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 Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) has condemned the government’s decision to select Germany’s Lufthansa Group for the partial privatisation of TAP Air Portugal, describing the deal as a threat to the country’s economic sovereignty and calling for a campaign to prevent the sale from proceeding.
The European Communist Action issued a statement regarding the 90th anniversary of the International Brigades that fought at the Spanish Civil War.
The Communist Party of Sweden (Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti, SKP) stated that the political negotiations following Sweden’s parliamentary election will not bring about fundamental change, saying that the main parliamentary parties share a commitment to capitalist interests, military rearmament and Sweden’s role in international competition. In an article published on 8 October under the title “What Conclusions Can We Draw from the Political Situation?”, SKP examines the post-election situation, economic pressures on working people, and the future of public education and healthcare. The article can be read below.
The following article written by Gülay Dinçel and entitled "The Fund Scandal: Surplus-value extraction isn’t
enough for the system of plunder" was published in the October issue of Voice of TKP, the monthly international publication of the Communist Party of Turkey.
The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) held a public event in Athens on 12 October under the title “Greece and Turkey in the Maelstrom of Imperialist Rivalries: The Way Out for the Peoples.”
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (PCTE), meeting for its fifth extraordinary plenary session, has called for the construction of an independent workers’ opposition in response to housing protests, the early general elections scheduled for 29 November and a general strike called for 11 November.