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 Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and its youth organisation, the Communist Youth of Greece (KNE), welcomed the mass demonstrations held across Greece on 21 October, when tens of thousands of school students, university students, teachers, parents and workers took to the streets demanding better public education, safer schools and measures to address the rising cost of living.
The Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) held a protest in Ankara against the Mecca Agreement, which they said would drag the country into war. The agreement signed between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan was brought before parliament and its content disclosed after more than two months of its signing.
The Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL) has intensified its opposition to the establishment of a pro-Israel parliamentary group in Cyprus, arguing that the initiative risks turning the House of Representatives into a platform for promoting the interests of a foreign state.
The Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) has elected Tobias Schweiger as its new federal chair, while the party continues its campaigns on housing, public services and local government, particularly in Vienna and Graz.
The French Communist Party (PCF) called for a broad mobilisation against austerity, rising living costs and the deterioration of public services, urging students, workers and other social groups to unite their struggles.
The Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) wrote an open letter to the members of the Turkish parliament about the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, which was signed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan on 7 August and was submitted to the Turkish Parliament for ratification on 20 October 2026.