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Europe in 2025

Éric Toussaint — 2026-01-17T22:07:50Z

“The political situation in Europe is very bad.”

- IVP612 - January 2026 / Europe

Ukraine: To avoid warlike escalation, weapons for Ukraine!

Gin Vola, Elias Vola — 2025-04-18T09:00:23Z

Since the abrupt reversal of US policy towards Ukraine, the Russian concessions obtained by President Trump have been non-existent. The ceasefire on energy infrastructure has not been implemented; worse, bombing on Ukrainian territory has never been so intense, while the opening of a corridor to resume maritime trade in the Black Sea only benefits Russia.

- IVP603 - April 2025 / United States (USA), Europe, Ukraine

For a campaign against rearmament, wars and imperialism

Gippò Mukendi Ngandu — 2025-04-15T10:30:42Z

We are entering a new era. Trump's return to the White House is so disruptive that it is causing the historic crisis of transatlantic relations as they were constituted after the Second World War. The new Republican and reactionary administration aims to exploit the new situation of ‘geopolitical chaos' to revive the role of the United States of America through an authoritarian turn, based on an alliance with the big hi-tech capitalists such as Elon Musk, and through a new foreign policy that focuses on imperialist national interests.

- Rearming Europe / Italy, Europe, War drive/Anti-war movements

In support of “synchronized global disarmament”

Gilbert Achcar — 2025-04-13T20:29:43Z

At a time when everything is spiralling out of control in the East, when alliances as evil as the Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin duo are being forged, and when our leaders are advocating rearmament, we wanted to take some time to think about it. With Gilbert Achcar, a specialist in international relations and professor at the University of London, we discussed ways of supporting Ukraine while rejecting a generalized war.[Gaëlle Desnos-CQFD]

- Rearming Europe / United States (USA), Europe, Russia, China, War drive/Anti-war movements

Europe in the Trump-Putin Axis Trap

Left Bloc — 2025-04-12T12:48:37Z

‘For the Left Bloc, there are various imperialisms and "none of them will have a progressive role because all act according to the interests of their capitalist elites". Therefore, "recognising this reality is vital in elaborating an internationalist proposal capable of offering a future to humanity and conceiving a democratic order of peoples."'

- Rearming Europe / Europe, Portugal, War drive/Anti-war movements

Brussels conference lifts Ukraine solidarity to higher plane

Dick Nichols — 2025-04-11T09:49:06Z

The Brussels Solidarity with Ukraine conference on March 26–27drew together about 200 activists from a score of countries, in support of the Ukrainian people's national and social rights.

- IVP603 - April 2025 / Europe, Ukraine

For an anti-capitalist and internationalist security policy, against the Trump-Musk-Putin axis and neoliberal authoritarian European governments:

Gauche anticapitaliste/SAP Antikapitalisten — 2025-04-10T16:01:14Z

“In this context, the debate on security, military and defence issues has gripped all the countries of Europe. Putin's regime poses a real threat to Eastern Europe and to democratic and social rights across the continent, through its alliances with the far right. Similarly, Trump, Musk and Vance, like the far right in Europe and elsewhere, are showing their willingness to attack head-on any social and progressive policy, however minimal, such as environmental regulations, the fight against discrimination or workers' social and trade union rights.”

- Rearming Europe / Europe, Belgium, War drive/Anti-war movements

For an intransigent opposition to the rearmament of capitalist Europe

Anticapitalistas — 2025-03-30T13:01:34Z

The drums of war are already generating a deafening din. Governments, companies and the media are united in repeating in unison warmongering slogans reminiscent of the turbulent beginnings of the 20th century. Defend Europe, defend its values, boost the military industry and even bring back compulsory military service. Europe is in danger, it stands alone in a hostile world and must rearm. Dark and toxic winds are blowing, which will sweep away any prospect of emancipation.

- Rearming Europe / Europe, Spanish state, War drive/Anti-war movements

Left-wing isolationism: a path to political irrelevance in Europe's defence debate

Hanna Perekhoda — 2025-03-23T05:59:23Z

The European Parliament has voted on the resolution that sets the line on defence and rearmament. The harshest criticism of the European Commission's resolution on defence and rearmament comes from the Left political group. Among them is Manon Aubry (France Insoumise), who denounces, “You find money for tanks but not for hospitals.” She sarcastically remarked, “It's as if, all of a sudden, there was no longer any global warming or poverty, and the only priority was armoured vehicles.” Similarly, Benedetta Scuderi of the Greens argues that “this arms race” undermines growth and public finances. Other voices have joined the chorus, including the Left co-chair Martin Schirdewan and Danilo Della Valle of the Five Star Movement. During Della Valle's speech, a group of representatives of the Five Star Movement held a protest waving placards such as "No more guns" or "More jobs, less guns".

- Features / Europe, Ukraine, Campism

Who sows far right policies ... reaps the far right

Miguel Urbán Crespo — 2024-06-12T14:59:50Z

This Sunday the European elections concluded, electing the deputies who will make up its tenth legislature. It never hurts to remember that these elections are used as the perfect makeup to renew the governance framework of the EU (Parliament and European Commission).

- IV593 - June 2024 / Europe, Far Right, European Union