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Stefan Löfven and Pedro Sanchez
Democracy, Justice, Rule of Law

PES president commends Pedro Sanchez’s decision to remain as Prime Minister of Spain

Nicolas Schmit in a steel factory
PES

PES Common Candidate commits to better working conditions on the World Day for Safety and Health at Work

EU must move fast to kick out modern slavery from supply chains

EU must move fast to kick out modern slavery from supply chains

Progress is needed to prohibit products made with forced labour from the Single Market, European socialist ministers agreed today. PES Ministers welcomed the efforts of…

Economy, Finance, Cohesion
PES mission to the Middle East

PES mission to the Middle East

A high-level delegation from the Party of European Socialists (PES) has visited Israel and Palestine to see the situation on the ground first handedly.  The…

Peace, International Affairs & Cooperation
JHA

Women in all member states deserve strong legislation to combat violence against women – PES Justice Ministers

Across the EU, one in three women suffer some form of gender-based violence in her lifetime. In our Union, at least two women are killed…

Security, Justice
PES cohesion ministers support strong cohesion policy ahead of European elections and beyond

PES cohesion ministers support strong cohesion policy ahead of European elections and beyond

Building on the progress achieved thanks to European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms Elisa Ferreira, PES ministers in charge of cohesion emphasised the need for…

Economy, Finance, Cohesion
Pictured from left: Agnes Jongerius, EMPL Coordinator, Member of the European Parliament, S&D, Nicolas Schmit, European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, Ana Mendes Godinho, meeting Chair and Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security, Portugal, and Yonnec Polet, Deputy Secretary General, PES.

Finalise platform work directive and improve life for millions, PES EPSCO demands

Time is running short to deliver for Europe’s 28 million platform workers before the end of this mandate. This was the stark warning as government…

Employment, Social affairs, Health
Israel-Gaza: PES president welcomes the ceasefire agreement and hostages release

Israel-Gaza: PES president welcomes the ceasefire agreement and hostages release

On the recent ceasfire agreement between Israel and Hamas, the PES president Stefan Löfven said: “I welcome the agreement that allowed the first release of…

Peace, International Affairs & Cooperation

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