Party of the European Left
Party of the European Left Partei der Europäischen Linken Parti de la Gauche Européenne Partito della Sinistra Europea Partido de la Izquierda Europea Il-Partit Ewropew tax-Xellug Κόμμα της Ευρωπαϊκής Αριστεράς (Kómma tis Evropaïkís Aristerás) Partido da Esquerda Europeia Avrupa Sol Partisi | |
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President | Pierre Laurent |
Founded | 8–9 May 2004 |
Headquarters | Square de Meeûs 25, 1000 Brussels, Belgium |
Youth wing | European Network of Democratic Young Left |
Political position | Left-wing |
European Parliament group | European United Left–Nordic Green Left |
International affiliation | None |
Colours | Red |
Political foundation | Transform Europe[1] |
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The Party of the European Left, commonly abbreviated European Left (EL), is a European political party which operates as an association of democratic socialist[2] and communist[2] political parties in the European Union and other European countries. It was formed in January 2004 for the purposes of running in the 2004 European Parliament elections. PEL was founded on 8–9 May 2004 in Rome.[3] Elected MEPs from member parties of the European Left sit in the European United Left–Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) group in the European parliament.
Its first congress took place on 8 October 2005, in Athens, which produced the Athens Declaration of the European Left. The second congress was held 23–25 November 2007 in Prague.[4] The third congress was held on 2–5 December 2010 in Paris.[5][6][7] Its fourth congress held on 13–15 December 2013 in Madrid.[8]
Several of the member and observer parties participate also in the more radical European Anti-Capitalist Left. Before the European Left was founded, most of its members already held annual meetings together as part of the New European Left Forum (NELF),[9] which still exists. The EL's President is Pierre Laurent of France and Vice-President is Alexis Tsipras, Prime Minister of Greece.
Member parties
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Observer parties
Country | Party | National MPs | European MPs |
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Progressive Party of Working People | 19 / 56 |
2 / 6
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Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia | 33 / 200 |
3 / 21
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Party of Italian Communists | 0 / 630 0 / 315 |
0 / 73
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New Cyprus Party[17] | 0 | |
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United Cyprus Party[18] | 0 | |
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Communist Party of Slovakia | 0 | 0 |
As well as those of member and observer parties, individuals may also hold membership of the party.[19]
Pending for membership
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The following parties have applied for a membership in the Party of the European Left. Their observer or full membership status will be discussed on the next meeting of the Executive Board.[20]
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Socio-ecological platform Bukersdorf |
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A BAL - Balpárt (The Left) |
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United Left and Peasants |
Former members
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Another Left,[21] Communist Party[22] |
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Coalition of the Left, of Movements and Ecology,[23] Renewing Communist Ecological Left[24] |
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Hungarian Communist Workers' Party[25] |
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Young Socialists[26] |
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German Communist Party Ending of the "Observer"-Membership with the 3rd Day of the XXI.Partyconvention[27] |
European Council
The EL has one out of the 28 heads of State or Government that attend the EL summits in preparation for the European Council:
Member State | Representative | Title | Political party | Member of the Council since | Photo |
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See also
- European United Left - Nordic Green Left
- European Anticapitalist Left
- Initiative of Communist and Workers' Parties
- List of communist parties represented in European Parliament
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References
- ^ http://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/grants/Grant_amounts_foundations%2003-2015_new%20logo.pdf
- ^ a b Parties and Elections in Europe: The database about parliamentary elections and political parties in Europe, by Wolfram Nordsieck
- ^ Kate Hudson (2012). The New European Left: A Socialism for the Twenty-First Century?. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-137-26511-1.
- ^ Press release of the EL Executive Board meeting in Tallinn, May 2007
- ^ "European Left convenes third congress in Paris". Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ^ "Executive board met in Luxembourg: Countdown to the Congress". Party of the European Left. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- ^ "EL elects new President and vice-chairpersons!". Party of the European Left. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Convention of the 4th Congress of the Party of the European Left". Party of the European Left. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ "Some remarks concerning the creation of the Party of the European Left". Official European Left site. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- ^ a b c Approved as a full member by the Executive Board of the PEL in Geneva in October 2009. "The EL Executive Board settles the agenda for 2010". Party of the European Left. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2010. The decision was ratified by PEL's 3rd congress in December 2010. "EL elects new President and vice-chairpersons!". Party of the European Left. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
- ^ Approved as a full member by the Executive Board of the PEL in Luxembourg in September 2010. "Executive board met in Luxembourg: Countdown to the Congress". Party of the European Left. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010. The decision was ratified by PEL's 3rd congress in December 2010. "EL elects new President and vice-chairpersons!". Party of the European Left. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
- ^ a b Approved as a full member by the Executive Board of the PEL in Barcelona in June 2010. It had an observer status before. The decision was ratified by PEL's 3rd congress in December 2010. "EL elects new President and vice-chairpersons!". Party of the European Left. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
- ^ The Communist Party of Finland changed its status from observer to full member party in October 2009. The decision was ratified by PEL's 3rd congress in December 2010. "EL elects new President and vice-chairpersons!". Party of the European Left. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
- ^ The Left Party.PDS was a founding party of PEL. Labour and Social Justice – The Electoral Alternative had been approved as a full member by the Executive Board of the PEL by May 2007. After the unification of the two parties in The Left (Die Linke) in June 2007, the new party became full member of the PEL
- ^ Approved as a full member by the Executive Board of the PEL in May 2007. The decision was ratified by PEL's 2nd congress.
- ^ "We will be part of the Party of the European Left group, which includes SYRIZA in Greece and Die Linke in Germany, and calls for a radically different type of European integration." Betzien, Jody (28 April 2014). "Britain: Left Unity spokesperson on challenges in building a new party". Green Left Weekly. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ^ Approved in observer status by the Executive Board of the PEL in Geneva in October 2009. "Welcome to four new Members!". Party of the European Left. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
- ^ Approved in observer status by the Executive Board of the PEL in Luxembourg in September 2010. "Executive board met in Luxembourg: Countdown to the Congress". Party of the European Left. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- ^ EL statute, article six
- ^ "Towards a democratic revolution/". 28 June 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ Approved as an observer by the EL Council Meeting of Chairmen and EL EB, in Lisbon 19–21 October 2007
- ^ The Communist Party in Flanders ceast its existence in 2009. Now the Communist Party in Wallonia and Brussels works as a unitary party.
- ^ Susannah Verney; Sofia Michalaki (2013). "Greece". In Nicolò Conti (ed.). Party Attitudes Towards the EU in the Member States: Parties for Europe, Parties Against Europe. Routledge. pp. 137–138. ISBN 978-1-317-93656-5.
- ^ Approved in observer status by the PEL's First Congress in October 2005. In 2012 it was merged into SYRIZA
- ^ The Hungarian Communist Workers' Party was a founding party of PEL. Its Central Committee decided on 25 April 2009 to signout from PEL on 1 May making use of article 6 of PEL's statute. "Resolution of the Central Committee of the Hungarian Communist Workers' Party". Central Committee of the Hungarian Communist Workers’ Party. 25 April 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
- ^ Approved in observer status by the PEL's Second Congress in November 2007
- ^ ELP-Beobachterstatus beendet (Ending of ELP-Observer Membership) – News from the 3rd Day of the XXI. party convention of the DKP. News website of the German Communist Party (DKP). Seen 27th February 2016.
External links
- http://www.european-left.org – Official Website
- http://www.sinistraeuropea.it – Italian Website