This new year Group seminar aims at highlighting the crucial role played by root causes and psycho-social factors in processes leading to violent extremism. The need to develop a counter-narrative to violent extremism is crucial in addressing this phenomenon, which is too often looked at from a politically biased or short term perspective.

Brussels 08/01/2016

GUE/NGL President Gabi Zimmer will host a press conference on Tuesday 12 January 2016 at 10 am:

"The Escalating State of Violence in Turkey: Kurdish People under Attack"

Internet and digital technologies are transforming our societies, bringing with them an incredible potential for new opportunities, but also new challenges and threats.