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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

Milanovic and social democracy victorious in Croatian presidential elections
January 6, 2020

Milanovic and social democracy victorious in Croatian presidential elections

The PES is happy to congratulate social-democratic former prime minister of Croatia Zoran Milanovic, who defeated the conservative Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic (EPP) in the second round of the presidential election in the country this Sunday.

Democracy, Justice, Rule of Law
PES Environment Ministerial: 2020 must be the year of climate action
December 19, 2019

PES Environment Ministerial: 2020 must be the year of climate action

2019 was the year of wildfires, drought and flooding, 2020 must be the year of climate action, the Party of European Socialists (PES) environment ministerial meeting agreed today.

Environment, Climate, Energy
PES denounces the detention of district mayor İbrahim Burak Oğuz in Turkey
December 17, 2019

PES denounces the detention of district mayor İbrahim Burak Oğuz in Turkey

The Party of European Socialists (PES) denounces the arbitrary detention of İbrahim Burak Oğuz, a district mayor from Izmir, from our Turkish associate member party CHP. He was charged after allegedly contacting a terrorist organisation by telephone.

Peace, International Affairs & Cooperation
EU needs the funding to match ambitious progressive targets
December 12, 2019

EU needs the funding to match ambitious progressive targets

Progressives will not stop in the fight for a more sustainable and just Europe, prime ministers, commissioners and leaders from the Party of European Socialists (PES) said today at a meeting in Brussels.

Economy, Finance, Cohesion
PES commends radical plan for sustainable EU
December 11, 2019

PES commends radical plan for sustainable EU

The Party of European Socialists welcomes Frans Timmermans’ European Green Deal, which delivers on the progressive promise to put sustainability at the top of the EU agenda.

Environment, Climate, Energy
Europe needs strong financing for progressive, greener policies, PES EU ministers say
December 10, 2019

Europe needs strong financing for progressive, greener policies, PES EU ministers say

Europe needs a stronger focus on progressive policies that deliver growth and jobs for everyone and an ambitious European Green Deal that is both environmentally responsible and socially just, under the new EU Commission, EU ministers from the PES political family said today after a meeting in Brussels.

Economy, Finance, Cohesion

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