Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Friday, October 2, 2020
NO TO SOFA AGREEMENT
Reports in the local media are speculating that the Maltese
Government will be signing the SOFA agreement (Status of Forces
Agreement). This had coincided with the
US Secretary of Defence to Malta.
Malta’s signing of this agreement will go directly against
the Neutrality Clause in Malta’s Republican Constitution, and will also
undermine Dom Mintoff’s historical legacy.
No amount of US aid by the US will make good for this. Once
part of Malta’s Sovereignty is lost, it will be gone forever.
The Communist Party of Malta is sure that the present Social
Democratic Administration will not yield to any pressure that may be put by the
US side and neither any amount of remuneration will tempt the Maltese
Government.
Failure by the Maltese Government by signing of this agreement
will put Malta into hot water, as this may open grounds for further whims by
the US.
All progressives and left minded activists, within and
outside the Labour Party, stands firm along with the Communist Party in their will
to oppose this agreement.
Monday, May 11, 2020
Joint Statement of the Parties of the European Communist Initiative
On May 10, 2020, a teleconference of the parties of the European Communist Initiative was held at the initiative of the KKE, under the theme: "The struggle of the communist and workers' parties in the conditions of the pandemic and the new capitalist crisis".
The introductory speech at the teleconference was given by Dimitris Koutsoumbas, General Secretary of the CC of the KKE. The teleconference was attended by 24 communist and workers' parties from Austria, Bulgaria, France, Denmark, Greece, Italy, Ireland, Spain, Croatia, Latvia, Belarus, Lithuania, Malta, Norway, Hungary, Ukraine, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Sweden and Turkey.
The teleconference took place a few days after the celebration of Labor Day and May 9 - the 75th anniversary of the Antifascist Victory, which this year were honored by the parties under special circumstances. The parties of the European Communist Initiative honored the countless dead of the workers' struggle and the anti-fascist victory of the peoples, led by the Red Army, the Soviet people, and the Bolshevik Party.
During the teleconference, the communist and workers' parties that participated exchanged information regarding the health systems and labor rights in the European countries, the measures of the bourgeois governments, the EU, and the attack of the capital.
During the discussion, it was proved that the CoVID-19 pandemic revealed the huge problems of the public health systems in capitalist countries. These problems are caused by the long-lasting anti-popular policy of underfunding, under-staffing, and degradation of public health infrastructure, in favor of the commercialization and privatization of health, to support the profitability of the monopolies. The situation in the health sector, which has been formed for the benefit of capitalist profitability, on the one hand leads to the intensification of doctors and nurses' work, and on the other hand is unable to substantially meet the contemporary needs of prevention and healthcare of the people, confirming that capitalism is the real "virus".
In addition, the current situation has highlighted the contradictions between capitalist countries and the monopolies for the patent of the new vaccine, the treatments, and the necessary medical supplies.
The parties of the European Communist Initiative have conveyed their experience from the consequences of the new capitalist crisis that followed the slowdown in the economy that took place in the previous period and is taking on great proportions in the conditions of the pandemic. They denounced the attack of the capital manifested on all fronts and the antilabor measures of the bourgeois governments, which at the same time provide huge amounts of money to support monopoly groups.
It was proved that there is a general trend towards rising unemployment, flexible forms of employment, new anti-labor measures, and a suspension of trade union rights. It is becoming clear that once again the working class and other popular strata will pay for the capitalist crisis. Under these circumstances, the representatives of the communist and workers' parties of the European Communist Initiative (ECI) discussed the positions of the parties and their actions to protect people's health and workers' rights against the impasses of capitalism.
First of all, during the teleconference, the parties expressed their warm thanks to the doctors and nurses, the hospitals and health units' staff who gave the battle and are still fighting against the pandemic, facing great difficulties.
The ECI parties also expressed solidarity with those affected by the CoVID-19 pandemic and wished them a speedy recovery.
Moreover, they saluted Cuba's solidarity action with the most affected countries.
The parties agreed to reinforce the struggle for:
Immediate strengthening of public health systems, recruitment of permanent medical and nursing staff with full rights, the meeting of all needs in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) and infrastructure required for the full operation of public health care and research services.
Immediate provision of all the necessary means of protection (masks, gloves, disinfectants, etc.) to the people by the state free of charge and fight against profiteering. Immediate provision of all protection measures to the healthcare personnel that gives this battle.
The communist and workers' parties in Europe noted that they will lead the struggle against the attack of the capital, which in the face of the new crisis proceeds to widespread layoffs and tries to further crush wages, working hours, leaves, and other labor rights. They expressed their solidarity with the class-oriented trade unions that struggle in order for the workers not to pay the consequences of the capitalist crisis.
They spoke out against the imperialist plans of the USA, NATO, and the EU, as well as against sanctions and economic exclusion measures that are criminal and make people's lives difficult.
The parties that attended the teleconference noted that the current situation shows the deep impasses of the capitalist mode of production (crisis, unemployment, the impoverishment of the working class, the commercialization of social needs such as health, imperialist wars, etc.).
Under these circumstances, the slogan "Socialism or barbarity" is more timely than ever
Monday, May 4, 2020
COMMUNIST PARTY GERMAN (DKP) – COMMUNIST PARTY OF PEOPLES OF SPAIN (CPPS) – COMMUNIST PARTY OF VENEZUELA (CPV)
NUMBER
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COUNTRY
|
PARTY
|
|
|
|
1
|
AUSTRALIA
|
COMMUNIST PARTY OF AUSTRALIA
|
2
|
BAHRAIN
|
DEMOCRATIC PROGRESSIVE TRIBUNE
|
3
|
BANGLADESH
|
COMMUNIST PARTY OF BANGLADESH
|
4
|
BELGIUM
|
COMMUNIST PARTY OF BELGIUM
|
5
|
BRAZIL
|
BRAZILIAN COMMUNIST PARTY
|
6
|
BRITAIN
|
COMMUNIST PARTY OF BRITAIN
|
7
|
BRITAIN
|
NEW COMMUNIST PARTY OF BRITAIN
|
8
|
CROATIA
|
SOCIALIST WORKER'S PARTY OF CROATIA
|
9
|
CUBA
|
COMMUNIST PARTY OF CUBA
|
10
|
CZECH REPUBLIC
|
COMMUNIST PARTY OF BOHEMIA AND MORAVIA
|
11
|
DENMARK
|
COMMUNIST PARTY IN DENMARK
|
12
|
ECUADOR
|
COMMUNIST PARTY OF ECUADOR
|
13
|
EGYPT
|
EGYPTIAN COMMUNIST PARTY
|
14
|
FINLAND
|
COMMUNIST PARTY OF FINLAND
|
15
|
GEORGIA
|
UNIFIED COMMUNIST PARTY OF GEORGIA
|
16
|
GERMANY
|
GERMAN COMMUNIST PARTY
|
17
|
HUNGARY
|
HUNGARIAN WORKER'S PARTY
|
18
|
IRAN
|
TUDEH PARTY OF IRAN
|
19
|
IRELAND
|
COMMUNIST PARTY OF IRELAND
|
20
|
ITALY
|
ITALIAN COMMUNIST PARTY
|
21
|
JORDAN
|
JORDANIAN COMMUNIST PARTY
|
22
|
MALTA
|
COMMUNIST PARTY OF MALTA
|
23
|
MEXICO
|
POPULAR SOCIALIST PARTY - NATIONAL POLITICAL
ASSOCIATION
|
24
|
NETHERLANDS
|
NEW COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE NETHERLANDS
|
25
|
PAKISTAN
|
COMMUNIST
PARTY OF PAKISTAN
|
26
|
PALESTINE
|
PALESTINIAN COMMUNIST PARTY
|
27
|
PERU
|
PERUVIAN COMMUNIST PARTY
|
28
|
PHILIPPINES
|
PHILIPPINE COMMUNIST PARTY (PKP-1930)
|
29
|
ROMANIA
|
SOCIALIST ALLIANCE PARTY
|
30
|
SPAIN
|
COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE PEOPLES OF SPAIN
|
31
|
SYRIA
|
SYRIAN COMMUNIST PARTY (UNIFIED)
|
32
|
USA
|
COMMUNIST PARTY USA
|
33
|
UKRAINE
|
COMMUNIST PARTY OF UKRAINE
|
34
|
UKRAINE
|
UNION OF COMMUNISTS OF UKRAINE
|
35
|
VENEZUELA
|
COMMUNIST PARTY OF VENEZUELA
|
Sunday, May 3, 2020
75th. Anniversary of the Victory over Nazi-fascism
Communist Party of Armenia
Communist Party of Australia
Party of Labour of Austria
Communist Party of Azerbaidjan
Communist Party of Bangladesh
Communist Party of Belarus
Communist Party of Belgium
Communist Party of Brazil
Communist Party of Britain
New Communist Party of Britain
Communist Party of Canada
Communist Party of Chile
Colombian Communist Party
Socialist Worker’s Party of Croatia
Communist Party of Cuba
Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia
The Progressive Party of the Working People - AKEL
Communist Party in Denmark
Egyptian Communist Party
Communist Party of Finland
French Communist Party
Pole of Communist Revival in France
Communist Revolutionary Party of France
Unified Communist Party of Georgia
German Communist Party
Communist Party of Greece
Hungarian Worker’s Party
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Communist Party of India
Tudeh Party of Iran
Iraqi Communist Party
Kurdistan Communist Party - Iraq
Communist Party of Ireland
Workers’ Party of Ireland
Communist Party of Israel
Italian Communist Party
Party of the Communist Refoundation – European Left (Italy)
Socialist Movement of Kazakhstan
Workers’ Party of Korea
Socialist Party (Lithuania)
Communist Party of Luxembourg
Communist Party of Malta
Popular Socialist Party – National Political Association (México)
Communist Party of Mexico
Party of the Communists (Mexico)
New Communist Party of the Netherlands
New Communist Party of Aotearoa (New Zealand)
Communist Party of Macedonia
Communist Party of Norway
Communist Party of Pakistan
Palestinian Communist Party
Paraguayan Communist Party
Peruan Communist Party
Philippine Communist Party (PKP - 1930)
Portuguese Communist Party
Communist Party of the Russian Federation
Union of Communist Parties - CPSU
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
New Communist Party of Yugoslavia
Communist of Serbia
Communist Party of Slovakia
South African Communist Party
Communist Party of Spain
Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain
Communists of Catalonia
Galizan People's Union
Communist Party of the Workers of Spain
Galician Nationalist Bloc
Communist Party of Sri Lanka
Sudanese Communist Party
Communist Party of Swaziland
Communist Party (Switzerland)
Syrian Communist Party
Syrian Communist Party (Unified)
Communist Party of Turkey
Communist Party of Ukraine
Union of Communists of Ukraine
Communist Party USA
Communist Party of Venezuela
Thursday, April 30, 2020
!Long live International Workers' Day
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Joint Statement of Communist and Workers' Parties on the 150th anniversary of the birth of V.I. Lenin
We honor the great revolutionary leader V.I. Lenin, we are committed to continuing his work!
Solid Net Parties signing the Joint Statement
1. Communist Party of Albania
2. PADS, Algeria
3. Communist Party of Argentina
4. Communist Party of Armenia
5. Communist Party of Australia
6. Party of Labour of Austria
7. Communist Party of Azerbaijan
8. Democratic Progressive Tribune of Bahrain
9. Communist Party of Bangladesh
10. Communist Party of Belarus
11. Communist Party of Belgium
12. Brazilian Communist Party
13. Communist Party of Britain
14. New Communist Party of Britain
15. Communist Party of Bulgaria
16. Party of Bulgarian Communists
17. Communist Party of Canada
18. Communist Party of Chile
19. Socialist Workers' Party of Croatia
20. AKEL, Cyprus
21. Communist Party of Bohemia-Moravia
22. Communist Party of Denmark
23. Communist Party in Denmark
24. Force of the Revolution, Dominican Republic
25. Communist Party Ecuador
26. Communist Party of El Salvador
27. Communist Party of Finland
28. United Communist Party of Georgia
29. German Communist Party
30. Communist Party of Greece
31. Hungarian Workers Party
32. Communist Party of India
33. Communist Party of India (Marxist)
34. Communist Party of Kurdistan – Iraq
35. Tudeh Party of Iran
36. Workers' Party of Ireland
37. Communist Party of Ireland
38. Communist Party of Israel
39. Communist Party, Italy
40. Italian Communist Party
41. Jordanian Communist Party
42. Socialist Movement of Kazakhstan
43. Workers' Party of Korea
44. Party of the Communists of Kyrgyzstan
45. Lebanese Communist Party
46. Socialist Party of Latvia
47. Socialist Party, Lithuania
48. Communist Party of Luxembourg
49. Communist Party of Malta
50. Communist Party of Mexico
51. Communist Party of Norway
52. New Communist Party of the Netherlands
53. Communist Party of Pakistan
54. Palestinian Communist Party
55. Palestinian People's Party
56. Paraguayan Communist Party
57. Peruan Communist Party
58. Communist Party of Poland
59. Portuguese Communist Party
60. Philippine Communist Party (PKP-1930)
61. Communist Party of Ukraine
62. Union of Communists of Ukraine
63. Communist Party of the Russian Federation
64. Communist Workers' Party of Russia
65. Communist Party of the Soviet Union
66. Union of Communist Parties - CPSU
67. New Communist Party of Yugoslavia
68. Communists of Serbia
69. Communist Party of Slovakia
70. South African Communist Party
71. Communist Party of Spain
72. Communist Party of the Workers of Spain
73. Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain
74. Communists of Catalonia
75. Communist Party of Sri Lanka
76. Communist Party of Swaziland
77. Communist Party of Sweden
78. Sudanese Communist Party
79. Syrian Communist Party
80. Communist Party of Turkey
81. Communist Party of Venezuela
Other Parties signing the Joint Statement
1. Union of Communists in Bulgaria
2. Communist Revolutionary Party of France
3. Pole of Communist Revival in France
4. Shiso-Undo, Japan
5. Communist Party of Puerto Rico
6. Galizan People's Union
7. Communist Party, Switzerland
8. Party of Communists, USA