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![PES ministers for gender equality reaffirm commitment to accelerate women’s rights for a truly feminist and equal Europe](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PES-ministers-for-gender-equality-reaffirm-commitment-to-accelerate-womens-rights-for-a-truly-feminist-and-equal-Europe-300x200.jpg)
PES ministers for gender equality reaffirm commitment to accelerate women’s rights for a truly feminist and equal Europe
EU leaders must show a clear commitment to women’s rights and gender equality by creating a forum for intergovernmental exchange at the EU-level, progressive gender equality ministers agreed today.
![Montenegro: PES welcomes historic vote approving life partnerships for same-sex couples](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Montenegro-PES-welcomes-historic-vote-approving-life-partnerships-for-same-sex-couples-300x200.jpg)
Montenegro: PES welcomes historic vote approving life partnerships for same-sex couples
The Party of European Socialists and Rainbow Rose celebrate the landmark vote in favour of life partnerships for same-sex couples in Montenegro. Proposed and promoted by the governing Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), and passed with votes from the Social Democratic Party (SDP), social democracy united to achieve progress and equality for the LGBTIQ community.
![PES Social Europe Network welcomes Commissioner Schmit’s action on youth employment](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PES-Social-Europe-Network-welcomes-Commissioner-Schmits-action-on-youth-employment-300x200.jpeg)
PES Social Europe Network welcomes Commissioner Schmit’s action on youth employment
Commissioner Schmit’s Youth Employment Support (YES) package is a positive move to support jobs for the next generation – a key priority for socialists and democrats – the PES Social Europe Network (SEN) said today as it welcomed the initiative.
![PES tourism ministers’ declaration: a way forward to relaunch European tourism](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PES-tourism-ministers-declaration-a-way-forward-to-relaunch-European-tourism.jpg)
PES tourism ministers’ declaration: a way forward to relaunch European tourism
Tourism ministers from Spain, Italy, Malta and Portugal today signed a joint declaration calling for a coordinated relaunch of European tourism which boosts the industry and guarantees the health and safety of tourists and local populations.
![PES: COVID crisis confirms the need for affordable and quality healthcare for all](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PES-COVID-crisis-confirms-the-need-for-affordable-and-quality-healthcare-for-all-300x200.jpg)
PES: COVID crisis confirms the need for affordable and quality healthcare for all
Guaranteeing universal access to affordable and quality healthcare must be a priority for the EU, Europe’s socialist and democratic political family said as it adopted a healthcare declaration at a meeting of the PES Presidency.
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