The international capitalist crisis, the workers' and peoples' struggle, the alternatives and the role of the commun and working class movement. (14 january 2010 07h18)
11th International Meeting of Communists and Workers' Parties, November 20-22, 2009, New Delhi
Contribution of the Workers' Party of Belgium (WPB) by Baudouin Deckers
When the financial crisis broke out end of 2008 it brought about a world-wide crisis of the economy. This was inevitable. Indeed, the financial crisis is rooted in a structural crisis of over-production which has been worsening in successive waves since the first years of the seventies.
 The international capitalist crisis, the workers' and peoples' struggle, the alternatives and the role of the commun and working class movement. 

System Crisis (14 january 2010 07h16)
According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the current crash is only comparable to that of 1929. At the time, the crash was followed by several years of great depression: many businesses closed, unemployment was incredibly high, salaries were cut, poverty rose. This was the forewarning of the Second World War.
 System crisis 

Joint statement of 69 communist and workers' parties on the anticommunist resolution of OSCE (4 augustus 2009 14h33)
Joint statement of 69 communist and workers’ parties on the anticommunist resolution of OSCE
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Declaración conjunta de 69 partidos comunistas y obreros sobre la Resolución Anticomunista de la OSCE.
Déclaration commune de 69 partis communistes et ouvriers sur la résolution anti-communiste de l'OSCE
 Joint statement of 69 communist and workers' parties on the anticommunist resolution of OSCE 

Speech delivered by SACP General Secretary, Cde Blade Nzimande, on the occasion of the celebration of the 88th Anniversary of the SACP (4 augustus 2009 14h24)

 Speech delivered by SACP General Secretary, Cde Blade Nzimande, on the occasion of the celebration of the 88th Anniversary of the SACP 

Thoughts on the current economic crisis (4 juni 2009 14h05)
The main theory, which was put forward once again during the recent G20 summit in London on April 2nd 2009, is that problems occurred because of excesses on the financial market. On the contrary in our opinion, the current recession, while it started on the American real estate market, while it first affected financial markets, can only be understood by replacing it in the larger context of capitalist "productive" economy.
Henri Houben, Institute of Marxist Studies

 On the current economic crisis 
 Quelques réflexions sur la crise économique actuelle 

The Communist Party of Greece in all social and political struggles (3 juni 2009 17h35)
“Our pre-election campaign is the continuation of our work having as main orientation workers, young people, and women,”
explains Giorgos Toussas, Member of the European Parliament and of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE)
 European Elections :: The Communist Party of Greece in all social and political struggles 

La falsification anti-communiste de l’histoire (20 april 2009 17h32)
La majorité du Parlement Européen a approuvé, le 2 avril 2009, une résolution qui prétend imposer aux nouvelles générations une vision falsifiée du passé avec l’unique objectif de criminaliser le communisme et aussi de réhabiliter le fascisme.
 La falsification anti-communiste de l'histoire 

System crisis (20 april 2009 17h20)
It's likely that September 2008 will continue to ring in our minds in the same way that September 2001 does. After the attacks on the Twin Towers, America went to war. After the recent financial crisis on Wall Street, the warrior is knocked out.

 System crisis 

It is high time we united against this crisis (4 march 2009 15h16)
Common statement (excerpts)PTB-PVDA, DKP, NCPN, KPL
The financial and banking crisis has led to a global economic crisis. This crisis is the result of the capitalist model of society where, for many years, overproduction has been concealed by great credit growth and debt-financed consumption in the United States.
The time has come to further develop socialist views of the future in Europe.
 It is high time we united against this crisis 
 Il est grand temps de s'unir contre la crise 

25th Prague Theoretic-Political Conference :: Contribution of the Workers' Party of Belgium (5 december 2008 20h07)
We experience dramatic historic moments after decades of deception by triumphant neo-liberalism, the deep problems of the world capitalist system appear very clearly today.
We must urgently advance in the consolidation of the coordination of an independent international communist movement.
 25th Prague Theoretic-Political Conference :: Contribution of the Workers' Party of Belgium 

The changing correlation of forces confronts us with new challenges (28 november 2008 17h47)
65 years ago the United States of America became the major imperialist power of the planet. Its world dominance was based on two pillars: its overwhelming military superiority went hand in hand with its overarching economic weight.
An article in Der Spiegel, echoing a growing sentiment, headlined: “The End of Arrogance - America Loses Its Dominant Economic Role”
 The changing correlation of forces confronts us with new challenges 
 Les rapports de forces changeant nous imposent de nouveaux défis 
 Las correlaciones de cambiantes nos imponen nuevos desafíos 

Bye bye Bush, what remains now is to say bye bye to his politics… (6 november 2008 15h54)
The American voters have sent George W. Bush back to his Texan ranch. A CNN enquiry reveals that eight years of presidency have turned George W. Bush into the most unpopular president of all times. No wonder millions of people should be yearning for change.
 Bye bye Bush, what remains now is to say bye bye to his politics… 
 Bye bye Bush, il reste maintenant à dire Bye bye à sa politique… 
 Bye bye Bush, ahora sólo queda decirle bye bye a su política 

War in Georgia - Position of the Peace Committee of Georgia (13 augustus 2008 09h25)
The authorities of Georgia once again organized a bloody war, feeling the support of some western countries.
The Georgian army--armed and trained by U.S. instructors and using also U.S. armaments--subjected the city of Tskhinvali to a barbaric destruction.
 Заявление Комитета Мира 
 Declaration of the Georgian Peace Committee 
 Declaración del Comité de la paz de Georgia 
 Declaração do Comité da Paz da Geórgia 
 Déclaration du Comité de la Paix de Géorgie 

Solidarity with Remédios Garcia (1 augustus 2008 13h20)
The Workers Party of Belgium expresses its solidarity to the Spanish activist Remédios Garcia Albert arrested
under the accusations of being supporter and representative of the FARC.
The WPB expresses its solidarity with the people of Colombia for their right to determine their own future
without any imperialist interference in their domestic affairs.
WPB is in full agreement with the international support to Remédios Garcia.
See the statements of the Portuguese Communist Party, The World Peace Council, the Communist Party of Greece and the Communist Pary of the Peoples of Spain.
 Partido Comunista de los Pueblos de España ::ANTE LA DETENCIÓN DE LA COMPAÑERA REMEDIOS GARCÍA ALBERT 
 El PC de Grecia Denuncia la Detención de Remedios García 
 Statement of the World Peace Council :: the arrest of Remédios Garcia Albert 
 Partido Comunista Português :: Press statement on the arrest of the Spanish citizen Remédios Garcia Albert 

Déclaration de quatre partis maghrébins (1 augustus 2008 13h05)
Quatre partis du Marcoc, d'Algérie et de Tunisie s’engagent à unir leurs forces pour former une alliance de la Gauche Maghrébine et à accentuer la lutte contre la domination impérialiste dans la région.
 Déclaration de quatre partis maghrébins 

Yes, a `social Europe' does exist, but it is being reversed! (13 juni 2008 13h04)
The Council of Ministers for Employment has just approved at a qualified majority a new proposal for a directive on the organization of working time. Subject to the approval by the European Parliament, such directive should replace the 1993 directive.
 Yes, a `social Europe' does exist, but it is being reversed! 
 ¡Sí existe una "Europa social", pero está retrocediendo! 
 Oui il existe une `Europe sociale' mais elle est en marche arrière! 

The communists in Benelux and Germany make common cause (25 april 2008 13h31)
Conference of four communist parties (The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany and Belgium) on 29 and 30 March 2008 in Luxembourg. Trade-unionists and militants also participated.
The conference started on Friday 28 March at the Town Hall of Esch-sur-Alzette in the presence of the press. Ali Ruckert (KPL) , Jo Cottenier (PTB), Jan Ilsink (NCPN), and Wolfgang Teuber (DKP) submitted the common programme of the four parties concerning the European flexicurity agenda.

 The communists in Benelux and Germany make common cause 

The New Treaty, developments in the EU and peoples’ struggle (27 march 2008 20h58)
23 Communist and Workers’ Parties from 20 EU member-states and accession countries participated in the meeting held in Athens on 14-15 March 2008 with the theme, “The New Treaty, developments in the EU and peoples’ struggle.”
23 Partidos Comunistas y Obreros de 20 estados miembros de la UE han participado en el encuentro celebrado en Atenas el 14 y 15 de marzo de 2008 con el tema "El nuevo tratado, los acontecimientos en la UE y las luchas populares"
23 Partis communistes et ouvriers de 20 Etats membres et candidats membres de l’UE ont participé à un meeting tenu à Athènes les 14-15 mars 2008 ayant pour thème, “Le nouveau traité, les évolutions au sein de l’UE et la lutte des peuples”


 The New Treaty, developments in the EU and peoples’ struggle 
 El nuevo tratado, los acontecimientos en la UE y las luchas populares 
 Le nouveau traité, les évolutions au sein de l’UE et la lutte des peuples 

A new president of the Workers' Party of Belgium (27 february 2008 07h51)
The new president of the Workers' Party of Belgium (WPB), Peter Mertens (38 years), will assume his functions during the final meeting of the 8th Party Congress, this March 2 in Brussels.
 Un nuevo Presidente del Partido del Trabajo de Bélgica 
 A new president of the Workers' Party of Belgium 
 Un nouveau président pour le PTB 
 Info closing meeting