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LEFT: Members of the PES delegation to the Middle East (from left to right) Hana Jalloul Muro MEP, PES Secretary General Giacomo Filibeck, and Evin Incir MEP at the meeting with the Prime Minister of the State of Palestine, Mohammad Mustafa (second from the right). RIGHT: The PES delegation lays flowers at the monument of the assassinated Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin together with the leader of the Democrats Yair Golan (third from the left), and Democrat members of the Knesset.

PES delegation holds high-level meetings in Israel and Palestine

In remembrance of the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, a delegation from the Party of European Socialists (PES) has visited Israel and Palestine. The…

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November 5, 2024, New York, United States: American citizens vote at a polling station in the Ridgewood neighbourhood of Queens, New York. Photo: © Apolline Guillerot-Malick/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire.

US elections: Europe must step up as standard-bearer for liberal democracy

A cloud of uncertainty hangs today over EU-US relations, support for Ukraine, and international stability. Following the US elections, Europe must step up as the…

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Members of the PES delegation pose with campaigners in Pennsylvania. Pictured back row: PES Deputy Secretary General Saar van Bueren (second from left), GroenLinks-PvdA Netherlands MP Habtamu de Hoop (third from right), and PES Deputy Secretary General Yonnec Polet (second from right). Pictured front row: PvdA Netherlands International Secretary Ties Huis in 't Veld (first left) and PES Vice President Kati Piri (second left).

PES meets with Democrats on US campaign trail

A delegation from the Party of European Socialists (PES) attended a series of campaign events and bilateral meetings in the United States with representatives of…

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Pictured front row from left: PES Secretary General Giacomo Filibeck, Executive Vice-President-designate for People, Skills and Preparedness Roxana Mînzatu, PES Common Candidate and European Commissioner Nicolas Schmit, PES President Stefan Löfven, S&D Group President and PES First Vice President Iratxe García, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell, Executive Vice-President-designate for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition Teresa Ribera. Pictured second row from left: European Commissioner Ylva Johansson, European Commissioner-designate for Energy and Housing Dan Jørgensen, PES Executive Vice President Katarina Barley, PD Italy leader Elly Schlein, SAP Sweden leader Magdalena Andersson, PS Belgium leader Paul Magnette, European Commissioner Elisa Ferreira, European Commissioner-designate for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport Glenn Micallef, European Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič. Pictured back row from left: PES Deputy Secretary General Thomas Vaupel, PES Deputy Secretary General Yonnec Polet, PES Vice President Radmila Šekerinska, Lewica Poland co-leader Robert Biedroń, PES Vice President Tanja Fajon, SDP Finland leader Antti Lindtman, PES Vice President Victor Negrescu, PES Deputy Secretary General Saar van Bueren.

Socialists and democrats set sights on next mandate

A just green transition, progress on Social Europe, action on housing, and a fair future for all – this is our fight for Europe in…

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PES President, Stefan Löfven (middle) during a session of the High-level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism at the UN.

PES welcomes the outcome of the UN Summit for the Future

PES welcomes the outcome of the United Nations (UN) Summit for the Future, held in New York in the past two days as part of…

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A drone photo of protesters rallying in support of the hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel September 1, 2024. Photo: Reuters / Belga

Israel–Hamas war: PES condemns continued violence and reiterates call for sustainable ceasefire

The Party of European Socialists (PES) stands with the hundreds of thousands of Israelis who took to the streets on Sunday to demand a ceasefire…

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