European Left
@european-left.bsky.social
We unite democratic parties of the alternative and progressive Left on the European continent.
Europe keeps rearming while dismantling women’s rights.
This is not “oversight”.
It is patriarchy.
The numbers are brutal:
1 in 3 women in the EU has suffered physical or sexual violence.
One woman or girl is killed every 10 minutes by their intimate partner or family.
This is not “oversight”.
It is patriarchy.
The numbers are brutal:
1 in 3 women in the EU has suffered physical or sexual violence.
One woman or girl is killed every 10 minutes by their intimate partner or family.
November 25, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Europe keeps rearming while dismantling women’s rights.
This is not “oversight”.
It is patriarchy.
The numbers are brutal:
1 in 3 women in the EU has suffered physical or sexual violence.
One woman or girl is killed every 10 minutes by their intimate partner or family.
This is not “oversight”.
It is patriarchy.
The numbers are brutal:
1 in 3 women in the EU has suffered physical or sexual violence.
One woman or girl is killed every 10 minutes by their intimate partner or family.
💜 5,000 marched in Brussels against gender-based violence.
Austerity policies are institutional & economic forms of violence, disproportionately harming women & gender minorities, said activist Alie Dirckx (Mirabal Belgium spokesperson).
Austerity policies are institutional & economic forms of violence, disproportionately harming women & gender minorities, said activist Alie Dirckx (Mirabal Belgium spokesperson).
November 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
💜 5,000 marched in Brussels against gender-based violence.
Austerity policies are institutional & economic forms of violence, disproportionately harming women & gender minorities, said activist Alie Dirckx (Mirabal Belgium spokesperson).
Austerity policies are institutional & economic forms of violence, disproportionately harming women & gender minorities, said activist Alie Dirckx (Mirabal Belgium spokesperson).
🌍 An international meeting took place in Belém, before COP30, calling for a radical transformation of the global financial system to meet the climate challenge.
It brought together people from 11 countries. We participated as well!
🔗Read our full article: www.european-left.org/powerful-bel...
It brought together people from 11 countries. We participated as well!
🔗Read our full article: www.european-left.org/powerful-bel...
November 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
🌍 An international meeting took place in Belém, before COP30, calling for a radical transformation of the global financial system to meet the climate challenge.
It brought together people from 11 countries. We participated as well!
🔗Read our full article: www.european-left.org/powerful-bel...
It brought together people from 11 countries. We participated as well!
🔗Read our full article: www.european-left.org/powerful-bel...
The EU’s official gender pay gap is 13.6% (but that only reflects hourly wages). When you include lower employment rates, part-time work, precarious jobs and unpaid care, the real earnings gap rises to 40%. That’s the equivalent of 59 days of unpaid work each year ~two months of lost income.
November 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The EU’s official gender pay gap is 13.6% (but that only reflects hourly wages). When you include lower employment rates, part-time work, precarious jobs and unpaid care, the real earnings gap rises to 40%. That’s the equivalent of 59 days of unpaid work each year ~two months of lost income.
Militarism kills people and the planet. Not all that is destroyed will ever recover. 🌍
The European Left stands for peace, social justice and environmental responsibility,not profit and rearmament.
The European Left stands for peace, social justice and environmental responsibility,not profit and rearmament.
November 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Militarism kills people and the planet. Not all that is destroyed will ever recover. 🌍
The European Left stands for peace, social justice and environmental responsibility,not profit and rearmament.
The European Left stands for peace, social justice and environmental responsibility,not profit and rearmament.
The European Forum has ended, but the fight to #BuildTheAlternative goes on! 🌍
We shared ideas, solidarity & strategies for peace, social justice & an ecological Europe. 🌿✊
Relive the moments on Flickr ⬇️
www.flickr.com/photos/13095...
We shared ideas, solidarity & strategies for peace, social justice & an ecological Europe. 🌿✊
Relive the moments on Flickr ⬇️
www.flickr.com/photos/13095...
November 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The European Forum has ended, but the fight to #BuildTheAlternative goes on! 🌍
We shared ideas, solidarity & strategies for peace, social justice & an ecological Europe. 🌿✊
Relive the moments on Flickr ⬇️
www.flickr.com/photos/13095...
We shared ideas, solidarity & strategies for peace, social justice & an ecological Europe. 🌿✊
Relive the moments on Flickr ⬇️
www.flickr.com/photos/13095...
November 2, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Sokrátis Fámellos, Chair of SYRIZA: "The importance of the European Forum is greater than ever. We must safeguard and reinforce it as a major tool to enhance this necessary dialogue among progressive forces and to promote common initiatives for an alternative strategy for Europe".
November 2, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Sokrátis Fámellos, Chair of SYRIZA: "The importance of the European Forum is greater than ever. We must safeguard and reinforce it as a major tool to enhance this necessary dialogue among progressive forces and to promote common initiatives for an alternative strategy for Europe".
Bjørnar Moxnes, Red Party Norway: "Our party's pillar is the fights for working people, by taxing the rich to fund welfare, securing strong labour rights, affordable housing, and energy for all. We oppose imperialism, demand peace, and reject a world dictated by nuclear arms and foreign dependence."
November 2, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Bjørnar Moxnes, Red Party Norway: "Our party's pillar is the fights for working people, by taxing the rich to fund welfare, securing strong labour rights, affordable housing, and energy for all. We oppose imperialism, demand peace, and reject a world dictated by nuclear arms and foreign dependence."
Hélène Bidard, PCF : "Leftist convergences mean politics for the working class: fair taxation, protected pensions, and massive investment in public services. It means independent politics for peace and diplomacy, because wars are not inevitable, they are political choices."
November 2, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Hélène Bidard, PCF : "Leftist convergences mean politics for the working class: fair taxation, protected pensions, and massive investment in public services. It means independent politics for peace and diplomacy, because wars are not inevitable, they are political choices."
Magne Kaldhusdal, Red Party (Norway): “To forge a majority for peace, the Left must reject all hegemonies — American, Russian, or otherwise — and stand for a Europe that defends itself through justice, equality, and independence.”
November 2, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Magne Kaldhusdal, Red Party (Norway): “To forge a majority for peace, the Left must reject all hegemonies — American, Russian, or otherwise — and stand for a Europe that defends itself through justice, equality, and independence.”
Conny Hildebrandt, @transformeurope.bsky.social: “In a world arming itself for destruction, we must arm ourselves with solidarity. The true defence of society lies in the hands of those who fight together — for rights, for work, for peace, and for the planet.”
November 2, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Conny Hildebrandt, @transformeurope.bsky.social: “In a world arming itself for destruction, we must arm ourselves with solidarity. The true defence of society lies in the hands of those who fight together — for rights, for work, for peace, and for the planet.”
Plenary on Convergences to Forge a Social and Political Anti-Austerity Majority.
How can progressive, green and left forces across Europe converge to challenge austerity policies, building majorities that prioritize people and the planet over profit? #BuildTheAlternative @europeanforum.bsky.social
How can progressive, green and left forces across Europe converge to challenge austerity policies, building majorities that prioritize people and the planet over profit? #BuildTheAlternative @europeanforum.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Plenary on Convergences to Forge a Social and Political Anti-Austerity Majority.
How can progressive, green and left forces across Europe converge to challenge austerity policies, building majorities that prioritize people and the planet over profit? #BuildTheAlternative @europeanforum.bsky.social
How can progressive, green and left forces across Europe converge to challenge austerity policies, building majorities that prioritize people and the planet over profit? #BuildTheAlternative @europeanforum.bsky.social
“It’s essential to understand and analyse the social movements where youth have played a fundamental role — ignoring them would condemn us to defeat,” said Daniel Serra (Youth of IU).
November 2, 2025 at 9:37 AM
“It’s essential to understand and analyse the social movements where youth have played a fundamental role — ignoring them would condemn us to defeat,” said Daniel Serra (Youth of IU).
“The Left doesn’t fail because the world is unchangeable, but because its forms of organisation no longer bridge what is and what could be. Rebuilding that capacity through organised practice is key to any future socialist politics,” said Lukas Zwerina (Junge Linke, Austria).
November 2, 2025 at 9:35 AM
“The Left doesn’t fail because the world is unchangeable, but because its forms of organisation no longer bridge what is and what could be. Rebuilding that capacity through organised practice is key to any future socialist politics,” said Lukas Zwerina (Junge Linke, Austria).
Jana Rainer (Junge Linke, Austria) opened the workshop with an analysis of the relationship between parties and movements. How to rebuild it so movements don’t fade, and parties reconnect with grassroots struggles?
November 2, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Jana Rainer (Junge Linke, Austria) opened the workshop with an analysis of the relationship between parties and movements. How to rebuild it so movements don’t fade, and parties reconnect with grassroots struggles?
🔥 Powerful workshop by ELYN!
Nothing to Win: Left Organizations and Social Movements. Young activists come together to tackle a crucial question: How can we rebuild the relationship between movements and parties in a post-industrial, depoliticised world? @europeanleft.bsky.social
Nothing to Win: Left Organizations and Social Movements. Young activists come together to tackle a crucial question: How can we rebuild the relationship between movements and parties in a post-industrial, depoliticised world? @europeanleft.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 9:21 AM
🔥 Powerful workshop by ELYN!
Nothing to Win: Left Organizations and Social Movements. Young activists come together to tackle a crucial question: How can we rebuild the relationship between movements and parties in a post-industrial, depoliticised world? @europeanleft.bsky.social
Nothing to Win: Left Organizations and Social Movements. Young activists come together to tackle a crucial question: How can we rebuild the relationship between movements and parties in a post-industrial, depoliticised world? @europeanleft.bsky.social
Happening now! Workshop "Who or what is threatening European democracies?". Progressive elected representatives discuss the challenges facing European democracy.
With Helene Bidard - PCF, Merlin Leonard - PTB, Helmut Scholtz - Die Linke and Carina Karner - KPOE.
With Helene Bidard - PCF, Merlin Leonard - PTB, Helmut Scholtz - Die Linke and Carina Karner - KPOE.
November 2, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Happening now! Workshop "Who or what is threatening European democracies?". Progressive elected representatives discuss the challenges facing European democracy.
With Helene Bidard - PCF, Merlin Leonard - PTB, Helmut Scholtz - Die Linke and Carina Karner - KPOE.
With Helene Bidard - PCF, Merlin Leonard - PTB, Helmut Scholtz - Die Linke and Carina Karner - KPOE.
Christoph Hail, KPOE: “The public and cooperative housing sector must be strengthened to ensure that housing is not a privilege, but a meaningful right. This means guaranteeing affordable rents, housing solutions for diverse needs, environmentally sustainable constructions”.
November 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Christoph Hail, KPOE: “The public and cooperative housing sector must be strengthened to ensure that housing is not a privilege, but a meaningful right. This means guaranteeing affordable rents, housing solutions for diverse needs, environmentally sustainable constructions”.
As young people, we want to stop being called the “generation of the future.” We’ll start thinking about our future when we can stop fighting just to survive in the present.
November 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
As young people, we want to stop being called the “generation of the future.” We’ll start thinking about our future when we can stop fighting just to survive in the present.
Enrique Villalobos, FRAVM: "Stop speculation, protect tenants, mobilize empty homes, invest in public and affordable housing, regulate tourist rentals, and guarantee energy-efficient, dignified homes for all. Communities must come first — housing is a fundamental right."
November 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Enrique Villalobos, FRAVM: "Stop speculation, protect tenants, mobilize empty homes, invest in public and affordable housing, regulate tourist rentals, and guarantee energy-efficient, dignified homes for all. Communities must come first — housing is a fundamental right."
Christian Fölzer, International Secretary for Social Construction: "Social housing is of the means to solve social problems! Austria can be a model for other countries”.
November 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Christian Fölzer, International Secretary for Social Construction: "Social housing is of the means to solve social problems! Austria can be a model for other countries”.
Addressing the housing crisis: resistance and solutions in Europe 🏘️
Rents are rising, social housing is scarce, and empty homes sit unused. Communities across Europe are fighting to make housing a right, not a business. Our plenary explores grassroots resistance and solutions ✊
Rents are rising, social housing is scarce, and empty homes sit unused. Communities across Europe are fighting to make housing a right, not a business. Our plenary explores grassroots resistance and solutions ✊
November 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Addressing the housing crisis: resistance and solutions in Europe 🏘️
Rents are rising, social housing is scarce, and empty homes sit unused. Communities across Europe are fighting to make housing a right, not a business. Our plenary explores grassroots resistance and solutions ✊
Rents are rising, social housing is scarce, and empty homes sit unused. Communities across Europe are fighting to make housing a right, not a business. Our plenary explores grassroots resistance and solutions ✊
Malika Roelants, 8MCollective: In Brussels’ public hospitals, beds close, staff shrink, and care suffers. Nurses can’t keep up — we’ve gone from care work to factory work. From “heroines” of COVID to targets of the Arizona government’s cuts". @europeanleft.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Malika Roelants, 8MCollective: In Brussels’ public hospitals, beds close, staff shrink, and care suffers. Nurses can’t keep up — we’ve gone from care work to factory work. From “heroines” of COVID to targets of the Arizona government’s cuts". @europeanleft.bsky.social
Vibeke Syppli Enrum, RGA: "When public services are cut, women lose access to training and support needed to enter better-paid, male-dominated jobs. Those with migrant backgrounds or different diagnoses are hit hardest. Militarization also targets our consciousness."
November 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Vibeke Syppli Enrum, RGA: "When public services are cut, women lose access to training and support needed to enter better-paid, male-dominated jobs. Those with migrant backgrounds or different diagnoses are hit hardest. Militarization also targets our consciousness."