Nadia Moscufo
Analysis

Nadia Moscufo : « Nous voulons que les ouvriers et les ouvrières prennent une place centrale dans le parti » [Soon in English]

Nadia Moscufo est passée de la caisse d’un supermarché au Parlement fédéral. La députée-ouvrière du PTB a rejoint le bureau du parti en 2024. Une prise de responsabilité nécessaire pour le renforcement du parti de gauche mais qui étonnerait la Nadia du début des années 2000…
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Aftermoovie ManiFiesta 2025
News

Aftermovie ManiFiesta 2025! (English version)

ManiFiesta 2025 was all about atmosphere, talented musicians and artists, fascinating speakers from all over the world, the biggest left-wing book fair in Belgium, an international trade union village, a children's festival for our smallest partygoers, the best food from different countries and sports and games for everyone. But above all, ManiFiesta is the festival with the very best visitors! Thank you for braving the rain with us and for making ManiFiesta 2025 unforgettable! We look forward to welcoming you in 2026 on September 12 and 13!
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Soudan
Analysis

Sudan: How Imperialism Fuels War and Mass Violence

The civil war today tearing apart Sudan is not just a conflict between rival generals. Rather, it is the direct and tragic consequence of the plundering of the resources under the country’s soil, for the benefit of foreign powers. Only an end to outside interference, and the mobilisation of the Sudanese people to force the creation of a civilian government without military involvement, can put an end to the horror.
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Grève générale
News

Successful general strike in Belgium

From November 23th to 26th, Belgium saw successful action against the austerity measures and budget cuts of the ‘Arizona’ rightist government, culminating in a general strike. The PVDA-PTB, present at 700 picket lines, had a clear message: “Listen to the workers, listen to those who keep the country running every day: Hands off our pensions, hands off the indexation of our wages or our night shift bonuses.”
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Benjamin Pestieau, deputy general secretary of the PVDA-PTB
Analysis

"It's not going to be a smooth ride, but we can win" Benjamin Pestieau, Deputy General Secretary of the PVDA-PTB, talks about the social struggle in Belgium

On October 14th, the trade unions organised a demonstration in Brussels against the anti-social plans of the so called 'Arizona' government. It marked a turning point. 140,000 people took to the streets. That number was immediately downplayed by the right, but reveals the scale of the popular resistance. Benjamin Pestieau, deputy general secretary of the PVDA-PTB, explains the reasons for this massive mobilisation, the government's strategy of division and repression, and the essential conditions for pushing back this government of social destruction.
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David Pestieau, Political Director of the Workers’ Party of Belgium (PVDA–PTB)
Analysis

Facing a Tilting World and the Rise of European Militarism: Why Peace and Socialism Matter Now

At the 2025 European Forum in Vienna, David Pestieau, Political Director of the Workers’ Party of Belgium (PVDA–PTB), delivered the following speech during the plenary “Austerity and the War Economy: Our Opposition to the EU ReArm Initiative. Fighting War Means Fighting Austerity“.
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