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KKE denounces ban on the Communist Party of Poland
The International Relations Section of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) condemns the unacceptable ratification of the ban on the Communist Party of Poland by the Polish authorities. In its statement, it notes the following: “The KKE condemns in the strongest terms the unacceptable decision of the Warsaw Regional Court to remove the Communist Party of Poland from the register of political parties. This decision implements a previous anti-communist

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20 hours ago2 min read


Greek farmer protests enter fifth consecutive week
Image via the KKE The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that for the fifth consecutive week , Greek farmers are continuing their tough battle for survival, maintaining dozens of massive roadblocks and escalating their forms of struggle by blocking all major roads at key points across the country. In response, the government spokesperson called on the farmers to meet with the prime minister on Tuesday, January 13, in Athens. During his speech in Parliament on 8 January

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4 days ago1 min read


Greek Communists denounce despicable and dangerous stance on Venezuela by government, bourgeois parties
Demonstration in solidarity with Venezuela outside the US embassy in Greece -- image via X The government and bourgeois parties in Greece have taken a despicable and dangerous stance on developments in Venezuela The government’s position and the prime minister’s statements on developments in Venezuela, together with the reactions of other bourgeois parties and their sham quarrel over who best defends “international law”, constitute a monument to shame, promoting military invo

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7 days ago3 min read


Working Class Fightback in 2025
From India to Portugal to Italy and the United States and beyond, the working class fought back in 2025! Marchers during the December 11 General Strike in Portugal -- image via the Portuguese Communist Party By Cameron Harrison From the ports of Italy to the mines of India, from the public squares of Portugal to the picket lines re-emerging in the United States, in 2025 the international working class demonstrated a militant retort to the deepening crises of the capitalist sy

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Jan 14 min read


Thousands of Greek workers rally against state budget
Image via the PAME The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that on December 16, 2025, thousands of workers in Athens and dozens of other cities across Greece took part in mass demonstrations against yet another anti-popular state budget. The Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (ADEDY), where the trade union list supported by the KKE recently emerged as the leading force , had called a nationwide strike, while several Labour Centres had also called strikes in area

The Left Chapter
Dec 22, 20253 min read


Greek ferry workers victorious after three day strike
Image via the KKE The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that seafarers of all specialties on car ferries, through their large-scale, determined, and militant involvement in the strike organized by their unions since December 15, returned to work after three days victorious in their struggle. The seafarers put forward specific demands related to the strengthening of ship crews, improved safety measures, and wage increases. During the strike rallies, the crews safeguarde

The Left Chapter
Dec 22, 20251 min read


Greek pensioners mobilize
Image via the KKE The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that on the morning of December 15, 2025, pensioners in Attica, Greece held another mass mobilization, continuing their struggle following a series of recent regional rallies. Speaking outside the Ministry of Labour, Dimos Koumbouris, president of the Pensioners’ Federation, stressed that the strong turnout reflects a militant approach to life and a movement that gains strength with each passing day, working for

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Dec 18, 20251 min read


Communist backed list takes first place in Greek public sector trade union elections
Image via the KKE The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that last week the 39th Congress of the Confederation of Greek Civil Servants' Trade Unions (ADEDY) was held. ADEDY is the third-level trade union organization for the Greek public sector, serving as the confederation that brings together all public sector unions. This includes unions for teachers, professors, health professionals, doctors, cleaning and service workers in local government (municipalities and region

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Dec 16, 20253 min read


Greek farmers and fishermen join forces in protest
Image via the KKE The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that on December 10, 2025, farmers from the three powerful roadblocks in Thessaly carried out a symbolic blockade of the port of Volos, while fishermen from Magnesia, who are also struggling to make ends meet, lined up their boats to block traffic from the sea. The protesters who gathered at the port of Volos and joined forces by land and sea sent a strong message that “the people will not back down, we are on the

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Dec 11, 20251 min read


Greek construction workers hold 24-strike
Image via the KKE The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that a 24-hour strike was held on December 10, 2025 by workers in the construction sector, demanding collective labour agreements with wage increases, health and safety measures, and other advances. Valsamos Syrigos, general secretary of the Builders’ Federation, noted among other things in his speech at the strike rally in Athens: “We will continue and escalate our struggle! The next stop is the rally in Syntagma

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Dec 11, 20251 min read


Mass demonstrations in solidarity with Greek farmers held in Athens and Thessaloniki
Image via the KKE The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that on December 7, 2025, mass demonstrations in solidarity with Greek farmers took place in Athens and Thessaloniki, organized by workers’ unions. Student unions and other mass organizations also participated. In Athens, the rally took place outside the Ministry of Rural Development and Food, where those gathered emphasized that workers and toiling farmers are united against the anti-people policies of the govern

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Dec 9, 20251 min read


Escalating the struggle is now the only way forward: Greek Communist leader
Dimitris Koutsoumbas at the protests -- image via the KKE D. Koutsoumbas: Escalating the struggle is now the only way forward On 6 and 7 December, Dimitris Koutsoumbas, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), visited the region of Thessaly where thousands of farmers have blocked the main highways at three points with their tractors. The GS of the CC of the KKE visited the farmers’ roadblocks in Larissa and Karditsa, where he was wel

The Left Chapter
Dec 8, 20254 min read


The Communist Party of Poland continues its struggle
On December 3, 2025 in a profoundly anti-democratic move , Poland's Constitutional Tribunal (TK) has ruled that the Communist Party of Poland (KPP) violates the country’s constitution. The KPP's response: The Communist Party of Poland continues its struggle Dear comrades, The Communist Party of Poland thanks all fraternal parties participating in the international campaign against the persecution of our Party. We very appreciate your support by the Joint Statement of the Com

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Dec 5, 20251 min read


Hands off the Communist Party of Poland!: KKE
Image via the KKE On 1 December, a delegation from the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) , led by Aphrodite Ktena, an MP of the KKE, held a mass protest outside the Polish embassy in Athens against the planned effort to ban the Communist Party of Poland, which will be examined by the country’s Constitutional Court on 3 December 2025. The mass protest was part of similar demonstrations organized by dozens of communist parties around the world to express their solidarity with the

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Dec 3, 20251 min read


Greek Communists salute the mass uprising of toiling farmers and condemn government repression
Image via the KKE The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) salutes the mass uprising of toiling farmers and condemns government repression On Sunday November 30, Greek farmers began blocking major highways with tractors and other agricultural machinery. The government responded with repression, using chemicals, riot police and arrests to suppress the farmers’ mobilization, but these efforts proved futile in the face of the toiling farmers’ mass participation, determination and org

The Left Chapter
Dec 1, 20252 min read


Joint Statement of Communist and Workers’ Parties against the persecution of the Communist Party of Poland
Joint Statement of Communist and Workers’ Parties against the persecution of the Communist Party of Poland Our parties strongly condemn the recent unacceptable action by Polish President Nawrocki, who has filed a motion with the Constitutional Court claiming that “the aims and activities of the Communist Party of Poland are unconstitutional”. This is an unfounded motion and largely echoes similar attempts by bourgeois forces in the country five years ago to ban the CP of Pola

The Left Chapter
Nov 26, 20252 min read


A Vast Sea of Red: Anti-imperialist marches in Greece
Image via the KKE The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that thousands of people, including many young people, honoured the 52 nd anniversary of the Polytechnic uprising throughout the country over three days, through various events and wreath laying ceremonies, with the historic campus on Patission Street at the centre of the commemorations. There was a large turnout at the Communist Youth (KNE) exhibition at the Polytechnic School, which connected visitors with the h

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Nov 18, 20253 min read


Large school and university student rallies held across Greece
Image via the KKE The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that thousands of school and university students flooded the center of Athens and demonstrated in more than 40 cities across the country on November 6, escalating the struggle against policies that underfund education in order to pour billions of euros into military equipment and NATO. They demanded an end to the country's participation in wars and its shameful support for the murderous state of Israel, which con

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Nov 7, 20252 min read


Greek labour leader prosecuted for showing solidarity with the Palestinian people
Image via the KKE The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) reports that the Greek state and bourgeois justice system are attempting to send a clear message: that the struggle against genocide in Gaza constitutes a “criminal offence”, marking a new stage in the ongoing effort to criminalize solidarity with the heroic Palestinian people. Markos Bekris, president of the Piraeus Labour Centre, cadre of the KKE and president of the Container Handling Workers’ Union at the COSCO docks

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Nov 5, 20252 min read


Greek Communists denounce EU attempt to gloss over the criminalization of communist ideology in Czechia
Czech Communists rally in Prague in 2022 -- image via the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia Members of the European Parliament of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE): No matter what anti-communist measures they take, they will not stop the struggle of the peoples In just 78 words, the EU is attempting to gloss over the criminalization of communist ideology by the Czech government, which carries prison sentences of up to five years, as well as similar prosecutions in Pola

The Left Chapter
Nov 4, 20253 min read
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