KKE: Mitsotakis' government and the parties which welcomed Assad's fall bear responsibility for a Turkish-Syrian maritime deal

Commenting of the possibility of a maritime demarcation agreement between Turkey and the new Syrian government, the Press Office of the CC of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) highlights the responsibility the Greek government and the social democratic opposition parties which welcomed the fall of the Assad administration.

More specifically, the statement (here in Greek) reads:

The KKE expresses solidarity with the communists and the people of Syria

During a speech at a party event in the city of Larisa on Sunday afternoon, the General Secretary of the CC of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) Dimitris Koutsoumbas, referred to the ongoing developments in Syria and the capture of Damascus by the Syrian "opposition forces". 

More specifically, Koutsoumbas said:

"In Syria, another war zone has been ignited on the global chessboard of imperialist competitions. There is another intervention that portends new sufferings for the people of Syria and the peoples of the region, new waves of refugees, possibly new border changes. 

KKE leader Dimitris Koutsoumbas on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

In a statement (here in Greek) concerning the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, which was established by the UN in 1977, the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), Dimitris Koutsoumbas notes:

"We join our voices with the voice of the people of Palestine, with the voices of the peoples of the whole world who demand: The genocide that the state of Israel, the war criminal Netanyahu who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, is carrying out in the Gaza Strip with the support of the US, NATO and the EU, must stop here and now.

 

NATO chief Rutte is unwelcome in Turkey and Greece

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is currently on a visit in Turkey (25/11) where he will hold meetings with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, and Defense Minister Yasar Guler.

Following his visit to Ankara, he is expected to travel to Athens on Tuesday for discussions with Greek officials, including Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. This marks Rutte’s first visit to both countries in his new role as NATO Secretary General.

Greek communists stage militant protest against anti-communist event dedicated to "Holodomor"

"In Socialism the peoples of Russia & Ukraine were living in peace"

With a dynamic, yet peaceful, protest held on Saturday 23 November in Mandra, a town west of Athens, members of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and its youth wing, KNE, condemned the unhistorical and anti-communist event in commemoration of the so-called "Holodomor". 

The event titled "Memorial event for the innocent victims of the Stalinist regime-instigated Genocide, HOLODOMOR 1932-1933" was organized by the Municipality of Mandra in collaboration with the Embassy of Ukraine in Greece and the Hellenic-Ukrainian Chamber.

Koutsoumbas: On the escalation of the imperialist war between NATO and Russia — The Greek government should stop supporting the Zelensky regime

In a statement (22/11) concerning the escalation of the imperialist war between NATO and Russia in Ukraine, the General Secretary of the CC of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), Dimitris Koutsoumbas, points out:

“Following the use of American and British weapons against Russia by the Zelensky regime and the modification of Russia’s nuclear doctrine by Putin and their related statements, it is now obvious that there is a major escalation of the imperialist war. The risk of an immediate generalization is more than visible.

KKE delegation meets Hadash MP Ofer Cassif

A delegation from the International Relations Section of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) met with Ofer Cassif, MP of the Hadash Joint List in Israeli Parliament (Knesset) and member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Israel (Maki), during his brief stay in Athens.

It is reminded that Ofer Cassif is being persecuted in Israel because he publicly condemns Netanyahu government's anti-people policy, opposes the genocide of the Palestinian people and the occupation, as well as the attacks against the other peoples of the region. 

 

Thousands commemorated the 51st anniversary of the Polytechnic Uprising in Athens

The militant commemoration of the 51st anniversary of the 1973 Polytechnic Uprising against the US-backed junta culminated once again this year with the mass anti-imperialist march to the US Embassy in Athens on Sunday 17 November and similar events all over the country.

Thousands of people participated in the bloc of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) expressing their solidarity with the people of Palestine and demanded that the massacre in Gaza and Greece’s involvement in imperialist plans be stopped.

 

Greek Defense Minister says children with autism can be trained for military attacks!

In a shameful, as well as utterly provocative statement, Greece's Defense Minister Nikos Dendias proposed that the Greek Armed Forces could train and employ children on the autism spectrum in skills suitable for military defense, such as image recognition required in AI systems and drones with the aim to identify targets.

Speaking at the Rotary Club of Athens last week, Mr Dendias said that the Defense Ministry intends to train children on the autism spectrum in skills suitable for military defense, such as image recognition required in artificial intelligence systems and drones. Furthermore, he mentioned the example of Israel which, as he said, “has special units for this”. 

"You Shall Not Pass!": Greek communists blocked trucks carrying ammunition to Ukraine

They did it once again! Members of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and its Communist Youth, KNE, in the town of Tyrnavos, in Thessaly region, set up a blockade on six trucks carrying ammunition to Ukraine.  

As 902.gr portal reported, the Communists blocked the road by staying firmly in front of the trucks with banners and flags thus forcing them to stop and retreat. 

KKE: We draw lessons and inspiration from the history of the labour and communist movement

In a climate of enthusiasm, the opening of the exhibition of Historical - Archival Material of the Attica Party Organization of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), entitled “The liberating - revolutionary 1944”, took place on Saturday 2 November.

The exhibition deals with the heroic action of the KKE under the conditions of the fascist occupation and during the liberation of Greece in 1944 by the partisan People’s Liberation Army (ELAS), which was led by the KKE, as well as with the action of the Party in conditions of revolutionary situation that was formed in the country at that time and in the subsequent conditions of the British imperialist intervention.

Memorials dedicated to communist guerrillas unveiled by the KKE in northern Greece

With two events held in the northern provinces of Florina and Kastoria on Sunday 27 October, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) unveiled two new memorials dedicated to the struggle of the Democratic Army of Greece, the communist-backed guerrilla army which fought against the bourgeois forces and their imperialist allies during the 1946-1949 Civil War.

Both events were attended by the General Secretary of the CC of the KKE Dimitris Koutsoumbas. 

 

KKE's Secretary Koutsoumbas: Mitsotakis must answer regarding Greece's involvement in Ukraine and Middle East wars

The General Secretary of the CC of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) Dimitris Koutsoumbas on Friday criticized the government's stance toward the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and called for the immediate briefing of the political parties and parliament.

"In the context of US and NATO's dangerous plans, the New Democracy government is involving Greece without any limits or barriers in the two conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, increasing the danger for the Greek people," he said.

Greek dockworkers blocked the loading of a container full of bullets bound for Israel

On Thursday 17 October, COSCO dockers at the Port of Piraeus detected a container full of bullets that had entered the country via North Macedonia and was bound for Haifa, Israel, to be used in the massacre of the Palestinian and Lebanese people. 

The COSCO dockers, led by their trade union, the Container Handling Workers’ Union at the Piers of Piraeus (ENEDEP), took decisive action to prevent the container from being loaded onto the ship and demonstrated on the spot, calling on the people of the region to join the demonstration.

The KKE commemorated the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Athens from the Nazis

Thousands of people participated in a mass rally, worthy of the historical 80th anniversary of the liberation of Athens from the Nazi occupiers, organized by the KKE on 12 October 2024.

With their presence in the places that were shaken during the liberation, workers, breadwinners, self-employed, women and young people participating in the rally, picked up the thread of history, sending a resounding and timely message that the people, holding their own flag high, can provide a way out of this system of wars and crises. The rally was at the same time a huge red demonstration against the imperialist war and our country's involvement in the criminal plans of the USA - EU - NATO and the murderous state of Israel.

Greek soldiers lead the way in demonstration against the imperialist war in the Middle East

With large anti-war demonstrations organized by the Communist Party (KKE) in Athens, Piraeus and various districts throughout Attica, Greece on Saturday 5/10, thousands of protesters raised their voice against the imperialist carnage in the Middle East, demanding an immediate end of Greece's participation in the warmongering plans of Israel, US and NATO in the region. 

The demonstrators demanded the immediate return of the Greek frigate "Spetsai" from the Red Sea, the termination of Greece's multifaceted political and military alliance with the State of Israel and expressed their solidarity with the people of Palestine and Lebanon who are being slaughtered by the Netanyahu government and its allies. 

The KKE struggles for the regroupment of the world communist movement which is in deep political and ideological crisis

On Friday 20 September 2024, the delegations of the 44 communist youth organizations participating in the central events of the 50^th festival KNE-Odigitis, which took place in Athens on 18–21 September 2024, visited the headquarters of the CC of the KKE.

Eliseos Vagenas, member of the CC of the KKE and head of the International Relations Section of the CC of the KKE, informed the foreign delegations about the developments in Greece, the activities of the KKE and its positions on national and international developments.

KKE calls for mass condemnation of the Israeli state's crimes in Lebanon

In a statement, the Press Office of the CC of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) denounces the recent murderous military attack of the Israeli state in southern Lebanon and calls for a mass popular condemnation of these crimes. More specifically, the statement (here in Greek) reads:

"The KKE calls for mass popular condemnation of the new crimes committed by the terrorist state of Israel in Lebanon, which have so far resulted in hundreds of deaths and thousands of injuries. The attacks in Lebanon, combined with the ongoing operations in Gaza and the West Bank of Palestine, constitute an escalation of the war in the Middle East with unpredictable dimensions in which the peoples will be the victims.

Our Future is Socialism: Massive attendance at the 50th Festival of the Communist Youth of Greece in Athens

The events of the 50th Festival of the Communist Youth of Greece (KNE) and its magazine, Odigitis, which took place in all major cities of Greece and concluded in the 4-day political and cultural events in Athens, were successfully completed on Saturday 21/9.

For four consecutive days, tens of thousands of people and youth attended political debates, concerts, exhibitions, theatrical plays and other activities. 

KKE's General Secretary Koutsoumbas pays tribute to comrade Sitaram Yechury

Yechury and Koutsoumbas in 2016 in Athens

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) expressed its sadness over the death of Indian communist leader Sitaram Yechury, who passed away yesterday at the age of 72. In a letter signed by General Secretary Dimitris Koutsoumbas, the KKE praises Yechury's contribution to the international communist movement. 

More specifically, Koutsoumbas' letter which was published on "Rizospastis", stresses out: