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19-651: European United Left can refer to one of three political groups in the European Parliament: European United Left–Nordic Green Left European United Left (1989–93) European United Left (1994–95) See also [ edit ] Political groups of the European Parliament Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

38-1083: A founding member of the group, decided to leave and instead sit as Non-Inscrits . In 2019 no MEPs were elected from the French Communist Party , the Danish People's Movement against the EU , the Dutch Socialist Party , and from the Italian parties The Left and the Communist Refoundation Party . MEPs from the French La France insoumise , the Belgian Workers' Party of Belgium , the German Human Environment Animal Protection Party ,

57-1028: The Croatian Labourists – Labour Party also joined the group. In 2014 no MEPs were elected from the Irish Socialist Party , the Socialist Party of Latvia , and the Croatian Labourists – Labour Party . MEPs from the Spanish Podemos as well as EH Bildu and the Dutch Party for the Animals joined the group, while MEPs from the Italian Communist Refoundation Party and the Finnish Left Alliance re-entered parliament and rejoined. The Communist Party of Greece ,

76-793: The Independent Labour Network , joined the group. In 1999 the German Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) and the Greek Democratic Social Movement (DIKKI) joined as full members, while the five MEPs elected from the list of the French Trotskyist alliance LO – LCR and the one MEP for the Dutch Socialist Party joined as associate members. In 2002 four MEPs from the French Citizen and Republican Movement and one from

95-724: The 9th European Parliament was determined at the first meeting on 29 May 2019. Democratic Social Movement In the 1996 legislative election , DIKKI received 4.43% of the vote and 9 seats in the Hellenic Parliament . In the 1999 election to the European Parliament , the party received 6.85% of the vote and 2 seats in the European Parliament, and was a full member of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left group. After these initial successes, however, DIKKI failed to elect members to

114-717: The Danish People's Movement against the EU also joined the group. In 2004 no MEPs were elected from LO–LCR and DIKKI — which was undergoing a dispute with its leader over the party constitution — and the French Citizen and Republican Movement did not put forward candidates. MEPs from the Portuguese Left Bloc , the Irish Sinn Féin , the Progressive Party of Working People of Cyprus, and the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia joined

133-550: The European Parliament – GUE/NGL ( The Left ) is a left-wing political group of the European Parliament established in 1995. Prior to January 2021 it was named the European United Left/Nordic Green Left (French: Gauche unitaire européenne/Gauche verte nordique , GUE/NGL ). The group is mainly composed of political parties with democratic socialist , anti-capitalist , and Eurosceptic orientations, as well as communist parties and

152-905: The Finnish Left Alliance , the Swedish Left Party , the Danish Socialist People's Party , the United Left of Spain (including the Spanish Communist Party ), the Synaspismos of Greece, the French Communist Party , the Portuguese Communist Party , the Communist Party of Greece , and the Communist Refoundation Party of Italy. In 1998 Ken Coates , an MEP expelled from the UK Labour Party and who co-founded

171-601: The Hellenic Parliament on two consecutive elections; it received 2.69% of the vote in the 2000 legislative election and 1.8% of the vote in the 2004 legislative election . After the 2004 election, Tsovolas unilaterally decided to dissolve DIKKI and give the party possessions away to the Greek state. That decision led to a conflict between the party leader and the National Committee, who voted against

190-581: The Irish Independents 4 Change , and the Danish Red-Green Alliance joined the group. In 2024 MEPs from the Italian parties Italian Left and Five Star Movement joined the group. According to its 1994 constituent declaration, the group is opposed to the present European Union political structure, but it is committed to integration. That declaration sets out three aims for the construction of another European Union,

209-994: The Italian Five Star Movement . In 1995, the enlargement of the European Union led to the creation of the Nordic Green Left (NGL) group of parties. The NGL merged with the Confederal Group of the European United Left (GUE) on 6 January 1995, forming the Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left. The NGL suffix was added to the name of the expanded group at the insistence of Swedish and Finnish MEPs. The group initially consisted of MEPs from

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228-555: The dissolution; there are accusations that Tsovolas went through these actions, because he was planning to be readmitted in PASOK in the near future. The National Committee went to law and the court ruled that the party is legally administered by the national executive bodies, thus it cannot cease to exist unless the National Congress or the National Committee takes such decision. The party possessions were returned and Tsovolas

247-724: The group's 37 voted against the parliament's resolution condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine , while 10 also abstained in the vote that passed 637–14. Even before the war, there have been tensions in the group, especially with the Irish MEPs Mick Wallace and Clare Daly working to defuse sanctions on Russia placed because of the downing of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 . MEPs may be full or associate members. National parties may be full or associate members. The initial member parties for

266-622: The group. The Danish Socialist People's Party , a member of the Nordic Green Left, left the group to instead sit in the Greens–European Free Alliance group. In 2009 no MEPs were elected from the Italian Communist Refoundation Party and the Finnish Left Alliance . MEPs from the Irish Socialist Party , the Socialist Party of Latvia , and the French Left Party joined the group. In 2013 one MEP from

285-522: The manner they deem best suited to achieve their aims. As such, it has simultaneously positioned itself as insiders within the European institutions , enabling it to influence the decisions made by co-decision ; and as outsiders by its willingness to seek another Europe, which would abolish the Maastricht Treaty . GUE/NGL has been split on the issue of Russia. On 1 March 2022, 7 MEPs out of

304-517: The title European United Left . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=European_United_Left&oldid=676088986 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages European United Left%E2%80%93Nordic Green Left The Left in

323-631: The total change of institutions to make them fully democratic, breaking with neoliberal monetarist policies, and a policy of co-development and equitable cooperation. The group wants to disband the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and strengthen the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). The group is divided between reformism and revolution, leaving it up to each party to decide on

342-559: Was expelled. In the local elections of 2006 DIKKI supported many tickets led by the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), and numerous party members (for the size of the party) were elected in local councils. Moreover, DIKKI participated in All Workers Militant Front (PAME), a trade unionist coordination centre closely related with KKE. Although it was expected that co-operation between the two parties would become permanent, on August 22, 2007 DIKKI announced that it

361-681: Was participating in the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA), which received 5.04% of the vote in the legislative election held on September 16, 2007. On February 20, 2015, the party announced it was severing ties with SYRIZA. In the summer of 2015, it joined an alliance with Popular Unity . It would remain affiliated until June 2019, when it joined an electoral coalition with the United Popular Front and Agricultural Livestock Party of Greece . In March 2021, it joined

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