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Why Did Romanian Far-Right Politicians Attend Maduro’s Inauguration?
Originally published on February 20, 2025 in Internationalist Standpoint. Based on an initial commentary published in CriticAtac.ro. On Friday, January 10, 2025, Nicolás Maduro was inaugurated in a heavily militarized ceremony in the capital city of Caracas. The event was highly controversial given the accusations of electoral fraud and repression of the opposition directed at the…
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What the Volkswagen Crisis Reveals About the Direction of Union Bureaucracies
originally published on January 20, 2025 in Internationalist Standpoint The crisis in the German automotive industry appears to be reaching a moment of de-escalation (of class struggle, unfortunately), albeit a temporary one. On Friday, December 21, the German company Volkswagen reached an agreement described by the press as “historic” with representatives of the IG Metall…
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Incoming Romanian Elections Rocked by Invalidation of Far-Right Candidate
originally published on October 29, 2024 in Internationalist Standpoint The end of 2024 marks an intense electoral season for Romania, as parliamentary and presidential elections are scheduled for late November and early December. The period sees worrying trends of increasing far-right activities – not only electoral but also within informal and parasocial networks. In the…
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Mobilisation for Housing Rights in Cluj-Napoca
originally published on December 19, 2023 in Internationalist Standpoint On Sunday, December 17th, the housing rights movement took to the streets in Cluj-Napoca. The Social Housing NOW! campaign, together with the Socialist Action Group (GAS), called for a demonstration under the slogan “We take back our city”. GAS organised a public meeting after the protest to discuss how we…
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Radek Kubala: Dirty Business Model of Oligarch Daniel Křetínský Sabotaging Energy Transition All Over Europe
originally published on September 27, 2023 in Internationalist Standpoint On September 8-10, an international conference was held in Čáslav, Czech Republic with the objective of mobilizing the environmental movement all across Europe towards a campaign targeting the EPH corporation (Energetický a Průmyslový Holding) and its owner, the Czech oligarch Daniel Křetínský, who is operating a…
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Vienna: Blockades and Mass Mobilization Against Meeting of Energy Tycoons
originally published on March 30, 2023 in Internationalist Standpoint From Monday to Wednesday, March 27 to 29, the European Gas Conference (EGC) took place in Vienna. Representatives of the most powerful energy companies in the world, such as BP, Shell and OMV, held meetings with private financial investors and European bureaucrats to decide behind closed…
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Price Hikes, Evictions, Racism and Energy Crisis — Tenants Take It to the Streets
originally published on December 23, 2022 in Internationalist Standpoint The last months have brought a significant decline in the living standards of the masses in Romania (as well as all across Europe of course), especially in the context of the recent energy crisis and the consequent price hikes. The policy of local authorities, which is…