The Initiative of Communist and Workers' Parties (INITIATIVE, ICWP) was a collective political co-opt association composed of European communist parties founded for the purpose of "contribute(ing) 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"
the European ICWP was founded by the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and according to a statement from the French PRCF (in the link provided by the initial post itself) was unilaterally dissolved by the Communist Party of Greece without democratic consultation of constituent member parties.
wiki list of members and former members here
Statement translated below.
Today, September 9, 2023, after a plenary meeting bringing together all the members of the Initiative of Communist and Workers' Parties (founded in 2013 and of which the PRCF is one of the founding members) and after approximately two hours of debate where, however , no majority was emerging to go in this direction, a closing speech by comrade Giorgos Marinos unilaterally decreed the dissolution of the Initiative. It was added that it would now be prohibited to use the name or even the logo of the Initiative. The decision was not put to a vote.
As the meeting took place on “zoom” , it was technically impossible for many parties wishing to protest against this obvious anti-democratic act to protest. Our comrade Boris Differ even asked in writing on the discussion thread "Why shouldn't there be a vote on this?" ". The only response he received was that there would be no second round of speaking. Then the written discussion thread was deactivated.
Whatever the possible differences at the international level, and in particular the assessment of the NATO-Russia conflict in Ukraine, we consider it unjustifiable to dissolve international tools of struggle forged in the struggle and the trust won over the years.
We suggest to the member parties of the Initiative who are surprised by this brutal dissolution to contact us to reflect together on the best way to continue the international fight consubstantial with communist activity on the basis of maxism-Leninism and proletarian internationalism and without in the least opposing communist internationalism and the broad development of the Anti-Imperialist Front.
From the PRCF and the PRCF international commission, Fadi Kassem, Georges Gastaud, Gilliatt de Staerck, Rachida El Fekair, Boris Differ, Aymeric Monville