European Communist Action
European Communist Action | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Collective leadership |
| Founded | 18 November 2023 |
| Preceded by | INITIATIVE |
| Headquarters | Athens, Greece |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism Euroscepticism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| European Parliament group | Non-Inscrits |
| Colours | Red |
| Website | |
| http://www.eurcomact.org | |
The European Communist Action (ECA) is a Marxist–Leninist association of European communist parties. It was established on 18 November 2023 after its predecessor organization Initiative of Communist and Workers' Parties was dissolved,[1] following ideological and political differences between the association's members over the topic of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2] The European Communist Action is a coalition of communist and workers' parties in Europe. It was established with the aim of promoting scientific socialism, opposing the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and challenging capitalist exploitation and imperialism. The ECA regards the EU as an imperialist bloc and is dedicated to the principles of class struggle and the rights of workers, advocating for socialism as an alternative to the current capitalist system in Europe.
History
The ECA has its origin in a split within the Initiative of Communist and Workers' Parties (ECI or Initiative). The Initiative was founded in 2013, with similar goals and membership as the ECA. However the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, caused significant disagreements between Initiative member parties. Several member parties, such as the Russian Communist Workers' Party of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, were openly supportive of the invasion, whereas other parties condemned the invasion as an imperialist act. These disagreements came to a high point after several ECI member parties attended the World Anti-Imperialist Platform (WAP).
The WAP is also an anti-imperialist international organisation, which however sharply differs in viewpoint from the Initiative in the sense that it doesn't view China or Russia as imperialist states.[3][4] Among the signatories of WAP's founding declaration are also non-communist parties, such as the PSUV and the Spanish Vanguard.[5] Other disagreements between member parties also arose, with some parties being more critical towards migration to the European Union.[6] Eventually these disagreements made the Initiative disfunctional and the main sponsor, the Greek KKE, therefore decided to withdraw support and dissolve the ECI.
Two months after the dissolution of the ECI, 12 Communist and Workers' Parties, most of them members of the ECI before its dissolution, established the ECA in Athens.
Membership
The founding meeting was attended by delegations from 12 parties in Europe [7][8]
Member parties
| Country | Party |
|---|---|
 Austria
|
Party of Labour of Austria
(PdA, Partei der Arbeit Österreichs) |
 France
|
Communist Revolutionary Party of France
(PCRF, Parti communiste révolutionnaire de France) |
 Greece
|
Communist Party of Greece
(KKE, Kommounistikó Kómma Elládas) |
 Republic of Ireland
and Northern Ireland (part of |
Workers' Party
(Páirtí na nOibrithe) |
 Italy
|
Communist Front
(FC, Fronte Comunista) |
 Finland
|
Communist Workers' Party – For Peace and Socialism
(KTP, Kommunistinen Työväenpuolue – Rauhan ja Sosialismin Puolesta) |
 Netherlands
|
New Communist Party of the Netherlands
(NPCN, Nieuwe Communistische Partij Nederland) |
 Spain
|
Communist Party of the Workers of Spain
(PCTE, Partido Comunista de los Trabajadores de España) |
 Sweden
|
Communist Party of Sweden
(SKP, Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti) |
 Switzerland
|
Swiss Communist Party
(PC, Parti Communiste Suisse) |
 Turkey
|
Communist Party of Turkey
(TKP, Türkiye Komünist Partisi) |
 Ukraine
|
Union of Communists of Ukraine
(SKU, Soyuz komunistiv Ukrayini) |
See also
References
- ^ "European Communist Action | Founding Declaration". www.eurcomact.org. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ "Initiative of Communist & Workers' Parties - ON THE TERMINATION OF THE ACTIVITY OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNIST INITIATIVE". www.initiative-cwpe.org. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ "Communist Party of Greece - On the so-called World Anti-Imperialist Platform and its damaging and disorienting position". inter.kke.gr. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ wap21 (2022-10-14). "Towards the World Anti-Imperialist Platform, the Locomotive of World Anti-Imperialist Revolution". Platform. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ wap21 (2022-10-14). "Paris Declaration: The rising tide of global war and the tasks of anti-imperialists". Platform. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "European Communist Initiative ends its activity". Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ "Communist Party of Greece - On the founding meeting of the European Communist Action". inter.kke.gr. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ "European Communist Action | Parties". www.eurcomact.org. Retrieved 2023-12-17.