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<H2>We can change Europe</H2>
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<P>For the 2009 elections to the European Parliament the Party of the European
Left adopted a common electoral platform based on the principles of peace,
democracy, social justice and solidarity. In the run-up to the European
elections on 4-7 June 2009 the parties of the European Left campaign together
and for these goals in the various European countries. <A
href="http://www.european-left.org/english/elections_2009/overview/">For all
updates and activities concerning the elections visit our website's section
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<H2>5 years of European Left </H2>
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<P>It was just the beginning... "The Party of the European Left has grown up and
become a significant actor on the political scene", states Lothar Bisky, the
chairman of the European Left. On 9 May 2004 the Party of the European Left was
founded in Rome. 5 years later, the proposals contained in the common electoral
platform exemplify that the European Left can change European politics
concretely. <A
href="http://www.european-left.org/nc/english/home/news_archive/news_archive/zurueck/latest-news-home/artikel/5-years-of-european-left/">READ
MORE</A> and <A href="http://european-left.shirtpunkt.com/">WATCH THE CARTOON
HERE</A>.</P>
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<H2>For decent wages and jobs, for a social Europe</H2>
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<P>On 14-16 May many activists from the European Left joined ETUC’s Action Days
all over Europe to call on the EU governments to take appropriate measures
against the growing crisis, which is mainly hitting the workers and weaker
individuals in Europe. 350,000 people took part in the successful
demonstrations, amongst them around 45,000 were on the streets of Brussels on
Friday. <A
href="http://www.european-left.org/nc/english/home/news_archive/news_archive/zurueck/latest-news-home/artikel/for-decent-wages-and-jobs-for-a-social-europe-one-more-step-towards-the-european-elections/">READ
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<H2>EL Executive Board meeting and launch of the campaign in Rome</H2>
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<P>The Executive Board of the European Left met on 17 and 18 April to finalise
the common electoral campaign and its activities in over 10 EU countries, the
first one taking place in Rome's Piazza Navona on 18 April. Furthermore
initiatives concerning the economic crisis, the conclusions of the G20 and NATO
summits, the migration policy of the EU and other topics were discussed. <A
href="http://www.european-left.org/nc/english/home/news_archive/news_archive/zurueck/latest-news-home/artikel/el-executive-board-meeting-rome-17-18-april-2009/">READ
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<H2>Dissolving NATO for Peace</H2>
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<P class=bodytext>More than ever, security in Europe must be based on the
principles of peace and security, disarmament and structural assault incapacity,
conflict solution by political and civil means within the OSCE system,
conforming to international law and to the principles of a reformed and
democratised UN system. Such a collective and cooperative European system must
guarantee security and unconditioned access to energy supply, environment, human
rights issues, etc. <A
href="http://www.european-left.org/nc/english/home/news_archive/news_archive/browse/1/zurueck/news-archive/artikel/dissolving-nato-for-peace/">READ
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<H2>A Left without Feminism is not Left</H2>
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<P class=bodytext>“How Feminist is the Left? – How Left is Feminism?” was the
motto of a conference of the feminist network of the EL (EL Fem), which was
organised by EL FemA (the Austrian women of the EL Fem network) on 20-22 March.
The EL Fem network is constituted of women from left parties and of non-party
allied women from all over Europe. This diversity was reflected in the contents
brought up by the 150 participants who had come to Vienna from all different
parts of Europe and presented left demands from a feminist perspective. <A
href="http://www.european-left.org/nc/english/home/news_archive/news_archive/browse/2/zurueck/news-archive/artikel/a-left-without-feminism-is-not-left/">READ
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<H1>Upcoming events in May and June</H1>
<P><A title="Elections to the European Parliament"
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<P>23 May <A
href="http://www.unaltraeuropa.eu/dett-eventi.php?id_evento=210">the european
left for another europe in Florence</A></P>
<P>23 May <A
href="http://www.euia.cat/agenda.jsp?dia=23&tmes=4&tano=2009">Presentation
of the EL Electoral Platform in Barcelona</A></P>
<P>26 May ELECTORAL MEETING IN FRANKFURT/MAIN</P>
<P>28 May ELECTORAL MEETING "EDUCATION IN CRISIS, ORIGINS AND SOLUTIONS" IN
LYON<BR></P>
<P>31 May ELECTORAL MEETING IN BRANDENBURG<BR></P>
<P>01 June ELECTORAL EVENT IN FRANKFURT/ODER</P>
<P>03 June ELECTORAL EVENT IN PRAGUE<BR></P>
<P>04 - 07 June <A
href="http://www.europarl.europa.eu/elections2009/default.htm?language=EN">Elections
to the European Parliament</A></P>
<P>12 June EXTRAORDINARY EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING IN BRUSSELS<BR></P>
<P>19 June - 21 June PRESS FESTIVAL OF DKP AND UNSERE ZEIT</P></DIV><A
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<H2>European Left News Portal</H2>
<P>Next week the European Left will launch a separate news portal that will
contain diverse articles and opinions on a wide range of subjects such as
politics, economics, social policy, environment, science and culture. A link on
the EL website will take you to the new(s) portal soon.</P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=imprint><STRONG>Impressum</STRONG><BR>Helmut Scholz<BR>European
Left<BR>30 Rue Parnasse<BR>1050 Brussels<BR>Tel.: +32 (0)2 502 26 06<BR>Fax: +32
(0)2 502 01 73<BR>E-Mail: <A
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