Oct 27th, 2023 “A Heavy Blow” The split in Die Linke brings years of internal conflict to an end and offers the party the chance to move on. But Wagenknecht’s departure will also downgrade Die Linke’s parliamentary privileges and with that significant resources.
Aug 17th, 2023 “Security and the Left” - Impact Workshop On 8-9 June 2023 the Brussels Office of RLS hosted a workshop in Malmö to facilitate the exchange of experiences and strategies between several left-wing parties grappling with the issue of security policy, particularly in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The event was held face-to-face and invitation-only to guarantee an atmosphere of trust and confidentiality to participants.
Feb 2nd, 2023 Berlin’s Repeat Elections and the Social Democrats’ Dilemma Voting on 12 February will determine whether the city continues to shift away from neoliberalism or tacks back to the right
Dec 21st, 2022 Impact workshop: “The Left in Power”, Copenhagen 9-10 June The workshop brought together 30 party activists and decision-makers from among the political left in Sweden, Denmark and Germany
Nov 29th, 2021 There Will Be Change — But How Much and Where Will It Take Us? Germany’s new “traffic light coalition” promises a little bit of progress on crucial issues, but not much else
Sep 27th, 2021 Breaking Down the 2021 German Federal Election A reshuffling of the political centre and a disaster for the Left
Aug 11th, 2021 Don’t Panic Over the past decade, many countries have seen the rise and consolidation of support for right-wing populist movements and parties Amount 1 2 3 4 5 10 25 50 75 100
Apr 16th, 2021 Ruling against Berlin's rent cap – far from the end of the story The ruling on 15 April 2021 by Germany's Federal Constitutional Court on the rent cap imposed by the Berlin state government is a major blow for the city's Senate, and especially of course for the many Berlin tenants affected
May 27th, 2020 Merkel and Macron Back in April, EU heads of state and government agreed a coronavirus rescue package worth over €500 billion for the countries hardest hit by the crisis. However, the support in this package only took the form of low-interest loans.
Apr 15th, 2020 Corona Chronicles from Duisburg III Third part from Melanie Stitz, Regional Office Director, North Rhine-Westphalia.
Apr 6th, 2020 Corona Chronicles from Duisburg II Second part from Melanie Stitz, Regional Office Director, North Rhine-Westphalia.
Apr 4th, 2020 Corona Chronicles from Hanover Malte Herbers from MediNetz Hanover describes the difficult situation faced by many people in Germany right now.
Mar 30th, 2020 When it comes to beating the left, any way is the right way Berlin is not Weimar and the Alternative for Germany party (AfD) is not the Nazi Party (NSDAP), but after Thuringia’s minister-president was elected with AfD votes, it is all but impossible not to see the historical parallels.
Mar 30th, 2020 Corona Chronicles from Duisburg Melanie Stitz, Regional Office Director, North Rhine-Westphalia, covers a variety of topics related to the current crisis.
Dec 5th, 2019 Podcast: Time to get serious Listen to our keynote speaker Kajsa Ekis Ekman dissect the effects of neoliberal policies and capitalism’s unholy alliance with fascism in our live-audience podcast recording from Malmö, 13 November 2019.
