The Communist Party of Malta calls for the right of divorce.

The Communist Party of Malta believes that divorce is a civil right. The Party believes that Catholics have the right to their belief not to divorce and to follow their Church religious teachings, but they do not have the right to impose their beliefs on others.

"People under going marital family problems should have solutions to solve their problems. Persons, who had a failed marriage and are now living with a different partner, should be entitled to regulate their relationship legally”.

“The fact that the rich people can go abroad and apply for divorce in another EU Country is creating class discrimination. People from the working class strata whose finance does not allow them to travel and live abroad for a period of time which is a requisite by the respective country, where the divorce is applied for, are being deprived of this right. All countries of the European Union, including those who are Catholics, have laws where divorce is recognized as a civil right”.

The Communist Party of Malta does not agree with the referendum, as it beliefs that divorce is a civil right and not a political game. The Party would like to remind that when Malta was in the process of ratifying the European Treaty, which was going to affect the daily life of every individual person, because of its neo liberal policies, the people were ignored.

The Communist Party of Malta appeals that the discussion in Parliament will be on how this right is made available and not on how to deny it.

The Communist Party of Malta condemns GO’s redundancies directive.

The Communist Party of Malta describes the decision by GO to reduce its workforce as an attempt to break unity among the workers.

“The company is using a language that does not give the real picture behind this exercise to reduce workers. The Communist Party of Malta asks about the weak investment Go made in Greece, whether it is the real reason why the company wants to reduce workers?”.

It is important to remind that in the past years when the company was state owned, workers used to enjoy good conditions of employment. Today, after the company had been privatized many of the regular workers had no option but to terminate their employment. While many of the new employees that the company is employing, are being offered only precarious conditions of employment, such as jobs on a few months’ contract, part-time work, and ‘self employed’.

The Communist Party of Malta deplores such a move as this is changing the existing working conditions, thus giving the company absolute control over the working conditions of the employees and thus weakening the trade unions. The Party expresses its solidarity with the worker that had been dismissed illegally by the company.

The Communist Party of Malta strongly suspects that this shift towards redundancies will lead the last 150 workers who currently enjoy a regular job to be replaced by other new workers with precarious conditions, as it is happening in the Postal sector.

The truth about the DPRK

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is the constant target of US Imperialism. After the Second World War the lower part of the Korean peninsula was occupied by the United States, who were the cause of the Korean War were the military Forces of the DPRK nearly managed to drive the US occupiers out and liberate the whole of the country from foreign domination. The intrusion of the newly formed UN who even then had a policy of two weights two measures, ordered the DPRK to retreat back to the position they had, prior to the war a cease fire was declared by the UN but an Armistice was never signed.
The US installed puppet military dictatorial regimes which lasted up to the 1980's, up to this day Korea remains split into two countries. The US which still controls the border between the two parts of Korea have nuclear armaments on the korean mainland yet they complain because the DPRK now have similar armaments. The DPRK is a country that is still at war and is often the victim of US backed provocations from the South. The living conditions in the DPRK are the result of the economic embargo and having to spend more then it could afford on defense. US imperialism should be blamed for the shortcomings in the DPRK. Every country has the right to choose its path even if this does not suite the US policy of World domination.

The Communist Party of Malta’s position on the events taking place in the Arab World.

The Communist Party of Malta looks upon the events in the Arabic countries as a people's revolution against the capitalist system which has brought about only social inequality, poverty and imperialist domination over the people. The only fear is that fundamentalism will emerge victorious.

The fact that the Maltese Government has found himself in an ambiguous position on this issue is nothing new. Other Governments that have supported American imperialism and its’ capitalist economic system have also found themselves in the same position. The EU through the European Parliament is still taking right wing positions, as if neo liberalism and U.S. imperialism are ideologies that promote social justice.

The Communist Party of Malta believes in a new social order where socialism, social justice and global peace prevail, and not imperialism that creates war and greed, nor neo-liberalism that creates modern slavery.

”It would be better for Malta if as a nation we endorse neutrality seriously and should not ally ourselves with reactionary and imperialist forces. The allowing of naval warships in our ports, do not augur well to keep a neutral position to promote peace and social justice in the Mediterranean. We condemn the Maltese Government for not keeping the policy of Neutrality and in doing so is ridiculing the Maltese Constitution”.

The Communist Party of Malta concludes by paying tribute to the peoples of Arabic countries who are protesting against the regimes imposed on them by western imperialism.

Support for the joint statement of DPRK

The Communist Party of Malta fully supports the joint statement released on January 5, 2011 by the DPRK government, political parties, and other social organizations where they set forward important proposals to the South Korean authority, political parties and other organizations to improve the inter-Korean relations, promote national reconciliation and unity.

The danger of war on the Korean peninsula must, without fail, be defused to ensure peace on the Korean peninsula and achieve peaceful reunification of Korea.

We consider it the most realistic proposal to mend the inter Korean relations now at the lowest ebb for the north and the south of Korea to conduct dialogue and negotiations.

We call upon the South Korean authority to sincerely approach the discussion on the important issues to promote national reconciliation and unity and open a landmark phase of peace and reunification on the Korean Peninsula as proposed by the DPRK.

We extend full support and solidarity in appeal of the DPRK government, political parties, and organizations for the peaceful solution of the Korean problem.

The Communist Party of Malta on the situation in Tunisia

The Communist Party of Malta gives it’s full support to the Tunisian people who are struggling for freedom and working class emancipation.

" Tunisia which for years was admired and supported by the West for its capitalist economy and it’s support to imperialism, is now in a revolutionary situation where the workers' movement supported by the Communist Party of Tunisia and other progressives are calling for a radical change to improve the people’s conditions."

Tunisia could be an example for the working class in Europe who are currently bearing the brunt of the austerity measures and high prices of energy and food imposed by the international markets.

The Communist Party of Malta compare these events with those that occurred in Thailand last year where people were killed and communist leaders imprisoned for protesting against poverty and against the military imposed government, with the King’s blessing.

The Communist Party of Malta regrets that again, the European Union failed to take a clear position on this issue, as it had done previously in the case of Thailand .

We believe that the Communist Party of Tunisia should be involved in the talks that are being held presently to form a new Government and should not be excluded as it is currently being done. Any change in government should be in the interest of the working class and Tunisian people. We deplore the fact that the bourgeoisie are again trying to hinder the revolutionary process.

The Communist Party of Malta gives it’s support and solidarity to the leader of the Communist Party of Tunisia Hamma Hammami who was imprisoned by the ousted Tunisian President Ben Ali. Hamma Hammami is still in prison along with other Communists.

PR: The Communist Party of Malta about the increases in energy prices

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The Communist Party of Malta notes that the increase in the price of energy and gas will lead to a new social poverty. These increases are directly affecting the working classes and the pensioners. Many workers with low income are finding it more difficult to keep their present standard of living. National statistics confirm this.

”It is shameful that the political class in government is not being sensitive to the problems that the people face everyday. The use of energy and gas are an essential resource in the daily life of every family, and it should oblige the government to take the necessary social measures so that this commodity remains accessible to everyone”.

"Trade Unions are all of the same opinion that the government is abandoning its social policy and is adopting a right wing agenda where only the powerful and the rich succeed.”

The Communist Party of Malta believes that right wing governments lack in social conscience. This can be seen by the huge increase in the salaries of Government MPs, while the cost of living increase given to the people was a mere pittance. Only the workers are bearing the burden of the austerity measures.

"The social gap under the present Nationalist government is being widened. We urge the Government to take immediate measures in order to protect those with low incomes and pensioners, while reintroducing ‘a subsidy policy’ on essential basic commodities and taxing more capital gains”.