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18 Jul 2023

“For a Social Ecological Transformation: Transversal Dialogue Starting from Laudato Si’”

This conference is inviting contributions from all disciplinary fields exploring the possibilities of a transversal social ethics in the sense of Laudato si’ and social ecological transformation, and aiming at investigating the relevance of this text for thinking about alternatives to the current anthropological and socio-ecological crisis.

21 Jun 2023

100 Shades of the EU: A Full Overview in 7 Podcast Episodes

This one-hour podcast series consists of seven short episodes and dwells on some key elements and findings of the study "Hundred Shades of the EU — Mapping the Political Economy of the EU Peripheries" published in March 2022 by transform! with the support of the Rosa-Luxemburg-Foundation.

12 Jun 2023

The UNFCCC is Off-Track and Failing the Peoples of the World

transform! Europe supports the joint letter to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), originally initiated by Global Justice Now and signed by numerous organisations, networks and individuals. The full text of the joint letter can be found below.

27 Apr 2023

Szikra Movement Denounces Orbán Clampdown

Activists of Szikra ("Spark"), a Hungarian green-left movement, are calling for support and solidarity with their struggle against the judicial hate campaign unleashed against them by the Hungarian government and its far-right allies.

By Redi Muçi | 20 Apr 2023

Lëvizja BASHKË – Movement TOGETHER Towards Social Change

The new left-wing party Movement Together is running in the local elections in Tirana on 14 May. Founded in December 2022 by activists from Organizata Politike, the party aims to build a new Albanian left that fights for social justice together with trade unions. Redi Muçi on the formation of the new party and the hurdles to its legal recognition.

16 Mar 2023

Defend Women Who Fight for Women

Poland, 14 March 2023. Justyna Wydrzyńska, a women's rights defender, has been sentenced to eight months' community service for helping a woman in need to obtain an abortion. Read the reactions of Left MEPs María Eugenia Rodríguez Palop (Podemos, Spain) and Malin Björk (Swedish Left Party) to this dangerous precedent in the EU and beyond.

By Marga Ferre | 8 Mar 2023

8 March – A Day of International Feminist Solidarity

On behalf of the transform! europe network, Marga Ferré, Co-President of transform! europe, sends warm greetings and solidarity to all women and to all those who are working for a gender-equitable world and a just and discrimination-free society.

23 Feb 2023

Support for the Victims of the Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

transform! europe follows the European Left in calling for increased efforts to support the victims of the earthquakes in Turkey, Kurdistan and Syria and expresses its sincere condolences and full solidarity with all those affected by this catastrophe.

By Walter Baier | 10 Feb 2023

“Long Live the Common Struggle Against War and Fascism!”

Last weekend, EL President Walter Baier attended the #8ANEUiA Congress of EUiA - Esquerra Unida i Alternativa, where he addressed the importance of united democratic and socialist forces in struggle against rising fascism, the neoliberal austerity policy as well as the threat of mutual annihilation.

16 Jan 2023

Call for Solidarity Actions With Anti-war Activists in Russia

For over a decade, Russian antifascists have commemorated January 19 as their day of solidarity. This is the date when in 2009, in the center of Moscow, the human rights and leftist activist Stanislav Markelov and the journalist and anarchist Anastasia Baburova were gunned down by neo-Nazis.

By Luisa Sello | 11 Nov 2022

Position Paper: Seeking for a Common Future in Solidarity

On 8 November, the DIALOP position paper was presented in the European Parliament, documenting the common positions of Christians and leftists on a common social ethic.

10 Oct 2022

Fair prices, public control and renewables: The Left presents its answer to the energy crisis

For over a year energy prices in Europe have been soaring, but European leaders have dithered, delayed and dragged their feet. Today, The Left is presenting 10 key demands guaranteeing fair prices for people and businesses, public control of the energy market and the promotion of sustainable, renewable energies.

2 Sep 2022

For the New Constitution in Chile

On 4 September, the people of Chile will decide: default to Pinochet´s constitution, or found a new Chile with a constitution that guarantees the rights to health, housing, education, and a habitable planet. Join the numerous activists who write to congratulate Chile´s Constitutional Convention on the completion of a new Political Constitution.

8 Aug 2022

‘Pure Political Harassment and Persecution’. Walden Bello Arrested

On Monday, 8 August, the internationaly renowned scholar and political activist Walden Bello was arrested by the Philippine police and charged with cyber-libel in a move supporters are calling an act of political repression.

14 Jul 2022

A Europe-Wide Right to Abortion: A Vote For Hope

In just a few short weeks, the impact of the US Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade has been profound. Its reverberations were also felt in Europe. Last week, the European Parliament voted in favour of a resolution to defend abortion rights.

9 Apr 2022

Voices for Peace

In reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, transform! europe has issued a Peace Manifesto. A variety of other organisations advocate for peace as well: left parties and movements, NGOs, human rights organisations, peace movements, trade unions, religious groups, and many more.

By Stefano Galieni | 9 Apr 2022

European Anti-War Forum: Building a Peaceful and Welcoming Europe

To create a cooperation of peace-loving European organisations and individuals, capable of considering war, any war, as unjustifiable, this was the aim of those who gathered on Sunday 3 April in Rome, representing political powers from various countries.

8 Apr 2022

European Roma Rights Network (ERRC) Launched

Today, on International Roma Day, the ERRC Roma Rights Network was launched after its first meeting was held in Budapest. The network includes 18 human rights organisations from 15 different countries and seeks to unite activists, Roma and non-Roma alike, who are fighting to protect the human rights of Romani people throughout Europe.

8 Apr 2022

Antigypsyist Online Hate Speech

On the occasion of today's International Roma Day, the ERGO Network, an NGO consisting of more than 30 Roma and pro-Roma organisation from all over Europe, provides a report on Antigypsyist online hate speech in 10 European countries.

By Cornelia Hildebrandt | 7 Apr 2022

Notes on Historical Revisionism in the European Union

Germany’s special historical responsibility is repeatedly reaffirmed, but at the same time interpreted in a new way – specifically now in the context of the war in Ukraine. Among those who call for German leadership, many like former German President Gauck are reinterpreting history at the European level in terms of the totalitarianism thesis.

By Gala Kabbaj | 7 Apr 2022

Campaign Diary: Look to the Left

The war in Ukraine, first and foremost, has decentred the general debate and, above all, has allowed Macron to reassert his presidential stature. On the left, the conflict has exacerbated already strong ideological divisions, and the gaps in the polls have widened.

6 Apr 2022

Statement of Solidarity and Support for WALDEN BELLO

Statement against the life-threatening harassment of the Philippine Hugpong ng Pagbabago party against Prof. Walden Bello, co-founder of and current senior analyst at the Bangkok-based think tank Focus on the Global South and winner of the Alternative Nobel Prize.

By Attila Vajnai | 5 Apr 2022

Hungary: The Neoliberal Parliamentary Opposition’s Alliance With the Far Right Has Failed

The Chairperson of the Workers' Party of Hungary 2006 and member of the Secretariat of the Party of the European Left, Attila Vajnai, provides a left viewpoint on the Hungarian parliamentary election.

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