Rosalux-Europa

14/10/2026

Everybody was deeply moved when they heard his powerful words. Excerpts from the hearing "The continued militarisation of EU’s borders" at the European Parliament. Featuring Dorothee Krämer (Seawatch), Özlem Demirel (European Left) and David Yambio (Refugees in Libya)

07/10/2026

France's high schoolers are voicing their anger at the government. As the movement spreads, the authorities have only one answer: repression, and accusations against La France Insoumise (LFI).

The social explosion came from a group that feels it has nothing to lose: high schoolers in the Paris suburbs, quickly followed by their peers in the rest of the country. Indeed, they have plenty of reasons to be angry.

They suffer under extremely degraded teaching conditions: Videos show collapsing ceilings, rats and water leaks. Most school buildings are wholly unsuited to extreme weather events. Staff shortages, low teacher pay, and lost teaching hours are putting young people's futures at risk.

Read how the education system reproduces social inequality and the economic and political elite 👇

26/09/2026

Die Linke’s recent electoral gains in Berlin echo the victory of Zohran Mamdani in New York. Behind both campaigns, organising methods played a central role.

In two interviews, Nam Duy Nguyen and Arielle Swernoff reflect on the organising work behind campaigns in Germany and the US, and on the role technology can play in supporting it.

In 2024, Nam Duy Nguyen, together with 350 volunteers, knocked on 50,000 doors in Leipzig, Saxony, and secured a crucial seat.
“For us, the point was to do politics differently. Door-knocking was a response to the fact that many people feel unheard and frustrated, and that trust in politics has eroded.
The socialist aspect of canvassing, for us, was about radically involving people in political decisions again.”

Arielle Swernoff, Campaigns Coordinator for DSA NYC was part of the campaign that led to Zohran Mamdani taking office.
“One in every 400 New Yorkers volunteered for this campaign. As socialists, we will never have the kind of money our opponents have. But what we do have is people.
The Mamdani campaign leveraged that people power. And that was combined with a very clear socialist message: freeze the rent, fast and free buses, universal childcare.”

What role did technology play in the organising efforts? And can these successes be replicated?

Read the interviews on our website 👇

24/09/2026

On 29 August 2026, Icelanders voted on whether to resume accession negotiations with the European Union. The result was close but clear: 52.8 percent voted No and 47.2 percent Yes, with a turnout of 82.6 percent.

For the left, the result is more complicated than either disappointment or celebration.

The debate revolved around themes like sovereignty, security, the economy, and important sectors including farming and fisheries. Yet while the question on the ballot related to negotiations with Brussels, as Matthias Kokorsch explains, the campaign revealed a country – and a political left – sharply divided on much more than Europe.

What role did the history of independence – and the experience of the financial crisis – play in the referendum?

And what is the role of Iceland’s left?

Read the full analysis 👇

23/09/2026

With 25.7%, Die Linke just won its best-ever result in Berlin on a platform of rent caps and housing expropriation, even as the AfD hit record highs in Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

What lessons can the left learn from last Sunday's elections? And will Die Linke be able to implement their programme in Berlin?

Read the full analysis on our website!

17/09/2026

Volkswagen plans to cut 100,000 jobs by 2030, plants are being sold and converted to military production. In her speech on the State of the Union, Ursula von der Leyen emphasised the need to improve the EU’s competitiveness.

But who decides what Europe produces, what should change, and who should pay?

In The Dilemma of European Industry: A Crisis of Value and Structural Constraints, our colleague Federico Tomasone examines a model in which shareholder returns come first – and workers bear the costs through wage restraint, restructuring and relocation.
The paper analyses the underlying reasons for Europe’s industrial policy impasse and discusses feasible alternatives worth fighting for.

Read the paper on our website and join the debate on a democratic future for European industry!

14/09/2026

The count is not completely over yet, but it looks like a razor-thin majority of 0.2% for the centre-left bloc, which could win 176 seats, compared to 173 for the right.

The Social Democrats, despite getting the most votes (28.1%), recorded their worst-ever result (-2.2 percentage points) after moving to the right.

Sweden’s Left Party, Vänsterpartiet, (8.2%, +1.4) made more gains than any other party. The lesson? Bread-and-butter politics still move voters: welfare, public investment and the cost of living as well as human rights and international solidarity can challenge right-wing narratives. A great organising campaign helped to turn the tide. The far-right Sweden Democrats, on the other hand, lost votes for the first time.

The government negotiations ahead will be extremely complicated. The center-left bloc is divided. The question is not simply whether the left can return to government, but what kind of politics it can offer after four years of far-right influence.

Read Duroyan Fertl’s updated analysis on our website!

10/09/2026

Sweden could elect a centre-left government on Sunday, ending four years of conservative rule propped up by the far-right. Duroyan Fertl looks at whether the Left Party can turn electoral strength into real political influence.

Sweden goes to the polls on 13 September. What are the prospects for the left bloc?

09/09/2026

This weekend, the ManiFiesta in Ostend, Belgium will take place. Hundreds of international, high-profile speakers will take part in debates, and dozens of artists will perform on multiple stages. Highlights include Hasan Piker, Jeremy Corbyn, Gustavo Petro, Manu Chao and Médine.

While Belgium’s Defense Minister Theo Francken already fantasises about banning ManiFiesta for “glorifying terrorism”, we are proud to support this festival of solidarity. These are the debates we’ll be taking part in:

09/09/2026