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Declaration NCPN and CJB about the allowances scandal and the fall of the third Rutte cabinet
Yesterday (Friday 15th of January) Prime Minister Rutte handed over the resignation of the government to the king – only two months before the elections for the House of Representatives will take place. The fall of the cabinet was triggered by the so-called “allowances affair” (toeslagenaffaire), although we can better speak of a terrible scandal.
200 years since the birth of Friedrich Engels
On the 28th of November 1820, 200 years ago, the great revolutionary Friedrich Engels was born. Together with Karl Marx, he laid the foundations for scientific socialism and played an important role in the creation and development of the international communist movement.
Solidarity with the Communist Party of Greece and the Communist Youth of Greece!
After the violent attack of the Greek police against demonstrations organised by the Communist Party of Greece, the Communist Youth of Greece and class-oriented organisations of the mass movement, the NCPN and CJB sent the following message to our Greek sister organisations.
Contribution CJB to European meeting of communist youth organisations
On Saturday the 7th of November, the day of the anniversary of the socialist October Revolution of 1917, a digital meeting of 20 European communist youth organisations took place, organised by the Communist Youth of Turkey (TKG). The theme of the meeting was: ‘2020: Youth in survival against pandemic and capitalism – socialism or Barbarism’.
Message for festival of Communist Youth of Greece (KNE)
From 17th till 19th september the 46th Festival of Communist Youth of Greece (KNE) took place in Athens. The CJB send a message, which can be read here.
EU and Dutch government close eyes to humanitarian disaster for thousands of refugees!
About 13.000 refugees and migrants, including thousands of children, are still on the streets after a fire destroyed the refugee camp of Moria on the Greek island of Lesbos last Tuesday evening. They have been left to fend for themselves without shelter, often without food and drinks, and without sanitary facilities.
The calamity was inevitable. The camp is only meant for 3000 people and there is a shortage of all necessary facilities. The refugees over there live in the utmost unsafe and unhygienic circumstances.