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Dragan Djilas
Democracy, Justice, Rule of Law

PES condemns the attack on opposition leader in Serbia

PES Presidency adopts declarations on the new European mandate and on the Middle East, the next PES Congress is scheduled for 2025
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PES Presidency adopts declarations on the new European mandate and on the Middle East, the next PES Congress is scheduled for 2025

PES culture ministers’ declaration calls on the EU to protect artists and performers
June 12, 2020

PES culture ministers’ declaration calls on the EU to protect artists and performers

Europe must support its cultural and creative sectors with dedicated recovery funding, a joint declaration agreed today by PES Culture Ministers states.

Employment, Social affairs, Health
PES health ministers: now is the time to strengthen Europe’s health systems
June 11, 2020

PES health ministers: now is the time to strengthen Europe’s health systems

Health must remain a priority even as COVID-19 is overcome, Europe must upgrade its health systems to improve resilience against future health crises, guarantee access to quality healthcare to all and ensure proper conditions for health and care workers, ministers from the PES said today.

Employment, Social affairs, Health
Erdogan’s crackdown on opposition is illegal and antidemocratic
June 9, 2020

Erdogan’s crackdown on opposition is illegal and antidemocratic

The Party of European Socialists forcefully rejects the detention of members of the Turkish Parliament Leyla Güven and Musa Farisoğulları – from our associate party HDP – and of Enis Berberoğlu – from our associate party CHP. The PES denounces these detentions as fraudulent, political and unjust. All three have been illegally stripped of their parliamentary immunity.

Peace, International Affairs & Cooperation
An ambitious recovery plan is needed for Europe to thrive, FEN says
June 9, 2020

An ambitious recovery plan is needed for Europe to thrive, FEN says

Recovery means transforming our future not going back to the past, the PES Financial and Economic Network (FEN) reiterated today as it backed an ambitious plan for Europe’s recovery.

Employment, Social affairs, Health
PES stands in solidarity as world remembers George Floyd
June 9, 2020

PES stands in solidarity as world remembers George Floyd

The Party of European Socialists stands with the Floyd family, the African American community and all anti-racism campaigners as they remember George Floyd, who will be laid to rest later today in Houston, Texas. We send our heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones.

Peace, International Affairs & Cooperation
Young people must be front and centre in the recovery, PES EPSCO says
June 8, 2020

Young people must be front and centre in the recovery, PES EPSCO says

The recovery must meet the needs of young people or risk creating a lost generation of Europeans, ministers from the PES said today as they met by videoconference ahead of an informal EPSCO meeting tomorrow.

Youth, Education, Inclusiveness

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