Speaking of the CPs participating in the European Communist Action
and the International Communist Review, and those that support these
efforts, we must bear in mind that they have emerged from splits of
parties that have been eroded by opportunism and co-opted into the
system and the aspirations of capital.
Under conditions of hard ideological–political struggle, cadres or
groups of cadres and members that had faith in Marxism–Leninism and
communist principles, dissociated themselves, acquired a political
guidance and organizational structure, and built party organizations.
With few forces, no infrastructure and no financial means, they tried to
lay the foundations for the elaboration of their strategic directions,
to formulate political positions, to establish ties with the working
class and to work among its ranks and among the youth, especially among
the university students.
There is heterogeneity and a different pace in their
ideological-political and organizational development, as well as among
their members. To one degree or another, most of the parties have taken
steps forward, trying to study capitalism in their country and the
history of the communist movement, and to draw conclusions. They follow
the ideological–political work of the KKE, its struggle in the workers’
and people’s movement and among the youth, and we exchange views. Some
parties have elaborated and continue to elaborate their strategy,
opposing and overcoming the concept of transitional stages, supporting
that our era is an era of transition from capitalism to socialism and
that the character of the revolution is socialist. They defend the
October Socialist Revolution, the construction of socialism in the USSR
and some of them try to study the causes and factors of the overthrows
to the best of their ability. Although they are taking small steps, the
efforts of these parties are of great importance, because they are
communists who have opposed the opportunist erosion, have overcome to
one degree or another the erroneous strategic conceptions that have
dominated the International Communist Movement for decades, and are
trying, together with the KKE, to form stronger revolutionary bases and
support the goal of regrouping the communist movement. Today, they are
making an important contribution in the fierce struggle that is being
waged on the fundamental issues of the imperialist war and on other
fronts.
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The ideological–political support of these parties is a primary duty
and priority of our Party, directed in the following manner:
– Consistent monitoring of their activities, systematic bilateral
in-person communication or teleconferences to exchange views and
experience.
– Organized discussions on various issues of the
ideological–political struggle. We need to be more demanding in
organizing ideological support.
– Strengthening the collective preparation for the ECA and ICR
meetings and readiness, which will allow us to answer questions and
address concerns, and contribute to the decisive fight against bourgeois
and opportunist positions.
– Substantial cooperation in regional meetings and the International
Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties and joint study of the
experience of the ideological–political struggle.
In addition to the parties with which we cooperate closely, there are
CPs on all continents with which we maintain good relations. These
parties follow the elaborations and evaluate positively the activity of
the KKE.
A separate category are the new forces that are trying to build CPs
in their countries and to establish links with the KKE (Argentina,
Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Germany, USA, Ecuador, Cyprus, Latvia,
Moldova, Russia, etc.) Each case must be examined carefully and
individually.
The work of our Party over the years has created a positive
atmosphere among many communists, youth and workers in Europe and other
regions. We have seen this in the support we received in the battle our
Party fought with SYRIZA, the approval expressed in the principled stand
and initiatives of the KKE in the imperialist war in Ukraine and the
Middle East, the positive response to the rise in the elections, but
also in the expression of solidarity with the struggles of the All
Workers’ Militant Front (PAME), the workers’ and people’s struggles.
We are strengthening our internationalist solidarity and enriching
our intervention in this crucial area, not only against imperialist
aggression, repression and anti-communism, but with methodical support
for initiatives, workers’ and people’s struggles to overcome problems
faced by the CPs, trade unions, workers’ and people’s forces.
We safeguard and strengthen the cooperation with the CPs of the ECA
and the ICR and formulate a plan for the development of joint action and
cooperation with the CPs and communist forces that follow and evaluate
positively the action of the KKE and the KNE and are concerned about the
situation of the communist movement. A methodical and persistent work
with these forces, with the support of the Party Organizations of the
KKE abroad, will contribute to the efforts to regroup the communist
movement in each country and internationally.