At the same time when neo-liberalism and capitalism have led to a worsening of unemployment, a weakening of basic security, to environmental problems and wars, right-wing extremism and anti-communism are alarmingly raising their head.
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Dear Comrades,

We Communists are internationalist from our nature. We have gathered here in New Delhi, India because our ideology. Communism is not a frozen concept preserved in history books. We are here to make up date analysis of the state of our struggle, strength of our solidarity and new collective tasks.
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We strongly condemn the adoption on 3 July, 2009 at the regular Parliamentary Assembly session of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Vilnius (Lithuania) of a new anti-communist resolution titled «Divided Europe Reunited» which contains a gross distortion of history and denies the role of the Soviet Union in the victory over fascism.
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Europe faces one of the most severe crises of capitalism that can entail serious consequences and dangers for the workers and peoples.

A crisis that is the result of the European Union's neoliberal policies – enshrined in the treaties and in the "Lisbon Strategy" -, of promoting the unregulated free circulation of capital, of liberalizing markets and the increasing financialization of the economy; of reducing public investment; of increasing exploitation through the loss of wages' value and the deregulation of labour relations; and of pushing for the liberalization and privatisation of the public services.
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"But man is not made for defeat" he said. "A man can be destroyed but not defeated."
(Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea, 1952)


Dear comrades,

First of all, let me express my gratitude to Brazilian comrades for organizing this important meeting of communist and workers´ parties.
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The world is facing a grave economic and financial crisis of large proportions. A capitalist crisis, which cannot be dissociated from its own nature and from its unsolvable contradictions, that is probably the gravest crisis since the Great Depression commenced by the 1929 crash.
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On the eve of elections politicians promise dreams and hope. But only real deeds make the difference. Promises of hope have been betrayed and people have been subjected to business.

The political parties represented in parliament have weakened municipal services, although Finland is wealthier then ever before.
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Please receive our warmest solidarity greetings from Finland to all the employees of Nokia plant in Bochum. Finnish communists condemn the decision of Nokia Corporation to shut down in Bochum the profitable plant, employees of which have shown high professionalism, commitment to their work and excellent results.
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The neoliberal choices resulting by the exigences of the globalised, financial and militarised capitalism lead to intolerable social regression and lead Europe into a dead-end – more than ever, it is time to resist and to open an alternative perspective.
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Yrjö Hakanen, Chairman of the Communist Party of Finland in a symposium ”Is neutrality a possible security concept for Europe?”, Linz Austria 27.10.2007


Often ”Europe” as a concept is used as identical to the European Union.
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The Parties that subscribe to this joint statement denounce the real and stated goal of the current reform of the European Union treaties: to recover the essential contents of a previously rejected draft treaty, whilst at the same time seeking to avoid a democratic debate and the expression of the peoples' will, namely through referendums.
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We the undersigned parties express our grave concern with the heightening tensions in the Persian Gulf region emanating from the US militaristic and hegemonic stance in its conflict with Iran (including Bush’s latest statement on September 12th 2007).
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The European Union is on the way to become a political, economic and military »Great power«. The leading politicians of the EU, who are not representing the people but rather the interests of the great industry, of the banks and of imperialism, have taken the necessary decisions for this development.
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The development of the world situation is more uncertain, more insecure and more dangerous than before. The claims according to which the present globalisation would strengthen peace have proved to be wrong, because it serves only the interests of big corporations and of the wealthy minority.
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On the occasion of the EL Executive Board meeting on the 28th and 29th of April in Tallinn the Executive board expresses its deep concern and condemns the use of force and massive arrests against the peaceful demonstrators in Tallinn that lead to new violence and tensions in the streets of Estonian cities.
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The Rome Treaty for the foundation of the EEC was an option of the main powers and West European monopolist capital. Today, 50 years later, the developments in the EU vindicate the forces that struggled against its policies, that had said and still say NO to the Maastricht Treaty, that voice their opposition to the “Constitutional Treaty”.
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Time has come to demand the redistribution of income, of work and decision-making power! The present politics aggravate poverty and increase inequality. They subdue Finland to EU financial power, push Finland into NATO and destroy nature.
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First of all I wish to thank the Communist Party of Portugal for having organised this meeting. It is indeed important that Communist and other Left parties collectively assess the present situation, that we exchange experiences, consolidate common actions against war and neo-liberalism and develop alternatives opening prospects to overcome capitalism and moving towards socialism.
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We strongly condemn all aggressive acts by the Israeli army in Gaza and Lebanon with tragically consequences for the live of the Palestinian, Lebanese and Israeli people but also for people from other countries.
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The agenda of the Summit Meeting of heads of States from Europe and Asia did not meet essential needs and goals regarding workers rights, social security, democracy, peace and socially and ecologically sustainable development.
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The Council of chairpersons of European Left member parties had in its meeting on Monday, July 10, 2006 a broad exchange of views concerning the European developments as well as the dramatic international situation and the dangers to World peace by the developments in the Middle East region.
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