National Issues
Greeting to the participants in the special Day of Work at the 40th Avante! Festival
30 August 2016
Greetings to you all, to the builders, to those who organise, conceive and project, to those who disseminate the Avante! Festival, who sell EPs - Permanent Entry Tickets - and raise their militancy, and transform it into a unique human realisation, in a Festival of the Youth, in a Festival of April and its political, social, cultural, brotherly and internationalist solidarity values, where there is a place for all those who come in goodwill.
On the International Space - 40 Festivals of internationalist solidarity
25 July 2016
The international dimension of the Avante! Festival has been over the years the most important activity of international scope carried out by the Party, on a regular and annual basis.
The theme of this year's Avante! Festival is "Avante! Festival -40 years of internationalist solidarity."
Presentation of the 40th. «Avante!» Festival
25 July 2016
"This is the 40th. Avante ! Festival, which takes place on September 2,3 and 4 at Atalaia, Amora, Seixal, 40 years after having started on this path, in 1976 at FIL, this path of a unique Festival, open to all, where music, art and culture are constantly present, a Festival of work and militancy made possible after the conquest of Democracy and Freedom."
On the ECOFIN decision and blackmail of the European Union against Portugal
12 July 2016
The decision of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of the European Union (ECOFIN) to continue the "excessive deficit procedures" against Portugal constitutes an unacceptable attack on the rights and living conditions of the Portuguese people, an affront to national sovereignty, to democracy as enshrined in the Portuguese Constitution and the will of the Portuguese people.
Communiqué by the Central Committee of the PCP, June 25-26, 2016
29 June 2016
The Central Committee of the PCP, meeting on June 25 and 26, 2016, analysed the country’s political and social situation and the recent developments in Europe and in the world. The Central Committee of the PCP, highlighting the intense and diverse political intervention of the PCP stresses the positive results achieved in the context of the new phase of national political life and calls for the development, broadening and intensification of the mass struggle.
"Public school is irreplaceable" - Statement by Jerónimo de Sousa, General Secretary
20 June 2016
Present at the rally that gathered 80,000 people in defence of Public School, Jerónimo de Sousa underlined that "this rally corresponds to the majority feeling of Portuguese society that wants to see established and implemented the Constitutional order of defence of education for all, a quality public school".
Quinta do Cabo already belongs to the Avante! Festival - A great success. An affirmation of confidence in the future.
19 May 2016
The National Fund-raising Campaign «More space more Festival. Future with April», initiated on October 2014, with the objective of facing the expenses following the acquisition of the Quinta do Cabo in order the widen and value the Avante!
Reject the pressure and blackmail of the European Union
18 May 2016
The conclusions of the meeting of the College of Commissioners confirm the aim of adding new elements of pressure and blackmail on Portugal.
Beyond the media discussion about the existence or not of sanctions for excessive deficit - a consequence of the implementation of Budgetary Treaty approved by PSD, CDS and PS - what stands out in this process and this decision is the blackmail which aims to take further the process to condition the course of the Country in a direction contrary to national interests, the interests of the workers and Portuguese people.
“The release of the country from submission to the euro, condition for development and national sovereignty”
10 May 2016
First a word of appreciation on the debate promoted here today with many speeches that have and will enrich the legacy of reflection and intervention by the PCP on issues related to the euro. Special thanks to the contributions of Professor João Ferreira do Amaral and Professor Jorge Bateira who agreed to share with us their thoughts, joining other economists from our country who have been present in other initiatives that we have promoted on some central issues that we face and the necessary answers we need to give.