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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.
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Socialists and democrats set sights on next mandate

Leaders of the PES member parties – PS, Paul Magnette (left) and Vooruit - Conner Rousseau (right) thanking the voters on their respective social media channels.
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PES commends strong socialist result at Belgian local elections

Pictured clockwise from left: Slovenia’s State Secretary for Cohesion Policy Marco Koprivc, European Commissioner Elisa Ferreira, President of the European Committee of the Regions Vasco Alves Cordeiro, Romania’s Minister for Investments and European Projects Adrian Câciu, PES Deputy Secretary General Yonnec Polet and Member of the European Parliament Marcos Ros Sempere.

PES ministers set out demands for Cohesion Policy post-2027

Progressive ministers met online today to exchange ahead of the start of the new European Commission mandate, which appears set to reform Cohesion policy post-2027….

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File photo: European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights Nicolas Schmit (left) and PES President Stefan Löfven speak at a PES event in Rome, March 2024

Socialist success as Platform Work Directive adopted

The last procedural step in the adoption of the Platform Work Directive was achieved today, with the Council giving its final green light. Member states…

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Pictured from left: European Commissioner Ylva Johansson, Minister Byron Camilleri, Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska, Minister Nancy Faeser and Minister Elma Saiz Delgado.

Strengthen EU cooperation to tackle organised crime, PES ministers urge

Building from the strong foundations set by European Commissioner Ylva Johansson, this mandate Member States must further strengthen European cooperation in the fight against crime….

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PES EPSCO: next EU mandate must continue pushing Social Europe

Government ministers, European Commissioners and members of the European Parliament from the Party of European Socialists (PES) family will continue pressing for more Social Europe….

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File photo: Italian trade union leader Emilio Gabaglio, who passed away on 7 October 2024

PES leadership saddened by the death of Italian trade union leader Emilio Gabaglio

The Party of European Socialists (PES) mourns the death of Emilio Gabaglio, former European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) General Secretary and Italian trade union leader….

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PES President Löfven attends the Progressive Alliance Global Convention

President of the Party of European Socialists Stefan Löfven joined progressive leaders from around the world at the Progressive Alliance Global Convention this weekend in…

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