The Initiative of Communist and Workers' Parties (INITIATIVE) was a
Marxist–Leninist European political alliance. Founded by the
Communist Party of Greece
The Communist Party of Greece (, ΚΚΕ; ''Kommounistikó Kómma Elládas'', KKE) is a Marxist–Leninist political party in Greece. It was founded in 1918 as the Socialist Workers' Party of Greece (SEKE) and adopted its current name in Novem ...
in 2013, the initiative had 30 member parties from all over Europe and the surrounding area.
Its goal was to "contribute to the research and study of issues concerning Europe, particularly concerning the EU, the political line which is drawn up in its framework and affects the lives of the workers, as well as to assist the elaboration of joint positions of the parties and the coordination of their solidarity and their other activities".
On 9 September 2023, the organisation was dissolved following ideological and political differences between the association's members over the topic of the
Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...
. The
European Communist Action
The European Communist Action (ECA) is a Marxist–Leninist European political alliance. It was established on 18 November 2023 after its predecessor organization Initiative of Communist and Workers' Parties was dissolved.
The European Communi ...
was established on 18 November 2023 as a continuation of the INITIATIVE association created by the Communist Party of Greece.
Member parties
From INITIATIVE:
Former member parties
See also
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List of communist parties represented in European Parliament
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Party of the European Left
The Party of the European Left (PEL), or European Left (EL), is a European political party that operates as an association of democratic socialist and communist political parties in the European Union and other European countries. It was formed ...
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{{Political organisations at European Union level
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Anti-revisionist internationals
Former European political alliances
Political parties established in 2013
Political parties disestablished in 2023
Eurosceptic parties