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!”
As Communist Party of Turkey's (TKP) members and friends came together across the country to mark the Party’s 106th anniversary, major events were held in Ankara, İzmir and İstanbul.
AKEL of Cyprus is marking the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of Cyprus (CPC) with an extensive programme of political, cultural, historical and educational activities. The CPC was founded on 15 August 1926, while AKEL itself was established in April 1941 as its legal successor. AKEL describes the centenary as a milestone marking the beginning of the party’s second century of activity.
KKE General Secretary Dimitris Koutsoubas called for a strengthening of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and a “popular counterattack” against the policies of the New Democracy government, capitalism, the EU and NATO.
The following article entitled "What needs to be done now?" and written by Patrick Köbele, leader of the German Communist Party was published in Unzere Zeit, the organ of the Party.
AKEL stated that it supports the protest organized by the Cyprus Peace Council and other anti-war organizations on the occasion of the visit of the President of Israel Herzog's to Cyprus, following the invitation of President Christodoulides.
The Communist Party of Denmark issued a statement, demanding a clear and unequivocal recognition of the violation of the constitution against the Danish communists during the occupation in WW2.