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PES celebrates International Pride Day in Madrid
Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity

PES celebrates International Pride Day in Madrid

UK Labour leader
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PES congratulates Keir Starmer and the Labour Party on a stunning election victory

SEN debate plans to save jobs, strengthen health services and revitalise EU economies
April 15, 2020

SEN debate plans to save jobs, strengthen health services and revitalise EU economies

Socialists and democrats are working to bring Europe’s health services, employment and economies back to full strength, this was the focus of today’s PES Social Europe Network (SEN) videoconference.

Employment, Social affairs, Health
Women are on the COVID-19 frontline –the EU must not leave them behind
April 14, 2020

Women are on the COVID-19 frontline –the EU must not leave them behind

Europe is not seeing enough leadership or action for a gender-sensitive response to the COVID-19 crisis, European socialists and democrats are saying.

Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity
Eurogroup deal shows EU is on the path of solidarity
April 10, 2020

Eurogroup deal shows EU is on the path of solidarity

The Party of European Socialists welcomes the agreement reached by EU finance ministers last night, which will unlock €540 billion of support to help the European economy overcome the coronavirus crisis.

Economy, Finance, Cohesion
Polish presidential election will be dangerous and flawed because of COVID-19
April 8, 2020

Polish presidential election will be dangerous and flawed because of COVID-19

The Party of European Socialists objects to the conditions in which the Polish presidential election is set to take place in May and calls for it to be postponed. The election should be resumed when public health and equal conditions for campaigning can be guaranteed, European socialists and democrats are saying.

Democracy, Justice, Rule of Law
PES EPSCO: EU must activate unemployment scheme as soon as possible
April 7, 2020

PES EPSCO: EU must activate unemployment scheme as soon as possible

Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (known as SURE) must be activated as soon as possible, this was the conclusion of the PES Employment and Social Affairs Ministers videoconference meeting today.

Employment, Social affairs, Health
The Eurogroup must show determination to buffer the Eurozone from a world-wide economic shock, say Stanishev and García
April 6, 2020

The Eurogroup must show determination to buffer the Eurozone from a world-wide economic shock, say Stanishev and García

Ahead of the meeting of the Eurozone finance ministers, the president of the Party of the European Socialists, Sergei Stanishev, and the leader of the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament Iratxe García, called on the Eurogroup to live up to its historic responsibility to save the Eurozone.

Economy, Finance, Cohesion

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