{{Short description|Council of Europe Assembly political group}} '''Unified European Left Group''' (UEL) is a group in the [[Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe]], formed by 37 MPs from various centre-left and left-wing parties in 13 countries. [[Laura Castel]] ([[Spain]]) and [[George Loucaides]] ([[Cyprus]]) 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 2026:<ref name="uel">[https://pace.coe.int/en/aplist/polgroups/5/group-of-the-unified-european-left Group of the Unified European Left (PACE page)]</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! !Name !Party !Reports |- |{{flagicon|Spain}} |[[Laura Castel]] |[[Republican Left of Catalonia]] | |- |{{flagicon|Cyprus}} |[[George Loucaides]] |[[Progressive Party of Working People|AKEL]] |Budget intergovernmental programme 2015, [http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-XML2HTML-en.asp?fileid=23737&lang=en Political transition in Tunesia 2017], [http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-XML2HTML-en.asp?fileid=23742&lang=en Budget and priorities of the Council of Europe for the biennium 2018-2019], [http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-XML2HTML-en.asp?fileid=23734&lang=en Expenditure of the Parliamentary Assembly for the biennium 2018-2019], [https://pace.coe.int/en/files/30066 The honouring of membership obligations to the Council of Europe by Malta], [https://pace.coe.int/en/files/31417 for democracy in respect of the Parliament of Jordan], |- |{{Flagicon|France}} |[[Emmanuel Fernandes]] |[[La France Insoumise]] | |- |{{flagicon|Greece}} |[[Georgios Psychogios]] |[[Coalition of the Radical Left]] | |- |{{Flagicon|Germany}} |[[Vinzenz Glaser]] |[[Die Linke]] | |- |{{Flagicon|Italy}} |[[Alessandra Maiorino]] |[[Movimento 5 Stelle]] | |- |{{flagicon|Turkey}} |[[Berdan Öztürk]] |[[Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party]] | |- |{{flagicon|Turkey}} |[[Ceylan Akça Cupolo]] |[[Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party]] | |- |{{flagicon|Germany}} |[[Janina Böttger]] |[[Die Linke]] | |- |{{Flagicon|France}} |[[Sophia Chikirou]] |[[La France Insoumise]] | |- |{{flagicon|Italy}} |[[Giuseppe De Cristofaro]] |[[Alleanza Verdi e Sinistra]] | |- |{{Flagicon|Ireland}} |[[Ann Graves]] |[[Sinn Féin]] | |- |{{flagicon|Greece}} |[[Dionysios-Charalampos Kalamatianos]] |[[Coalition of the Radical Left]] | |- |{{Flagicon|Italy}} |[[Arnaldo Lomuti]] |[[Movimento 5 Stelle]] | |- |{{Flagicon|France}} |[[Silvana Silvani]] |[[Communist, Republican, Citizen and Ecologist group]] | |- |{{Flagicon|Moldova}} |[[Constantin Starîş]] |[[Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova]] | |- |{{flagicon|Germany}} |[[Aaron Valent]] |[[Die Linke]] | |- |{{flagicon|Norway}} |[[Seher Aydar]] |[[Red Party (Norway)|Red Party]] | |- |{{flagicon|Turkey}} |[[Semra Çağlar Gökalp]] |[[Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party]] | |- |{{Flagicon|Spain}} |[[Fabián Chinea Correa]] |[[Gomera Socialist Group]] | |- |{{Flag icon|Moldova}} |[[Gabriela Cuneva]] |[[Alternative (political bloc)]] | |- |{{Flagicon|France}} |[[Michelle Gréaume]] |[[Communist, Republican, Citizen and Ecologist group]] | |- |{{Flagicon|Greece}} |[[Liana Kanelli]] |[[Communist Party of Greece]] | |- |{{Flagicon|Italy}} |[[Emma Pavanelli]] |[[Movimento 5 Stelle]] | |- |{{Flagicon|Denmark}} |[[Søren Søndergaard (politician)|Søren Søndergaard]] |[[Red–Green Alliance (Denmark)]] |[https://pace.coe.int/en/files/10476 Honouring of obligations and commitments by Albania] |- |{{Flag icon|Ireland}} |[[Patricia Stephenson]] |[[Social Democrats (Ireland)|Social Democrats]] | |- |{{flagicon|Germany}} |[[Christin Willnat]] |[[Die Linke]] | |- |{{flagicon|Belgium}} |[[Alice Bernard]] |[[Workers' Party of Belgium]] | |- |{{Flagicon|France}} |[[Gabrielle Cathala]] |[[La France Insoumise]] | |- |{{Flagicon|Ireland}} |[[Joanne Collins]] |[[Sinn Féin]] | |- |{{Flagicon|Spain}} |[[Esther Gil de Reboleño Lastortres]] |[[Movimiento Sumar]] | |- |{{Flagicon|Norway}} |[[Marthe Hammer]] |[[Socialist Left Party]] | |- |{{Flagicon|Italy}} |[[Ettore Antonio Licheri]] |[[Movimento 5 Stelle]] | |- |{{flagicon|Belgium}} |[[Julien Ribaudo]] |[[Workers' Party of Belgium]] | |- |{{flagicon|France}} |[[Anne Stambach-Terrenoir]] |[[La France insoumise]] | |- |{{Flagicon|Slovenia}} |[[Nataša Sukič]] |[[The Left (Slovenia)]] | |- |{{flagicon|Turkey}} |[[Sevilay Çelenk Özen]] |[[Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party]] | |}
==Reports of former members==
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! !Name !Party !Reports |- |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} |[[:nl:Tuur Elzinga|Tuur Elzinga]] |[[Socialist Party (Netherlands)|Socialist Party]] |[http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-DocDetails-EN.asp?fileid=19247&lang=EN Activities of EBRD], [http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-DocDetails-EN.asp?fileid=22012&lang=EN Activities of OECD], [http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-DocDetails-EN.asp?fileid=20915&lang=EN Council of Europe Bank] |- |{{flagicon|Germany}} |[[Annette Groth]] |[[The Left (Germany)|Die Linke]] |[http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-DocDetails-EN.asp?fileid=18730&lang=EN Rome migrants 2012], [http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-DocDetails-EN.asp?fileid=19239&lang=EN Trafficking migrant workers 2013], [http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-XML2HTML-en.asp?fileid=22568&lang=en Syrian refugee crisis 2016] |- |{{flagicon|Republic of Moldova}} |[[:ro:Grigore Petrenco|Grigore Petrenco]] |[[Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova]] |[http://assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-DocDetails-EN.asp?fileid=21068&lang=EN&search=cGV0cmVuY298Y29ycHVzX25hbWVfZW46Ik9mZmljaWFsIGRvY3VtZW50cyI= Albania 2014] |- |{{flagicon|Denmark}} |[[:da:Nikolaj Villumsen|Nikolaj Vilmussen]] |[[Red-Green Alliance (Denmark)|Red-Green Alliance]] |[http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-DocDetails-EN.asp?fileid=21343&lang=EN Equality and the crisis 2015] |- |{{Flagicon|Greece}} |[[Georgios Katrougalos]] |[[Syriza]] |[https://pace.coe.int/en/files/28157 The activities of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)], [https://pace.coe.int/en/files/31417 Evaluation of the partnership for democracy in respect of the Parliament of Jordan], [https://pace.coe.int/en/files/30254 The impact of Brexit on human rights on the island of Ireland], [https://pace.coe.int/en/files/31695 European Convention on Human Rights and national constitutions], [https://pace.coe.int/en/files/33159 Globalisation in times of crisis and war: the role of the OECD since the Russian Federation's aggression against Ukraine], [https://pace.coe.int/en/files/29385 Observation of the early parliamentary elections in Armenia (20 June 2021)] |- |{{Flagicon|Iceland}} |[[Ögmundur Jónasson]] |[[Left-Green Movement]] |[https://pace.coe.int/en/files/23231 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 |- |{{Flagicon|Iceland}} |[[Rósa Björk Brynjólfsdóttir]] |[[Left-Green Movement]] |[https://pace.coe.int/en/files/27726 Stop violence against, and exploitation of, migrant children], [https://pace.coe.int/en/files/28699 Effective guardianship for unaccompanied and separated migrant children] |- |{{Flagicon|Sweden}} |[[Momodou Malcolm Jallow]] |[[Left Party (Sweden)]] |[https://pace.coe.int/en/files/29372#trace-4 Combating Afrophobia, or anti Black racism in Europe], [https://pace.coe.int/en/files/30047 The role of political parties in fostering diversity and inclusion: a new Charter for a non-racist society], [https://pace.coe.int/en/files/30259 Raising awareness of and countering Islamophobia, or anti-Muslim racism, in Europe] |- |{{Flagicon|Spain}} |[[Miren Gorrotxategi]] |[[Podemos Euskadi]] |[https://pace.coe.int/en/files/25211#trace-4 Promoting sign language in Europe] |- |{{Flagicon|Denmark}} |[[Ulla Sandbæk]] |[[The Alternative (Denmark)]] |[https://pace.coe.int/en/files/25058#trace-2 Family reunification of refugees and migrants in the Council of Europe member States] |- |{{Flagicon|Moldova}} |[[Adela Raileanu]] |[[Socialist Party of Moldova]] | |- |{{flagicon|Germany}} |[[Andrej Hunko]] |[[Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht]] |[http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-DocDetails-EN.asp?fileid=12908&lang=EN Over-indebteness of states 2011], [http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-DocDetails-EN.asp?fileid=18745&lang=EN Austerity measures 2012], [http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-DocDetails-EN.asp?fileid=21346&lang=EN Right to bargain collectively, right to strike 2015], [http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-XML2HTML-en.asp?fileid=23534&lang=en Income inequality 2017], [https://pace.coe.int/en/files/28654 Lessons for the future from an effective and rights-based response to the COVID-19 pandemic], [https://pace.coe.int/en/files/29245#trace-2 Overcoming the socio-economic crisis sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic], [https://pace.coe.int/en/files/31688 The honouring of membership obligations to the Council of Europe by San Marino] |- |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} |[[Tiny Kox]] |[[Socialist Party (Netherlands)|Socialist Party]] |[http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-DocDetails-EN.asp?fileid=13172&lang=EN Palestina 2011], [http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-DocDetails-EN.asp?fileid=13104&lang=EN Delegations PACE 2011], [http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-DocDetails-EN.asp?fileid=12924&lang=EN Observation Russian Federation 2012], [http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-DocDetails-EN.asp?fileid=18168&lang=EN Presidential election Russian Federation 2012], [http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-DocDetails-EN.asp?fileid=20321&lang=EN Palestina 2014], [http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-DocDetails-EN.asp?fileid=20924&lang=EN Europe's Public administrations 2014], [http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-DocDetails-EN.asp?fileid=21310&lang=EN Bosnia and Herzegovina 2014], [http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-DocDetails-EN.asp?fileid=21834&lang=EN Turkey 2015], [http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-DocDetails-EN.asp?fileid=22427&lang=EN International terrorism 2016], [http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-XML2HTML-en.asp?fileid=24033&lang=en Acquis of the Council of Europe 2017], [http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-DocDetails-EN.asp?fileid=24304&lang=EN Bosnia and Herzegovina 2018] |- |{{flagicon|Ireland}} |[[Paul Gavan]] |[[Sinn Féin]] |[https://pace.coe.int/en/files/29401 Humanitarian consequences of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan] |}
== Honorary President of the Parliamentary Assembly == Presidency of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! !Name !Party |Reports |- |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} |[https://pace.coe.int/en/members/5246/kox Tiny Kox] |[[Socialist Party (Netherlands)|Socialist Party]] |[http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-DocDetails-EN.asp?fileid=13172&lang=EN Palestina 2011], [http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-DocDetails-EN.asp?fileid=13104&lang=EN Delegations PACE 2011], [http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-DocDetails-EN.asp?fileid=12924&lang=EN Observation Russian Federation 2012], [http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-DocDetails-EN.asp?fileid=18168&lang=EN Presidential election Russian Federation 2012], [http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-DocDetails-EN.asp?fileid=20321&lang=EN Palestina 2014], [http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-DocDetails-EN.asp?fileid=20924&lang=EN Europe's Public administrations 2014], [http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-DocDetails-EN.asp?fileid=21310&lang=EN Bosnia and Herzegovina 2014], [http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-DocDetails-EN.asp?fileid=21834&lang=EN Turkey 2015], [http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-DocDetails-EN.asp?fileid=22427&lang=EN International terrorism 2016], [http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-XML2HTML-en.asp?fileid=24033&lang=en Acquis of the Council of Europe 2017][https://pace.coe.int/en/files/22427 Combating international terrorism while protecting Council of Europe standards and values], [http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-DocDetails-EN.asp?fileid=24304&lang=EN Bosnia and Herzegovina 2018], [https://pace.coe.int/en/files/29101 The Assembly's vision on the strategic priorities for the Council of Europe], [https://pace.coe.int/en/files/27565 Role and mission of the Parliamentary Assembly: main challenges for the future], [https://pace.coe.int/en/files/24033 Defending the acquis of the Council of Europe: preserving 65 years of successful intergovernmental co-operation], [https://pace.coe.int/en/files/29484 Guidelines on the scope of the parliamentary immunities enjoyed by members of the Parliamentary Assembly], [https://pace.coe.int/en/files/28920 Observation of the parliamentary elections in Georgia (31 October 2020)] |}
== Honorary Associates of the Parliamentary Assembly == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Name !Party !Reports |- |[[George Katrougalos]] |[[Syriza]] | |- |[[Hişyar Özsoy]] |[[Peoples' Democratic Party (Turkey)]] | |- |[[Nikolaj Villumsen]] |[[Red–Green Alliance (Denmark)]] | |- |[[Feleknas Uca]] |[[Peoples' Democratic Party (Turkey)]] | |- |[[Paul Gavan]] |[[Sinn Féin]] |[https://pace.coe.int/en/files/29401 Humanitarian consequences of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan] |- |[[Andrej Hunko]] |[[Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance]] | |}
== See also == *[[European United Left–Nordic Green Left]] *[[European Anticapitalist Left]] *[[Party of the European Left]]
==External links== *[https://pace.coe.int/en/aplist/polgroups/5/groupe-pour-la-gauche-unitaire-europeenne Page on the PACE website] *[https://gue-uel.org/ UEL Group website] *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si-lFPyPB1M PACE's Tiny Kox on his time as PACE President]
==References== {{Reflist}}
[[Category:Political groups in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe]] [[Category:Left-wing politics in Europe]]