Germany
Germany: Political turmoil follows regional elections
Left winger leader, Oskar Lafontaine, leaves ruling social democrats and calls for new left alliance
Europe
France
France: 56% vote no in the referendum on the EU constitution
The European Union and the French economic, financial and political establishment plunged into crisis as France voted last night against the proposed EU constitution.
France
France: French workers say ‘NON’ to the European constitution and the establishment
"We’re voting no. It is a constitution for the bourgeoisie, for multinationals, for bosses. It is only about the economy, competition, profits, the market and capitalism. We are against all that; we are communists. There […]
Ireland North
Northern Ireland: ‘No choice’ election brings deadlock
Socialists confident that chances to build class unity are increasing
Germany
Germany: WASG campaign in Aachen
Socialist Alternative members stood with others as WASG candidates
Germany
Germany: SPD receives severe punishment for demolition of the welfare state
New elections called for the autumn
Europe
Europe: Final days to EU constitution referendums in France and Netherlands
Days before the referendum in France and the Netherlands on the proposed EU constitution, the ‘No’ camp leads.
Ireland North
Ireland North: Non-payment can win – A reply to Gerry Adams
During the elections all the main parties were forced to refer to the issue of water charges.
Slovakia
Slovakia: austrian multinational bets on time against Slovakian workers
"They want to starve us out,"
Finland
Finland: 24,000 paper mill workers on strike
“We are prepared to strike as long as needed”