Information of the DIE LINKE. Department of International Policy more
Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung (CDU), assesses the mission of the German armed forces in Afghanistan as a success. Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier, the SPD’s candidate for chancellor, says he would debate/discuss a military retreat from the Hindu Kush only in case of an election victory of his party. In this context, Helmut Scholz, a member of DIE LINKE party Executive Committee and of the European Parliament, has made the following statement: more
DIE LINKE congratulates the Moldovan Communists on their success in the parliamentary elections on July 29th. Members of the Executive Board of DIE LINKE Helmut Scholz (Member of the EP) and Sascha Wagener (currently in Chisinau) state: more
Decision of the Executive Board, 25 May 2009 more
Message of Lothar Bisky, Oskar Lafontaine and Helmut Scholz to Mauricio Funes, Salvador Sánchez Cerén, and Medardo González more
In light of the recent dramatic escalation of the civil war in Sri Lanka Helmut Scholz, board member of DIE LINKE, clarifies: more
DIE LINKE suggests the immediate implementation of the following measures in order to stabilize the financial market: more
"The standard rate for children of Hartz-IV families is explicitly too low", stated deputy chair of DIE LINKE Katja Kipping, looking toward tomorrow's coming negotiations before the federal social court to the topic of the child-aid rate in the Hartz-IV. She clarified: more
on the regional elections in the state of Hesse on 18 January 2009 more
"The Federal Government is bidding for a yearly increase of 9 billion Euro for the public investment program. That is less than 0,4 percent. In consideration of the historical dimensions of the economic crisis, this is irresponsible.", stated Michael Schlecht, Member of the Executive Board. He clarifies the Stimulus package to the coalition: more