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Accession negotiations for North Macedonia and Albania must start without delay

Accession negotiations for North Macedonia and Albania must start without delay

The revised enlargement process must finally open the door for the accession negotiation with countries that meet the criteria, ministers from the progressive political family said this morning at a meeting in Brussels.

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

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.

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Brexit will never break EU-UK progressive bonds

Brexit will never break EU-UK progressive bonds

The PES marks with sadness the UK’s exit from the European Union after 47 years of membership.

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Decision to overlook North Macedonia and Albania is a deep disappointment

Decision to overlook North Macedonia and Albania is a deep disappointment

The European Council’s failure to green-light accession talks with North Macedonia and Albania is deeply disappointing and a missed opportunity for Europe, the Party of European Socialists (PES) said today. The European Socialists have been a long-standing ally of the two countries as they have attempted to begin the European integration process.

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Unity today at the European Council will strengthen our Union for the future

Unity today at the European Council will strengthen our Union for the future

The European Council must speak with one voice today to promote peace and prosperity in a previously war-torn corner of our continent, and move the protracted issue of Brexit towards an acceptable resolution, the Party of European Socialists (PES) Preparation Meeting said today.

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PES President urges Donald Tusk to put Enlargement before the European Council tomorrow

PES President urges Donald Tusk to put Enlargement before the European Council tomorrow

President of the Party of European Socialists, Sergei Stanishev, has written to the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, to urge him to put the issue of accession talks with the Republic of North Macedonia and Albania on the agenda of tomorrow’s European Council meeting.

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