News & press releases

Zita Gurmai re-elected PES Women President with pledge to strengthen women’s voices across Europe
December 6, 2018

Zita Gurmai re-elected PES Women President with pledge to strengthen women’s voices across Europe

PES Women will be at the forefront of the progressive battle to win the next European elections and strengthen women’s rights, the re-elected President of PES Women said today.

Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity
Violence against women is costing us our democracy
November 23, 2018

Violence against women is costing us our democracy

Speaking ahead of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November), PES Women has warned harassment and violence directed at women in politics is undermining democracy.

Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity
PES: Romanian people proved they stand for equality
October 8, 2018

PES: Romanian people proved they stand for equality

The Party of European Socialists is pleased that marriage equality will continue to be enshrined in the Romanian Constitution, after the referendum to amend it failed. The voter’s turnout of 21% was too low for the referendum to be valid.

Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity
PES: Parties in Latvia should be able to campaign equally for the election
September 15, 2018

PES: Parties in Latvia should be able to campaign equally for the election

The Party of European Socialists strongly condemns the harmful interference of a government official in Latvia in the election campaign of our member party SPD Concord.

Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity
The women’s rights backstop
August 27, 2018

The women’s rights backstop

PES Women, the PES organization to advance women’s rights, discussed ways to step up our parties’ commitment to this cause and regain public support, in times of a conservative counter revolution. That was on Korčula island, Croatia, in a region – Central and Eastern Europe – marked by a new wave of traditionalism.

Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity
PES: We need concrete measures to fight violence against women
July 20, 2018

PES: We need concrete measures to fight violence against women

A PES fact-finding mission, co-chaired by PES Secretary General Achim Post and PES-Women President Zita Gurmai, is on a three-day visit in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity

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