European Union
Theresa May’s Brexit Plan B is a repeat of Plan A
January 24, 2019British Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposed European Union (EU) divorce agreement was utterly crushed by Britain’s Parliament last week.
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Reforming the European Union is an impossible dream
December 13, 2018British Communist leader Robert Griffiths says turning the EU into a “People’s Europe” would require the election of left governments everywhere, a dim prospect indeed.
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Spain: Breaking up is hard to do
August 28, 2017The upcoming vote for Catalan independence has all of Europe watching events in Spain. The October poll is seen as a referendum on the EU's austerity policies.
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British unions to government: Don’t sacrifice workers in Brexit negotiations
March 29, 2017The British Labour Party and trade unions warn Prime Minister Theresa May against using Brexit negotiations as an excuse to ditch laws that protect workers, consumers, and the environment.
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European left divided over EU membership
December 7, 2016Europe’s left parties struggle to oppose the anti-democratic qualities of the EU without lending credence to the far right’s nationalism.
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