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United for a Left Alternative in Europe Member and Observer Parties S PORTUGAL United Left PORTUGAL United Left IE Left Bloc Left Bloc IzquierdaIzquierda Unida Unida Bloco de Esquerda Portugal www.izquierda-unida.es T Bloco de Esquerda Portugal www.esquerda.net R UnitedUnited and and Alternative Alternative Left L (Catalonia)eft ROMANIA Esquerra(Catalonia) Unida i Alternativa A ROMANIA Socialist Alliance Party www.euia.catEsquerra Unida i Alternativa P Socialist Alliance Party Partidul Alianta Socialista www.euia.cat Partidul Alianta Socialista www.pasro.ro SWITZERLAND www.pasro.ro SWITZERLAND Labour Party of Switzerland SAN MARINO Labour Party of Switzerland SAN MARINO Partei der Arbeit der Schweiz Communist Refoundation of San Marino Partei der Arbeit der Schweiz Communist Refoundation of San Marino www.pda.ch (de) Rifondazione Comunista Sammarinese www.pst.chwww.pda.ch (fr) (de) Rifondazione Comunista Sammarinese www.sxun.org www.pdl.chwww.pst.ch (it) (fr) www.pdl.ch (it) SPAIN TURKEY MEMBER Communist Party of Spain Communist Party of Spain FreedomTURKEY and Solidarity Party United for Partido Comunista de España Partido Comunista de España ÖzgürlükFreedom ve and Dayanışma Solidarity Partisi Party MEMBER PARTIES www.pce.es www.pce.es www.odp.org.trÖzgürlük ve Dayanışma Partisi www.odp.org.tr CYPRUS a left alternative ITALY CYPRUSNew Cyprus Party CZECHParty of REPUBLIC Italian Communists New Cyprus Party Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia Yeni Kıbrıs Partisi Partito dei Comunisti Italiani Yeniwww.ykp.org.cy Kıbrıs Partisi Komunisticka strana Čech a Moravy www.ykp.org.cy www.kscm.czwww.comunisti-italiani.it in Europe Progressive Party of the Working People SLOVAKIA Progressive Party of the Working People ITALYCommunist Party of Slovakia Ανορθωτικό Κόμμα Κόμμα Εργαζόμενου Εργαζόμενου Λαού Λαού Party of Italian Communists www.akel.org.cy Komunistická strana Slovenska www.akel.org.cy Partito dei Comunisti Italiani www.comunisti-italiani.itwww.kss.sk UnitedUnited Cyprus Cyprus Party Party Birleşik Kibris Partisi Birleşik Kibris Partisi SLOVAKIA www.birlesikkibrispartisi.org Communist Party of Slovakia CZECH REPUBLIC Komunistická strana Slovenska www.kss.sk OBSERVER PARTIES Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia OBSERVER PARTIES Komunisticka strana Čech a Moravy www.kscm.cz ContContactact u sus PartyParty of ofthe the European European Left Left SquareSquare de de Meeus Meeus 25 25 1000 Brussels, Belgium 1000 Brussels, Belgium Phone: +32 (0) 2 5022606/16 Phone:Fax: +32 +32 (0) (0) 2 2 5020173 5022606/16 Fax: +32 (0) 2 5020173 e-Mail: [email protected] e-Mail:Web: [email protected]://www.european-left.org Web: http://www.european-left.org With the financial support of the European Parliement Printed on recycled paper www.european-left.org With the financial support of the European Parliement Party of the European Left (EL) United for a left alternative in Europe Member and Observer Parties “We refer to the values and traditions of socialism, communism and the labour movement, of The Party of the European Left is a political party at the European level which was feminism, the feminist movement and gender equality, of the environmental movement and Tformedhe Party in 2004.of the Member European and left observer is a political parties of party the EL at are the socialist, European communist, level which red- was sustainable development, of peace and international solidarity, of human rights, humanism formedgreen and in other2004. democratic Member and left observer parties. partiesTheir basic of the principles El are socialist,and political communist, aims are red-laid and antifascism, of progressive and liberal thinking, both nationally and internationally”. greendown inand the other EL Manifesto democratic from left 2004. parties. 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ABOUT THE EUROPEAN LEFT AUSTRIA FRANCEFRANCE Executive Board of the Party of the European Left Communist Party of Austria Communist Party of Austria FrenchFrench Communist Communist Party Party Kommunistische Partei Österreichs The Executive Board was elected during the 4th Congress of the Party of the European Left, Kommunistische Partei Österreichs PartiParti communiste communiste français français I www.kpoe.at www.pcf.fr held on 13th - 15th of December 2013 in Madrid. www.kpoe.at www.pcf.fr BELARUS The Left Party The Executive Board consists of the chairperson and the vice-chairpersons, the treasurer, and BelarusianBELARUS Left Party ‘Fair World’ The Left Party Belarusian Left Party ‘Fair World’ PartiParti de de Gauche Gauche further members elected by the Congress on a key of two persons from each member party on Беларуская партыя левых Беларуская партыя левых www.lepartidegauche.frwww.lepartidegauche.fr a gender-quoted basis. ‘Справядлівы свет’ www.camarade.biz‘Справядлівы свет’ PARTIES Unitarian Left The Council of Chairpersons meets at least twice a year. Members are the www.camarade.biz Unitarian Left The Council of Chairpersons meets at least twice a year. Members are Gauche Unitaire theChairpersons Chairpersons of allof allmember member parties, parties, as as well well as as the EL ChairpersonChairperson and and Vice- Gauche Unitaire BELGIUM www.gauche-unitaire.fr IVice-Chairpersons.Chairperson. Communist Party www.gauche-unitaire.fr Communist Party Parti Communiste (Wallonie-Bruxelles) GERMANY Parti Communiste (Wallonie-Bruxelles) The Council of Chairpersons has,has, withwith regardsregards toto thethe Execut Executiveive Board, Board, the the rights rights www.particommuniste.be GERMThe ANYLeft of initiative and of objection on important political issues. www.particommuniste.be of initiative and of objection on important political issues. BULGARIA TheDie L eftLinke BulgarianBULGARIA Left Diewww.die-linke.de Linke The CouncilCouncil adoptsadopts resolutions resolutions and and recommendations recommendations that that are are passed passed to the to the www.die-linke.de MEMBER PARTIES Bulgarian Left Executive Board, and decides on applications for EL membership. Българската левица GREECE Executive Board, and decides on applications for EL membership. www.levicata.orgБългарската левица www.levicata.org GREECESyriza MEMBER CZECH REPUBLIC ΣΥΡΙΖΑ Party of Democratic Socialism Syriza CHAIRPERSONS www.syriza.gr CZECH REPUBLIC Strana demokratického socialismu ΣΥΡΙΖΑ www.sds.czParty of Democratic Socialism http://www.syriza.gr EXECUTIVE BOARD NETWORKS HUNGARY Strana demokratického socialismu DENMARK Workers’ Party of Hungary 2006 EL-FEM network Middle East www.sds.cz HUNGARY Red Green Alliance Magyarországi Munkáspárt 2006 Trade-unionists network Latin America Workers' Party of Hungary 2006 EnhedslistenDENMARK - De Rød-Grønne www.munkaspart-2006.hu Magyarországi Munkáspárt 2006 Balkans network Africa www.enhedslisten.dkRed Green Alliance www.munkaspart-2006.huITALY Culture network Environment EEnhedslistenSTONIA - De Rød-Grønne Estonianwww.enhedslisten.dk Left Party Communist Refoundation Party ITALYPartito della rifondazione comunista Agriculture Eestimaa ühendatud vasakpartei http:// COUNCIL OF Communistwww.rifondazione.it Refoundation Party vasakpartei.ee/vpbESTONIA LGBT Estonian Left Party Partito della rifondazione comunista FINDLAND LUXEMBOURG Eestimaa ühendatud vasakpartei ww.rifondazione.it Economic Policy Communist Party of Finland www.vasakpartei.ee/vpb The Left Education Suomen kommunistinen puolue LUXEMBOURGDéi Lénk www.skp.fi Social Movements FINDLAND Thewww.dei-lenk.lu Left LCommunisteft Alliance Party of Finland Déi Lénk REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA Public Services VasemmistoliittoSuomen kommunistinen puolue www.dei-lenk.lu www.vasemmisto.fiwww.skp.fi Party of Communists of the Republic of Communication Moldova REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA Left Alliance Partidul Comuniştilor din Republica East Europe Party of Communists of the Republic of Vasemmistoliitto Moldova Moldova www.vasemmisto.fi www.pcrm.md WORKING GROUPS Partidul Comuniştilor din Republica Moldova www.pcrm.md.
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