National Issues
«April must be fulfilled in Women's lives»
8 March 2019
We wanted to commemorate the 8th of March in Almada, and so I want to salute all the women present, and through them all the women in the county. But we also want to dedicate a special salutation to the women working in for this municipality, for their struggle in defense of a 35-hour work week and the recovery of a full Christmas Subsidy (after six years of cuts), a struggle that continues, for better wages, job careers and a better life. A struggle that counts on and will count on PCP.
«A stronger CDU to build now the future of Portugal and its people!»
17 January 2019
Cordial greetings to all those present, to all the components of the CDU,s democratic and unitary vision [CDU = Democratic Unitary Coalition] – specifically “The Greens” environmentalist party, and the many independent individuals who honour us with their participation and contribution. And a very special greeting to João Ferreira, whom we are now introducing as the first candidate on the CDU slate for the upcoming European Parliament election on 26 May.
«The struggle for a patriotic and left-wing alternative is an integral part of the struggle for another Europe, belonging to workers and peoples»
17 January 2019
An old saying says that a people without memory has no future.
On the rejection by the British Parliament of the United Kingdom's European Union Withdrawal Agreement
16 January 2019
Given the vote in the British Parliament of the terms of the so called United Kingdom's European Union Withdrawal Agreement, PCP:
Joint Appeal for the 2019 elections to the European Parliament «For a Europe of the workers and the peoples»
11 January 2019
The Portuguese Communist Party and other communist, progressive and left parties launch a Joint Appeal for the elections to the European Parliament under the motto «For a Europe of workers and peoples».
20 years after, freeing the Country from the submission to the Euro, affirming national sovereignty
4 January 2019
The Euro has completed 20 years of existence. The official proclamations of the European Union repeat mechanically, dogmatically and baselessly, the idea of 'success'. A serious and responsible review of the Euro contradicts this propaganda and agrees with all those who, like PCP, from the beginning, denounced its nature and objectives, and alerted towards the consequences of joining the Euro.
At the request of several media about the action that took place today [December 21], the PCP makes public:
21 December 2018
The PCP considers that, regardless of the promoters, the concealment of the reactionary aims, the demagogically invoked issues, there is a huge contrast between an artificial media promotion in a seldom seen extent and the scarce participation that took place (only a few hundred people in the whole country). This reflects a clear distancing and rejection by the workers and the Portuguese people of this action and its obscure intentions.
Portugal and the European Union - Breaking dependencies, defending sovereignty, building another Europe
17 December 2018
I would like to thank all the guests who accepted our invitation to share with us valuable contributions to PCP’s reflection and proposal.
This reflection and the mobilisation of wills to open new avenues for Portugal and for Europe is all the more important when the general framework is that of a growing and almost absolute unsustainability of the situation brought about by the capitalist integration process of the European Union and the policies and ideological matrix that characterises it.
On the European Council of December 13th and 14th
14 December 2018
While confirming deadlocks and contradictions that mark the present situation of profound and protracted crisis of the European Union, the discussions, decisions and directions indicated by the European Council continue the deepening neoliberalism, militarism and federalism of the EU and contradict the interests of workers, people and the Country, and the other peoples of Europe.
Communiqué of the Central Committee of the PCP of December 10th 2018
10 December 2018
The Central Committee of the PCP, having met on December 10th 2018, debated aspects of the international situation, assessed the evolution of the national situation, the development of the struggle of workers and people, defined lines of political initiative, lines of work for the coming political battles, adopted a resolution on the 45th. anniversary of the April Revolution, assessed the progress of measures to strengthen the organisation and intervention of the Party.