Meeting in Brussels on Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 November for the first time in the 30 years' history of the GUE/NGL group at the European Parliament, the leaders and senior representatives of the various member parties decided to keep the name and open, confederal structure of the group unchanged.
Certain parties that are seen as the most pro-reform, such as Germany's Die Linke and the Greek Syriza coalition, were in favour of rationalising the structure, to better prioritise and coordinate...