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PES: Autocratic purges of elected mayors in Turkey must be reversed
The Party of European Socialists strongly condemns the Turkish government’s authoritarian purge of elected officials from opposition parties, including last week’s dismissal of Murat Hazinedar, the elected mayor of Besiktaş district in Istanbul.
![PES approves Article 7 trigger, calls on Poland to respect fundamental values](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PES-approves-Article-7-trigger-calls-on-Poland-to-respect-fundamental-values-1-300x200.jpg)
PES approves Article 7 trigger, calls on Poland to respect fundamental values
The Party of European Socialists approves of the European Commission’s decision to trigger Article 7 of the EU treaties, in response to the violations of the rule of law and the separation of powers by the government and president of Poland.
![Progressive PMs will strengthen social agenda and EMU, praise PESCO](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Progressive-PMs-will-strengthen-social-agenda-and-EMU-praise-PESCO-300x200.jpg)
Progressive PMs will strengthen social agenda and EMU, praise PESCO
Genuine social and economic progress are finally within our grasp if Europe’s leaders are willing to give them the emphasis they deserve. This was the view of Party of European Socialists prime ministers at their coordination meeting ahead of the European Council today.
![PES president addresses democratic procedures and Schengen in Strasbourg press conference](https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PES-president-addresses-democratic-procedures-and-Schengen-in-Strasbourg-press-conference-300x200.jpg)
PES president addresses democratic procedures and Schengen in Strasbourg press conference
The PES family should be the flagship of democratic and transparent processes in the EU, including selecting candidates for the next president of the European Commission, said Sergei Stanishev in a media statement in Strasbourg on Wednesday.
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