Exactly 49 years ago, on April 24, 1976, the Portuguese Council for Peace and Cooperation (CPPC) was formally established, inheriting and continuing the peace movement that emerged in the 1950s, which faced the repression of the fascist regime and fought bravely against war, including the colonial war, in favor of peace, disarmament, solidarity and cooperation among the peoples of the world, and respecting the principles of the United Nations Charter.

On the afternoon of April 13, the first Peace Concert of 2025 took place at the Constantino Nery Municipal Theater of Matosinhos. Organized by the CPPC with the support of the City of Matosinhos, the Concert featured interventions from various areas, provided by people of different ages. The opening and presentation was by Iolanda Oliveira, who read an excerpt from a Palestinian author.

On March 30, in Jardim do Infante, in Porto, hundreds of people responded to the appeal of the CPPC, CGTP-IN, MPPM and Projecto Ruído, which was joined by other organizations, namely USP, SPN, MDM, among others, in solidarity with the Palestinian people, who continue to be victims of the genocide carried out by Israel.

Also in Coimbra, on the same day, on the Santa Clara bridge, a banner painted on number 26 was displayed, demanding that peace be given a chance, and that the ceasefire be immediately observed. Palestine Will Win!

The Portuguese Council for Peace and Cooperation strongly condemns the massacres that took place a few days ago in Syria by the so-called “security forces of the new government” – in reality by members of armed groups, such as Al-Qaeda or the Islamic State, which for more than a decade have terrorized the country and committed heinous crimes against its population.

Marking the 49th anniversary of the proclamation of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) on February 27, 1976, the Portuguese Council for Peace and Cooperation (CPPC) congratulates the Sahrawi people, as well as the Polisario Front, their legitimate representative, and reaffirms its solidarity with their struggle for respect and realization of their right to self-determination.

On February 18th, a solidarity action was held that brought together hundreds of people in Largo Camões, in Lisbon.

An end to Israel's crimes, a permanent ceasefire, peace in the Middle East and freedom for Palestine were demanded – which implies the end of the Israeli occupation and respect for the inalienable and legitimate national rights of the Palestinian people, first with the creation of a sovereign, independent and viable Palestinian State within the pre-June 1967 borders and with its capital in East Jerusalem, in accordance with UN resolutions.

Cuba is subject to an inhumane economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States.

A blockade that constitutes a flagrant violation of international law and that aims to hinder Cuba's economic and social development, profoundly affecting the daily lives of the Cuban people in their basic needs.

The decision to reintroduce Cuba to the arbitrary US list of alleged “state sponsors of terrorism” by the Trump Administration – six days after its removal by the Biden Administration – aims to further tighten the siege imposed on Cuba.

The statements by US President Donald Trump, who alludes to the possibility of expelling the Palestinian population from the Gaza Strip and of the US itself taking control of that territory, are serious and deserve the clearest and most vehement condemnation of all those who desire peace and defend the rights of the people.

The IV Meeting for Peace is being prepared to be held in Seixal on May 31, 2025, following the Appeal for Peace issued at the III Meeting for Peace held in Vila Nova de Gaia on October 28, 2023.

The Portuguese Council for Peace and Cooperation (CPPC) signals the 80th.anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp on January 27, 1945.

The liberation of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp was carried out by the Soviet Union's Red Army as part of the military offensive that would lead to the decisive Battle of Berlin, which brought about the defeat of the Nazi-fascist forces on May 9, 1945, and the end of World War II in Europe.