Unified European Left Group

Unified European Left Group (UEL) is a group in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, formed by 33 MPs from various leftwing parties in 16 countries. Andrej Hunko (Germany) and Anne Stambach-Terrenoir are Co-President of the group.

The UEL operates in the framework set out by PACE: to promote and protect human rights, rule of law and democracy. The Group is in particular inspired by the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Social Charter and by other conventions, arrangements and activities which promote and protect human dignity, social and gender equality, organized solidarity and sustainable development of the planet.

Members

As of April 2024. ^[1]

	Name	Party	Reports
	Paul Gavan	Sinn Fein	Humanitarian consequences of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan,
	Laura Castel	Republican Left of Catalonia
	Anne Stambach-Terrenoir	La France Insoumise
	Vlad Batrîncea	Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova
	Diana Caraman	Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova
	Andrej Hunko	Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht	Over-indebteness of states 2011, Austerity measures 2012, Right to bargain collectively, right to strike 2015, Income inequality 2017, Lessons for the future from an effective and rights-based response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Overcoming the socio-economic crisis sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic, The honouring of membership obligations to the Council of Europe by San Marino,
	Fabian Chinea Correa	Agrupación Socialista Gomera
	Liana Kanelli	Communist Party of Greece
	Nina Kasimati	Syriza
	Alexis Tsipras	Syriza
	Tiny Kox	Socialist Party	Palestina 2011, Delegations PACE 2011, Observation Russian Federation 2012, Presidential election Russian Federation 2012, Palestina 2014, Europe's Public administrations 2014, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2014, Turkey 2015, International terrorism 2016, Acquis of the Council of Europe 2017, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2018
	Réada Cronin	Sinn Féin
	George Loucaides	AKEL	Budget intergovernmental programme 2015, Tunesia 2017, Budget and priorities 2017, Expenditure of PACE 2017, The honouring of membership obligations to the Council of Europe by Malta,
	Roberto Ciavatta	RETE Movement
	Berdan Öztürk	Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party
	Thomas Pringle	Independents 4 Change
	Giuseppe De Cristofaro	Italian Left
	Andreas Sjalg Unneland	Socialist Left Party (Norway)
	Sevilay Çelenk Özen	Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party
	Ayşegül Doğan	Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party
	Esther Gil de Reboleño Lastortres	Sumar (electoral platform)
	Semra Çağlar Gökalp	Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party
	Emmanuel Fernandes	La France Insoumise
	Michelle Gréaume	Parti communiste francais
	Rada Borić	We can! (Croatia)
	Élisa Martin	La France Insoumise
	Frédéric Mathieu	La France Insoumise
	Adela Raileanu	Socialist Party of Moldova
	Silvana Silvani	Parti communiste francais
	Jodis Skuladottir	Left-Green Movement
	Søren Søndergaard	Red–Green Alliance (Denmark)
	Constantin Starîș	Partidul Comuniştilor din Republica Moldova
	Natasa Sukič	The Left (Slovenia)

Reports of former members

	Name	Party	Reports
	Tuur Elzinga	Socialist Party	Activities of EBRD, Activities of OECD, Council of Europe Bank
	Annette Groth	Die Linke	Rome migrants 2012, Trafficking migrant workers 2013, Syrian refugee crisis 2016
	Grigore Petrenco	Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova	Albania 2014
	Nikolaj Vilmussen	Red-Green Alliance	Equality and the crisis 2015
	Georgios Katrougalos	Syriza	The activities of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Evaluation of the partnership for democracy in respect of the Parliament of Jordan, The impact of Brexit on human rights on the island of Ireland, European Convention on Human Rights and national constitutions, Globalisation in times of crisis and war: the role of the OECD since the Russian Federation's aggression against Ukraine, Observation of the early parliamentary elections in Armenia (20 June 2021)
	Ögmundur Jónasson	Left-Green Movement	Reinforcing social dialogue as an instrument for stability and decreasing social and economic inequalities, The honouring of obligations and commitments by the Republic of Moldova 2016
	Rósa Björk Brynjólfsdóttir	Left-Green Movement	Stop violence against, and exploitation of, migrant children, Effective guardianship for unaccompanied and separated migrant children
	Momodou Malcolm Jallow	Left Party (Sweden)	Combating Afrophobia, or anti Black racism in Europe, The role of political parties in fostering diversity and inclusion: a new Charter for a non-racist society, Raising awareness of and countering Islamophobia, or anti-Muslim racism, in Europe
	Miren Gorrotxategi	Podemos Euskadi	Promoting sign language in Europe
	Ulla Sandbæk	The Alternative (Denmark)	Family reunification of refugees and migrants in the Council of Europe member States

Honorary President of the Parliamentary Assembly

Presidency of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

	Name	Party	Reports
	Tiny Kox	Socialist Party	Palestina 2011, Delegations PACE 2011, Observation Russian Federation 2012, Presidential election Russian Federation 2012, Palestina 2014, Europe's Public administrations 2014, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2014, Turkey 2015, International terrorism 2016, Acquis of the Council of Europe 2017 Combating international terrorism while protecting Council of Europe standards and values, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2018, The Assembly's vision on the strategic priorities for the Council of Europe, Role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly: main challenges for the future, Defending the acquis of the Council of Europe: preserving 65 years of successful intergovernmental co-operation, Guidelines on the scope of the parliamentary immunities enjoyed by members of the Parliamentary Assembly, Observation of the parliamentary elections in Georgia (31 October 2020),

Honorary Associates of the Parliamentary Assembly

	Name	Party	Reports
	George Katrougalos	Syriza
	Hişyar Özsoy
	Nikolaj Villumsen	Red–Green Alliance (Denmark)
	Feleknas Uca

See also

• European United Left–Nordic Green Left
• European Anticapitalist Left
• Party of the European Left

External links

• Page on the PACE website
• PACE's Tiny Kox on his time as PACE President

References

1. Assembly Members – Group of the Unified European Left