Party of the European Left (PEL)

Participants at the Party of the European Left's Third Mediterranean conference in Malaga.

The Party of the European Left (PEL), which is made up of left groups across Europe, held its in聽Malaga, on the southern coast of Spain, from March 31 to April 2.

The three-day gathering brought together left-wing, socialist, anti-imperialist and anti-austerity parties from across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.

鈥淭oo many people have already lost their lives in the Mediterranean sea, more than a thousand this week, which is a major crime against humanity,鈥 The (EL) said in a April 20 statement. 鈥淲e need to stop it immediately!鈥 The EL, a group made up of left-wing parties from across Europe, said: 鈥淲e reject any attempt to solve the so-called 'migration problem' by an increased militarisation.鈥