European Parliament
The PES is represented in all the European institutions by its member organisations and leaders. In the European Parliament, the PES is represented by the Progressive Alliance of the Socialists and Democrats, also known as the S&D group. It has 136 members from 25 member states. The leader of the group is Iratxe García Pérez.
European Commission
The PES is also represented at the European Commission, the executive arm of the EU. Four European Commissioners belong to PES member parties, including two Executive Vice-Presidents.
Teresa Ribera
Executive Vice-President in charge of Clean, Just and Competitive Transition
Roxana Mînzatu
Executive Vice-Pesident in charge of Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness
Dan Jørgensen
European Commissioner for Energy and Housing
Glenn Micallef
European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport
EU Summits and the Council of the EU
The European Council is presided by António Costa, former Prime Minister of Portugal.
Many national governments of the 27 member states of the EU are run by socialists and democrats, alone or in coalition with other political parties. PES heads of state and government attend EU summits in the Council, in Brussels. Their national ministers have monthly meetings, too. The PES works to coordinate positions within our political family prior to these important meetings to strengthen our common push for a more progressive Europe.
European Committee of the Regions
Members of our political family sit in the European Committee of the Regions, a consultation body to the EU where local and regional governments are represented. The President of the European Committee of the Regions is socialist Vasco Alves Cordeiro.
Christophe Rouillon is the President of the PES Group in the Committee of the Regions.
