We publish here an article by Emanuel Tomaselli of the Austrian Marxists Der Funke, who looks at the imperialist forces behind the refugee crisis, as thousands of victims of war and poverty flee their homes. Despite the reactionary racist rhetoric of the right-wing parties and press, workers and youth across Europe are protesting against attempts to ban these refugees.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras last week announced he will step down. He has lost his parliamentary majority and Syriza is split, with left leader Lafazanis announcing the formation of a new party, Popular Unity. Alan Woods analyses the latest events in the Greek crisis and highlights the failure of reformism that these demonstrate.

Last week, Greek Prime Minister Alexi Tsipras called for new elections on 20 September. At the same time the Left Platform within Syriza has announced the setting up of a new party which will run in these elections. We publish here a statement from the Greek Marxists in the Communist Tendency of Syriza about these latest developments.