News & press releases

The President of the S&D Group in the European Parliament and First Vice-President of the PES Iratxe García Pérez congratulates Ursula von der Leyen on her re-election as President of the European Commission moments after the result of the vote was announced.

Socialists and democrats will hold Commission President to progressive promises

The Party of European Socialists (PES) congratulates Ursula von der Leyen on her re-election as President of the European Commission. As the largest progressive force…

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Four progressive European political parties sign Declaration in support of the New Popular  Front in France

Four progressive European political parties sign Declaration in support of the New Popular Front in France

The Party of European Socialists (PES), the European Greens, the European Left, and the European Free Alliance stand united with all their member parties in…

Democracy, Justice, Rule of Law
French democrats have a historic responsibility to vote against the far-right

French democrats have a historic responsibility to vote against the far-right

The profoundly worrying results of the first round of the French legislative elections require a united reaction of all democratic forces in the second round,…

Democracy, Justice, Rule of Law
PES calls out Turkish authorities on antidemocratic removal of co-Mayor Mehmet Sıddık Akış

PES calls out Turkish authorities on antidemocratic removal of co-Mayor Mehmet Sıddık Akış

The Party of European Socialists (PES) rejects the arbitrary and antidemocractic removal of co-Mayor of Hakkari Mehmet Sıddık Akış. Akış, from our Kurdish associate member…

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PES Common Candidate Nicolas Schmit speaking at the EBU Eurovision Debate in the European Parliament, 23 May 2024

Values, not vote-counting, must define majority in the new European Parliament

Europe’s socialists and democrats will never accept any alliance with ECR. That would break-up the pro-European forces in the European Parliament and radically change Europe’s…

Democracy, Justice, Rule of Law
VOX in Madrid

The far-right has crossed the line of decency in Madrid

Lies and insults have no place at political events ahead of the European Elections, the Party of European Socialists said after Argentinian President Javier Milei…

Democracy, Justice, Rule of Law

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