Labour’s concise manifesto for next June’s MEP elections offers a small island perspective on economic themes, committing its MEPs to bring local realities to the European table. From shipping to climate change, Labour’s MEPs will have the task to put Malta’s smallness on the EU agenda. However, the manifesto conspicuously omits several themes important to European socialists, including the rule of law and feminism. Peace and love in the age of aggressionThe Labour manifesto references Ukraine twice and describes the Russian invasion as “an aggression” once. However, Labour’s manifesto falls short of any forceful reproach of Israel’s contempt for international law.

Source: Libya Today May 19, 2024 10:53 UTC