While a de facto state of emergency continues in the capital city of Turkey due to the upcoming NATO summit, the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) marched to Kızılay Square, centre of Ankara, with the slogan “Down with imperialism, down with NATO!”
The UZ-Friedenstage 2026 (UZ Peace Days) were held in Berlin from 28 to 30 August 2026. The three-day event was organised around Unsere Zeit (UZ), the socialist weekly newspaper of the German Communist Party (DKP), and took place at and around the FMP1 building (Franz-Mehring-Platz 1).
The Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) issued a statement for World Peace Day, assessing the global situation and the threats that Turkey is facing.
The Greek government signed an agreement with Israel on the "Achilles Shield" for the supply of air defense systems. The deal includes the "David's Sling" and "Spyder" systems, which are manufactured by "Rafael" and the "Barak MX" system, which is manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). In addition, the Israeli Defense Ministry claims that it will also supply Greece with "Drone Dome" systems, in a separate deal worth 26 million euros. The Communist Party of Greece issued a press statement on the agreement.
Paulo Raimundo, Secretary-General of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP), used the presentation of the book Disaster on the Railway: 35 Years of Liberalization to launch a broader political criticism of railway liberalization and privatization in Portugal. At the event organised for the launch, he stated that the railway is a strategic public sector, essential not only for passenger and freight transport but also for national production, territorial cohesion, environmental protection, sovereignty and national development.
The 52nd KNE–“Odigiti” Festival, organised by KNE (Communist Youth of Greece), is entering its final phase as September approaches, with events being held across Greece ahead of the main four-day festival in Athens. The festival is organized under the slogan “General, man has a flaw… He knows how to think!” (Bertolt Brecht) – “With KKE ahead for Socialism!”
The following article, written by Astor GarcĂa, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE) and entitled "The Little Apartment", was published in PCTE's organ Nuevo Rumbo on 26 August.