrate against President Emmanuel Macron in France.
- President Macron is done, according to former presidential contender Mélenchon.
- Several thousand people demonstrated in Paris against President Emmanuel Macron's policies.
- According to organizers, approximately 140,000 people attended the "march against expensive living and doing nothing in the climate crisis."
- Protesters, including Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux, demanded major investment to combat the climate catastrophe, wage hikes, and prompt action against excessive pricing.
Quatennens case: Clémentine Autain calls for a "charter" against sexual and gender-based violence
elle.fr/Societe/News/Affaire-Quatennens-Clementine-Autain-appelle-a-une-charte-contre-les-violences-sexuelles-et-sexistes-4079385
Thousands take to the streets of Paris to protest soaring prices: Frances’ largest unions, Nobel winner call for general strike on Tuesday calling for wage ...
theglobeandmail.com/world/article-thousands-take-to-the-streets-of-paris-to-protest-soaring-prices-2/
Quatennens case: his wife now accuses him of physical and psychological violence: Céline Quatennens has decided to speak out following her husband's statements ...
elle.fr/Societe/News/Affaire-Quatennens-son-epouse-l-accuse-desormais-de-violences-physiques-et-psychologiques-4078345
Domestic violence: Adrien Quatennens summoned on December 13 for a "guilty plea": Two months after his retirement from political life, the deputy LFI Adrien ...
elle.fr/Societe/News/Violences-conjugales-Adrien-Quatennens-convoque-le-13-decembre-pour-un-plaider-coupable-4077959
Tens of Thousands March in Paris to Protest Cost-of-Living Crisis, Climate Inaction
commondreams.org/news/2022/10/17/tens-thousands-march-paris-protest-cost-living-crisis-climate-inaction
Mélenchon's party to propose non-vaccinated health staff be reinstated in France: Jean-Luc Mélenchon's radical left-wing group La France Insoumise (LFI) will ...
euractiv.com/section/coronavirus/news/melenchons-party-to-propose-non-vaccinated-health-staff-be-reinstated-in-france/
French left fractures over tactics following failed no confidence motions: Cracks are appearing in France's leftist opposition coalition NUPES ...
euractiv.com/section/politics/news/french-left-fractures-over-tactics-following-failed-no-confidence-motions/
French Left Lawmaker Admits Slapping Wife, and Party Leader Defends Him: Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the leader of the leftist France Unbowed party, expressed “trust” ...
nytimes.com/2022/09/21/world/europe/france-left-lawmaker-slaps-wife.html
Domestic violence: French MP puts left-wing populists under pressure: A French politician admits to hitting his wife. The reactions of several party friends are ...
spiegel.de/ausland/frankreich-abgeordneter-bringt-linkspopulisten-in-bedraengnis-a-889726b4-8aba-4cfe-b354-4ca6f05b1473
French left’s #MeToo moment dents coalition’s offensive against Macron : Alliance risks losing credibility with voters as scrutiny intensifies over handling of ...
ft.com/content/0f922366-a858-4e3f-8de5-92c745289c31
Paid articlePaid Uber set to face dual backlash in Brussels: The company prepares to address the twin obstacles of a hearing on the Uber Files and negotiations on platform ...
politico.eu/article/uber-files-brussels-eu-commission-protest-hearing-decision/
Outcry against wave of sexist violence among leftists in France.: For days, France has been discussing several cases of sexist violence by left-wing politicians ...
de.euronews.com/2022/09/21/sexistische-gewalt-linker-politiker-frankreichs-feministinnen-schlagen-alarm
French left stung again as Greens MP accused of violence against ex-girlfriend: France’s political left been called a “moral wreck” after Greens MP Julien Bayou ...
rfi.fr/en/france/20220921-french-left-stung-again-as-greens-mp-accused-of-violence-against-ex-girlfriend
French left under pressure over violence against women: Two key parties in France's left-wing alliance were Wednesday facing crises after senior figures were ...
thelocal.fr/20220921/french-left-under-pressure-over-violence-against-women/
The party La France Insoumise (LFI) is no longer a boys club in France: The resignation of Adrien Quatennens as LFI coordinator because of domestic violence ...
freitag.de/autoren/der-freitag/die-partei-la-france-insoumise-lfi-ist-in-frankreich-kein-boys-club-mehr
French minister warns of 'private justice' amid domestic abuse scandals: The French Minister of Justice on Tuesday (27 September) responded to the recent ...
euractiv.com/section/politics/news/french-minister-warns-of-private-justice-amid-domestic-abuse-scandals/
MPs report on ‘superprofit’ tax scheme, disagree on recommendations
euractiv.com/section/all/short_news/mps-report-on-superprofit-tax-scheme-disagree-on-recommendations/
Adrien Quatennens case: his wife filed a 2nd handrail: As revealed by France Info, Céline Quatennens filed a second handrail on September 24th.
elle.fr/Societe/News/Affaire-Adrien-Quatennens-sa-femme-a-depose-une-2e-main-courante-4067461
Reporters manipulated, terrorists protected?: French politician Jean-Christophe Lagarde is suspected of having foisted a fabricated story on a reporter to harm a ...
faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/medien/franzoesischer-politiker-unter-terrorhilfe-verdacht-18302172.html
Criticism of France's Left Party after allegations of domestic violence: In France, the left-wing party LFI's handling of an alleged case of domestic violence by ...
stern.de/politik/kritik-an-frankreichs-linkspartei-nach-vorwurf-haeuslicher-gewalt-32747456.html
Adrien Quatennens (La France insoumise) recognizes domestic violence and withdraws
elle.fr/Societe/News/Adrien-Quatennens-La-France-insoumise-reconnait-des-violences-conjugales-et-se-met-en-retrait-4056116
Europe’s far right and the new racist normal: As prejudiced rhetoric becomes a political fixture across the bloc, Europe is setting a disturbing tone.
politico.eu/article/europe-far-right-new-racist-normal/
Mélenchon supporters overwhelmingly back EU membership, survey finds: While disagreements among the parties in the new French left-wing alliance seem apparent ...
euractiv.com/section/elections/news/melenchon-supporters-overwhelmingly-back-eu-membership-survey-finds/
Top Mélenchon ally probed over sexual harassment allegations: Investigation of Éric Coquerel follows complaint by a leading member of the Yellow Jackets movement ...
politico.eu/article/top-melenchon-ally-put-under-formal-investigation-over-sexual-harassment-allegations/
French left gets lucky with Macron’s Uber trip: France’s souped-up opposition has found the first scandal with which to corner the French president ...
politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-criticism-inquiry-link-uber-lobbying/
France: Macron camp clearly falls short of absolute majority: According to first projections, Macron's center camp is clearly behind
kurier.at/politik/ausland/frankreich-macron-lager-verfehlt-absolute-mehrheit-klar/402046729
Quick Glance: French Parliamentary Elections: Macron Loses, Marine Le Pen Wins
- President Macron suffered a crushing defeat in the parliamentary election, falling far short of an absolute majority.
- 20:02: President Emmanuel Macron's electoral alliance faces loss in the decisive round of the French parliamentary election.
- According French polls, President Emmanuel Macron's party alliance risked losing the absolute majority.
- France elects a new parliament, and Macron is concerned about an absolute majority.
Does the French left have a future?: “We achieved the political objective that we set ourselves.” When he addressed chanting supporters at his election night ...
newstatesman.com/international-politics/french-election-2022/2022/07/french-left-jean-luc-melenchon
🇫🇷 President Emmanuel Macron's Ensemble party has fallen short of an absolute majority in France's legislative elections but will be the largest ... Show more
Neoliberal Macron Loses Parliamentary Majority as Mélenchon-Led Left Surges in France
commondreams.org/news/2022/06/20/neoliberal-macron-loses-parliamentary-majority-melenchon-led-left-surges-france
Emmanuel Macron falters as Melenchon rises: For the first time in decades, France’s president will not command a National Assembly majority — and the left-wing ...
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/f/emmanuel-macron-falters-as-melenchon-rises
Populists pinch Macron: French President Emmanuel Macron clearly missed an absolute majority in the parliamentary elections. Left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon and ...
derstandard.at/story/2000136688426/populisten-nehmen-macron-in-die-zange
Macron: coalition partner sought: Unusually for France, French President Emmanuel Macron must form a coalition; initial attempts at talks failed.
de.euronews.com/2022/06/23/macron-koalitionspartner-gesucht
Quick Glance: A French MP is being sued for allegedly taking the name of an aristocratic family.
- Emmanuel Taché de la Pagerie, 47, was one of dozens of National Rally MPs elected to the National Assembly on Sunday, with his official ID checked and recognized by authorities in Marseille, France's southernmost city.
- Born in the working-class Paris suburb of Montreuil, Emmanuel Taché told Le Monde this week that he added "de la Pagerie" to his passport 30 years ago, when he worked in fashion and radio before entering politics.
- Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie was her full name.
- It was an unwanted squabble for Taché de La Pagerie's party just days after it made a significant parliamentary breakthrough.
Left coalition of communists and socialists on target for success in French parliamentary elections
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/w/left-coalition-of-communists-and-socialists-on-target-for-success-in-french-parliamentary-elections
Top issue: parliamentary election in France: Macron's electoral alliance tied with left-wing alliance according to forecasts
tagesschau.de/eilmeldung/eilmeldung-6515.html
France and the exciting prospect of advance for the left: With the tantalising prospect of Melenchon’s left alliance winning a majority in the national assembly ...
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/f/france-and-exciting-prospect-advance-left
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French far-right's institutionalisation is in full swing: France's traditionally anti-establishment far-right has changed tack with Rassemblement National leader ...
euractiv.com/section/politics/news/french-far-rights-institutionalisation-is-in-full-swing/
Jean-Luc Mélenchon has had less success than Gustavo Petro in Colombia. Why?: Jean-Luc Mélenchon's electoral alliance Nupes has missed its target ...
freitag.de/autoren/lfb/jean-luc-melenchon-hat-weniger-erfolg-als-gustavo-petro-in-kolumbien-warum
Fresh faces on the far right and left fill France’s parliament: Newcomers will test Emmanuel Macron’s government
economist.com/europe/2022/06/30/fresh-faces-on-the-far-right-and-left-fill-frances-parliament
Massive participation is essential for Nupes to win in the second round of the legislatives
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/f/massive-participation-essential-nupes-win-second-round-legislatives
Parliamentary elections in France: in the house of Macron it smells burnt: Shortly after the presidential elections, Macron gets the first lesson: in the ...
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