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Vera Weidenbach

Vera Weidenbach Published: April 24th, 2024

BSW seeks its own group in the EU Parliament

The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) does not want to join any of the existing parliamentary groups after the European elections. Rather, the BSW is focusing on new collaborations with parties that correspond to its program priorities. There are already trusting talks with potential partners, said lead candidate Fabio De Masi in Berlin on Wednesday. He […]

Vera Weidenbach Published: January 29th, 2024

Wagenknecht alliance adopts European election program without debate

The first party conference of the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) party begins with a standing ovation for the founder, who enters the hall in a red costume at 10 a.m. on the dot. This staging of Sahra Wagenknecht and the new party as a “saving force” for a “badly governed” Germany remains the most important […]

Vera Weidenbach Published: November 20th, 2023

Left party practices a new start with European election program

The party leadership of the Left can chalk up the party conference as a success for itself and its course. The European election program was adopted by a large majority. Most of the amendments had already been cleared by the Executive Committee in advance, and the delegates voted on the rest, mostly in favor of […]

Vera Weidenbach Published: September 13th, 2023

Asylum reform: EU Parliamentarians against time pressure

Negotiations between the Council and Parliament on the issue of EU-wide asylum reform could drag on. Leading MEPs in the EU Parliament do not want to be put under pressure. “The positions of the Parliament and the Council are still far apart on many points”, says Social Democrat Birgit Sippel. The Council and Parliament have […]

Vera Weidenbach Published: August 29th, 2023

Carola Rackete: ‘Representing an internationalist position’

Ms. Rackete, you have always been an activist. Will the left-wing movements move into the EU Parliament with you in 2024?We want to keep the balance and on the one hand represent the climate justice movement in Germany, but also global movements in my candidacy. In the area of migration, there are many people who […]

Vera Weidenbach Published: April 13th, 2023

German government wants EU-wide liberalization of cannabis

After plans in Germany for cannabis legalization failed to stand up to scrutiny by the EU Commission, German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach is now planning scientifically monitored model projects for the sale of cannabis. The aim is to convince other EU countries of the merits of a liberal cannabis policy. In Brussels, the German government […]