In the final stretch for the 22nd Congress of the KKE

As announced, the 22^nd Congress of the KKE will be held from 29 to 31 January, 2026, under the theme: “A powerful KKE, steadfast in every trial, ready to answer history’s call, for socialism!”.

From mid-December until today, conferences were held by the Regional Organizations of the KKE, and specifically by the Party Organizations of Central Macedonia, Eastern Macedonia - Thrace, Western Macedonia, Thessaly, Western Greece, Peloponnese, Epirus - Corfu - Lefkada, Central Greece  - Euboea, Crete, the North and South Aegean, the Organizations abroad, as well as the Party Organization of Attica, the largest Organization of the Party.

KKE warns in the European Parliament: Unacceptable U.S. threats over Greenland; EU and NATO complicit

An intervention in the debate on U.S. threats and the escalating rivalry with the EU centered on Greenland was made by the European Parliament Group of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) during the plenary session in Strasbourg. The Party’s MEP, Kostas Papadakis, stated the following in his speech:

“We condemn the unacceptable threats of military intervention by the United States, NATO ally Denmark, and the EU against Greenland, following their military intervention against the people of Venezuela, as well as the threats against the Cuban people and the planned U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran.

 

KKE-KNE: Mass political event in solidarity with the people of Venezuela held in Athens

Following the mobilizations that unfolded from the very first moment of the imperialist intervention in Venezuela, members and friends of the Communist Youth of Greece (KNE) from universities in Athens gathered on Thursday, 15 January, at the Athens University of Economics and Business for an event in solidarity with the people of Venezuela and, more broadly, with the struggles of the peoples worlwide.

 

KKE MEPs denounce anti-Cuba event in the European Parliament: Letter to Roberta Metsola

A protest letter to the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, was sent by the European Parliament Group of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) regarding the holding of an event organized by the far-right ECR (European Conservatives and Reformists) entitled “Cuban Mercenaries in the Russian Attack on Ukraine.” 

 

An event openly hostile toward Cuba, at a time when the dangers of imperialist intervention are intensifying.

 

KKE's Party Organization in Germany honoured Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht

On Saturday 10 January, the KKE’s Party Organization in Germany held an event and discussion in Berlin on the topic: “Lessons from the class struggle in Germany, 1918–1923”.

On Sunday 11 January, the annual march in memory and honour of Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg, leading figures of the German revolutionary movement and founders of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD), took place in Berlin. 

The KKE condemns the U.S provocative threats of a new imperialist military attack on Iran

In a statement (here in Greek) on developments in Iran, the Press Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) notes:

“The KKE condemns the provocative threats issued by the United States for a new imperialist military attack on Iran, jointly with the state of Israel, within the framework of the broader imperialist antagonisms, aiming to shape political developments in that country as well, in accordance with their own geopolitical interests. These threats come as a continuation of the imperialist intervention in Venezuela and the threats directed against Cuba, Colombia, Mexico, and Greenland.

Communist Party of Poland condemns reactionary and ahistorical court decision ratifying its ban

The anti-communist decision to ban the Communist Party of Poland (KPP), which had been adopted by Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal on 3 December, was ratified by the Warsaw Court at its session on 15 December.

The decision to remove the party from the official register of political parties has now been formally communicated to the Communist Party of Poland, which issued the following statement condemning this ahistorical and reactionary ruling:

KKE: The EU-Mercosur Agreement serves monopolies, not farmers or food security

In a comment on the EU–Mercosur agreement, the Press Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) states the following:

“The approval of the ‘free trade’ agreement between the EU and the Mercosur countries by the New Democracy government constitutes yet another hostile act against small and struggling farmers, livestock breeders, beekeepers, and fishers—at a time when they are waging a heroic struggle at the roadblocks for their very survival.

 

Interview of the General Secretary of the KKE Dimitris Koutsoumbas to "Riktpunkt"

During his recent visit to Sweden, the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), Dimitris Koutsoumbas, gave an in-depth interview to Riktpunkt, the official newspaper of the Communist Party of Sweden (SKP).

In the interview, conducted by Riktpunkt's Josef Brant, Koutsoumbas addresses a wide range of issues of international and domestic importance: developments within the Greek workers’ movement, the political role of KKE, imperialist war and militarization, the European Union, NATO, social democracy, fascism, and debates within the international communist movement.

 

The Farce Of the “Restoration of Democracy” in Venezuela

The absurdities used by the government to justify US imperialist intervention in Venezuela are endless. Government officials, without even blushing, claim that “anyone who disagrees with US actions is siding with the dictator Maduro”. 

 

Walking the same path as the representatives of the right-wing ruling party, New Democracy (ND), are figures from other bourgeois, social-democratic forces as well. For example, the former prime minister and former leader of the “left-wing” SYRIZA, Alexis Tsipras, in his statement on Venezuela, did not hesitate to adopt one of the pretexts of US intervention, that of “democracy”, remarking that it “is also being tested in Venezuela”.

 

KKE: Message of solidarity to the people of Cuba and the Cuban Revolution in response to new threats from US imperialism

In a message of solidarity with the people of Cuba and the Cuban Revolution in response to new threats from US imperialism, the International Relations Section of the Central Committee of the KKE stated the following:

“The KKE categorically condemns the latest provocative threats by US imperialism against the people of Cuba and other peoples, emboldened by the imperialist intervention in Venezuela.

KKE: Mitsotakis’ statement on the US intervention in Venezuela is cynical, vile, and disgraceful

In a statement concerning the despicable comment of the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' concerning the U.S attack in Venezuela, the Press Office of the CC of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), stresses out the following:

"Mitsotakis’ statement on the imperialist intervention of the United States in Venezuela is a cynical, vile, and disgraceful intervention for the Greek people, one that surpasses even Trump’s own statements.

Greek communists mobilize against the US imperialist attack on Venezuela - KKE intervention in the European Parliament

Thousands of demonstrators flooded the streets of Athens on Saturday afternoon, in an immediate and militant response to the new imperialist crime carried out by the United States against Venezuela. 

 

Within hours of the military intervention, a mass march organized by the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and its youth wing, KNE, converged outside the U.S. Embassy, sending a clear message of internationalist solidarity with the Venezuelan people.

 

KKE strongly condemns US military aggression on Venezuela: "The people of Venezuela will prevail!"

In a statement issued today, Saturday 3 January 2026, by the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) regarding the U.S. attack on Venezuela, it states:

“The United States is shedding blood in Venezuela as well. The people of Venezuela will prevail!

The KKE unequivocally condemns the military attack launched at dawn by the United States against Venezuela and its people. 

KKE on the 67th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution: A source of inspiration for the struggle of the peoples

In a statement for the 67th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution, the International Relations Section of the CC of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), stresses out: 

The KKE conveys its militant greetings to the Communist Party and the people of Cuba on the occasion of the 67^th anniversary of the historic moment when the army of Cuban revolutionaries, led by Comandante Fidel Castro, overthrew the barbaric dictatorship of Batista and triumphantly entered Havana on 1 January 1959.

Greek soldier punished for speaking out against NATO and expressing solidarity with struggling farmers!

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In Greece, the Ministry of National Defense have escalated their attempts to limit political expression within the Armed Forces. Soldier Manos Papageorgiou, serving at the 4th Recruit Training Centre on Samos, has been sentenced to 25 days’ imprisonment and removed from the Special Forces — not for misconduct, but for openly declaring solidarity with working people and farmers resisting economic hardship and militarisation.

 

KKE: We welcome 2026 with militant and realistic optimism for the just cause of our struggle

Article by the International Relations Section of the CC of the KKE

As 2025 draws to a close, broad masses of popular forces in Greece have taken to the streets of struggle, waging battles of great significance. Poor farmers have set up roadblocks on central and regional roads across the country, fighting for survival against the monopolies, the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy, and  government policies that are suffocating them. 

The Communist Party as the organizer and leader of the people’s struggle for the cause of workers’ power in the 21st century

By Dimitris Koutsoumbas 

On the basis of our world view and our constitutional principles, the Communist Party is the Party of the working class, its conscious and organized ideological and political vanguard, its supreme form of organization. 

It is a revolutionary organization of like-minded volunteers and fights for the overthrow of capitalism and the building of the socialist–communist society, in which all exploitation of man by man and all forms of private ownership of the means of production will be abolished and a higher standard of living and rights for the people, equality of opportunities and rights, all-round social progress will be guaranteed.

KKE strongly condemns the persecution of Marxist study group members in Russia

The International Relations Section of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) has condemned the decision of the Russian authorities to sentence members of a Marxist study group to prison terms ranging from 16 to 22 years, warning against the criminalization of communist ideology and political struggle.  

 

More specifically, the statement, published in 902 portal, reads:

 

KKE: On the new National Security Strategy of the USA

On the new National Security Strategy of the USA

The National Security Strategy of the USA, released last week, signals an intensification of competition and an escalation of wars across the globe, further fuelling the conflict with China for supremacy in the international imperialist system.

As the document states, “We want to recruit, train, equip, and field the world’s most powerful, lethal, and technologically advanced military to protect our interests,” as well as “We want to halt and reverse the ongoing damage that foreign actors inflict on the American economy.”