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

PES celebrates International Pride Day in Madrid

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

Europe must act together to strengthen pathways for labour migration
February 19, 2020

Europe must act together to strengthen pathways for labour migration

Our family is committed to creating more safe and regular channels for migration to help people in need of protection, to address labour market needs and skills shortages, and to maximise the benefits for the countries of origin, the PES-FEPS Migration & Integration Network meeting in Brussels said today.

Employment, Social affairs, Health
MFF must provide proper funding to realise Green Deal potential and social well-being
February 17, 2020

MFF must provide proper funding to realise Green Deal potential and social well-being

Agreement on the MFF must keep guard over our shared values and include proper funding for Europe’s growth strategy, the European Green Deal, and social progress, ministers from the progressive political family said this afternoon at a meeting in Brussels.

Employment, Social affairs, Health
PES supports proposal for cross-party political group fact finding mission to Georgia
February 12, 2020

PES supports proposal for cross-party political group fact finding mission to Georgia

The Party of European Socialists supports the proposal to send a fact-finding mission of MEPs from the main political families in the European Parliament to Georgia to further investigate the Ugulava case.

Democracy, Justice, Rule of Law
Progressives put pivotal change on the EU’s 2020 agenda, PES conferences and Congress will drive this change forward
February 7, 2020

Progressives put pivotal change on the EU’s 2020 agenda, PES conferences and Congress will drive this change forward

Europe’s socialist and democratic political family discussed strategy, the next multiannual financial framework (MFF), its upcoming Congress and a series of conferences on its main priorities this year, at a PES Presidency meeting in Brussels today.

Future of Europe & Neighbourhood
PES: There is a new majority in Romania, the rules of democracy should be respected
February 6, 2020

PES: There is a new majority in Romania, the rules of democracy should be respected

The Party of European Socialists objects to the recurring attempts by the conservatives in Romania to make last-minute changes to the country’s electoral procedures in favour only of their own agenda.

Democracy, Justice, Rule of Law
World must end FGM and all forms of gender-based violence
February 6, 2020

World must end FGM and all forms of gender-based violence

The PES Women Executive gathered today – International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (6 Feb) – to reiterate that FGM is a violation of human rights, which – like women’s issues in general – has been systematically overlooked by policymakers.

Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity

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