Greece: Organized fascist assault on Communist Youth members sparks calls for mass mobilization

On the evening of Tuesday, 3 November, fascists carried out a murderous attack in a neighbourhood of Patras against a militant school student and member of KNE, whom they had been targeting and intimidating for days. 

 

They also attacked students, also members of KNE, who stood by her side to defend her.

 

20th MECYO: Twenty communist youth organizations from across Europe to hold meeting in Athens

Athens will become a meeting point for young communists from across Europe on November 14–15, as the Communist Youth of Greece (KNE) hosts the 20th Meeting of European Communist Youth Organisations (MECYO). 

 

Twenty organizations from 17 countries will participate, reaffirming their determination to strengthen the common struggle against imperialist wars, capitalist exploitation and the system that breeds them.

 

Greece: Communists on the frontline against evictions, defending elderly people's homes

In Greece, workers, communists and trade unions are demonstrating that organized solidarity can stand in the way of banks, real estate funds and the capitalist machinery of evictions. In two separate cases within days, mass mobilizations  in Thessaloniki prevented elderly people from being thrown out of their homes, exposing the brutality of a system that places capitalist profits above human dignity.

Serbia: A whole list of monopolies and geopolitical rivalries behind the “Student List”

Article published in Rizospastis, Organ of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), on its weekend edition (31/10 - 1/11). Read below the translation: 

By Kostas Papadakis

The bourgeois political parties in Greece greeted the election results in Serbia and the victory of the so-called “Student List” in last Sunday's elections with enthusiastic praise. They spoke of a “historic result that overturned the political landscape,” making sure to draw parallels between Greece and Serbia. 

KKE condemns Greek government’s disgraceful abstention on UN vote against Cuba blockade

In a statement concerning the Greek government's disgraceful stance at the UN General Assembly on Cuba, the International Relations Section of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) notes:

"The New Democracy (ND) government has once again found itself on the wrong side of history, as, for the first time in 33 years, Greece abstained from voting at the UN General Assembly on Cuba's resolution demanding an end to the imperialist blockade. 

 

KKE marks 86 years since fascist Italy's invasion of Greece, warns against new imperialist wars

On the 86th anniversary of Greece's entry into World War II, the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) pays tribute to the heroic struggle of the Greek people against fascist occupation, highlighting the decisive contribution of the communists to the National Resistance and drawing urgent lessons for today's escalating imperialist rivalries and wars. October 28 is commemorated annually in Greece as Ohi Day (“No Day”), marking the rejection of fascist Italy's ultimatum in 1940 and the subsequent Italian invasion. The anniversary also recalls the years of Nazi-fascist occupation and the mass resistance movement that emerged under the leadership of the communists.

 

Latvian website distorts KKE's position on Ukraine war

Comment by the International Relations Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), published in Rizospastis, on the distortion of the Party's positions regarding the war in Ukraine by the Latvian site "The Insider": 

This is not the first time that attempts have been made to distort the KKE's crystal-clear position on the imperialist war in Ukraine and exploit it for the purposes of one or the other side in the imperialist conflict.

KKE blasts Greek government for whitewashing neo-Nazis while promoting anti-communism

The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) has sharply condemned recent anti-communist statements by Konstantinos Kyranakis, Secretary of New Democracy (ND), Greece's ruling party, accusing the Greek government of playing a leading role in the political rehabilitation of convicted neo-Nazi political figure Ilias Kasidiaris.

Kasidiaris, a former leading figure of the criminal neo-Nazi organization Golden Dawn, remains a prominent reference point for sections of Greece's far right.

 

KKE: Greek government and pro-US parties thoroughly exposed after Guilfoyle's dismissal

Commenting on the dismissal of US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle by the Trump administration, amid mounting allegations of corruption and misconduct, the Press Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) stated:

“The dismissal of US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle by the Trump administration, for reasons of its own, thoroughly exposes, first and foremost, the New Democracy government, which had been singing her praises even before she took office, and all the more so afterwards, while concealing her role and interventions.

 

Koutsoumbas: Greek and Turkish Communists stand together against imperialism, nationalism and war

The joint struggle of Greek and Turkish communists against imperialist rivalries, nationalism and war was highlighted by Dimitris Koutsoumbas, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), during an event organized by the Party's Central Committee in Athens on Monday, October 12.

The event, entitled “Greece and Turkey in the Vortex of Imperialist Rivalries: The Way Out for the Peoples,” addressed escalating tensions between the two neighboring countries and the dangerous involvement of their ruling classes in wider imperialist confrontations.

 

Mass mobilization by the KKE and KNE against the resurgence of neo-Nazi violence in Greece

On 9 October a dynamic and mass mobilization took place in Elefsina following a call by the North-West Attica organisations of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and its youth wing, KNE, giving a militant response to the attack by fascists in the town against an athlete for his anti-fascist action. The workers and youth of the area sent a clear message that there is no place for fascists or their poison in the working-class neighbourhoods of Elefsina or anywhere else.

The KKE spoiled the atmosphere of “national unity” surrounding Rubio’s visit in Greece

Comment by the International Relations Section of the CC of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE):

Two “schools of thought” dominate the analyses of the bourgeois parties in the wake of Rubio’s visit. One is that of the cheerleaders, led by the government: they are hailing Greece’s “upgrading” in US-NATO energy (and other) plans and continue to regard it as a major advantage that Rubio came to Greece but did not go to Turkey. 

Rubio in Athens: Imperialist Hubris in the Shadow of the Parthenon

By Nikos Mottas

Marco Rubio’s speech at the historic Pnyx in Athens on October 7 was a textbook exercise in imperialist propaganda. Invoking ancient Greek democracy, philosophy and civilization, the US Secretary of State attempted to give Washington’s pursuit of global supremacy the appearance of a noble historical mission. Behind the grandiose rhetoric, however, stood the familiar doctrine of US imperial power, military superiority and capitalist domination.

KKE slams Rubio's visit: Greece must stop serving as a launchpad for US imperialist wars

During US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Athens, the Greek government agreed to deepen the country’s involvement in US-NATO military plans, expand arms purchases and strengthen energy cooperation serving US and Greek business interests. The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) fiercely condemned these agreements, warning of the growing dangers for the Greek people.

In a statement, the Press Office of the Central Committee of the KKE stresses:

 

"Rubio is unwelcome in Greece", declare thousands of protesters in Athens

Thousands of workers, students and young people flooded the streets of Athens on Tuesday evening, October 6, in a mass demonstration against the visit of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Greece’s deepening involvement in US-NATO military and energy plans.

 

Behind the banners of trade unions and mass organizations, demonstrators marched under slogans including “Rubio is unwelcome,” “Neither land nor water to the murderers of the peoples,” and demands for the closure of US military bases and an end to Greece’s participation in imperialist wars. 

 

Communist Party of Greece (KKE): US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is unwelcome!

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is due to visit Greece on Tuesday, October 6, amid growing opposition to his visit and to Greece’s involvement in US-NATO military plans. KKE organizations have already held rallies and pickets in neighborhoods across Attica, while the Communist Youth of Greece (KNE) is campaigning under the slogan “Rubio Go Home”; the KKE is also calling for mass participation in Tuesday’s demonstrations organized by trade unions and the anti-war movement, including the rally at Syntagma Square in Athens at 7:30 p.m. 

 

“Butcher” Marco Rubio heads to Greece — Workers prepare mass protest in Athens on October 6

The All-Workers Militant Front (PAME) is calling for a mass mobilization in Athens against the forthcoming visit of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, urging workers, trade unions and popular organizations to gather at Syntagma Square on Tuesday, October 6, at 7:30 pm. The Greek Committee for International Détente and Peace (EEDYE) has issued a similar call, declaring Rubio “unwelcome” in Greece.

The mobilization stands in sharp contrast to the policy of the New Democracy government, which has deepened Greece’s strategic alignment with Washington and facilitating US-NATO military operations. 

Koutsoumbas at 52nd KNE-Odigitis Festival: “Socialism or Barbarism is a question of today”

The 52nd KNE-Odigitis Festival concluded in Athens with a mass political gathering at Tritsis Park and a speech by Dimitris Koutsoumbas, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), who called on workers and youth to strengthen their struggle against capitalist exploitation, imperialist war and Greece’s involvement in US-NATO plans. 

 

According to 902.gr portal, tens of thousands attended the closing gathering, while hundreds of thousands had taken part in Festival events across Greece. 

 

“Rubio is unwelcome in Greece”: KKE, trade unions and peace committees call for mobilizations

The Communist Party of Greece (KKE), the All-Workers Militant Front (PAME) and the Greek Committee for International Détente and Peace (EEDYE) are calling for militant mobilizations against the forthcoming visit of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, declaring him “unwelcome” in Greece and denouncing the further involvement of the country in US-NATO war plans. KKE organizations in Attica are organizing meetings, rallies and pickets in neighborhoods and workplaces, calling on workers and youth to oppose Rubio’s visit as well as the “dangerous plans and bloodstained agreements” between Greece and the United States and between Greece and Israel. 

 

KKE expresses solidarity with the communists of Israel, condemns electoral ban

On September 23, Israel’s Central Elections Committee voted to disqualify all Arab electoral lists and several candidates from the upcoming parliamentary elections, including Ofer Cassif, a Jewish member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Israel (Maki) and a sitting member of the Knesset. 

 

The decision also affects the communist-led Hadash and its electoral allies. The disqualifications are not final, as they remain subject to judicial review by Israel’s Supreme Court.