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PES Common Candidate Nicolas Schmit and European Greens Spitzenkandidat Bas Eickhout after signing a joint statement pledging to never cooperate or form a coalition with the far-right at a PES event in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Rotterdam conference: progressives stand together for a democratic Europe

Election poster of Igor Peternel from the far-right “Homeland Movement” party, reading “Get up, stay”, in the centre of Zagreb, Croatia, on April 8, 2024. Photo: DAMIR SENCAR / AFP
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Croatia: door remains open to EPP-far-right cooperation in Europe

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the plenary in Strasbourg after delivering the State of the Union Address 2023.

PES on SOTEU: it’s time to finish what we started

Following today’s State of the European Union (SOTEU) speech, we send a clear message to the European Commission President: no distractions, no diversions, no delays…

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European Commissioner for Economy, Paolo Gentiloni, announcing the proposals at a press conference today in Strasbourg, France. Photo: EC - Audiovisual Service

PES welcomes ambitious reform of EU corporate tax rules

The Party of European Socialists (PES) welcomes the announcement by Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni of proposals for an ambitious reform of corporate taxation in…

Economy, Finance, Cohesion
Pictured from left: PES Executive Secretary General Giacomo Filibeck, leader of the democratic opposition of Belarus Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, PES President Stefan Löfven, and former Foreign Minister of Sweden Ann Linde.

2023 Anna Lindh Prize: PES President Löfven celebrates Belarus opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya

We stand in solidarity with you in the fight for democracy and justice in Belarus – this was the message conveyed today by the President…

Future of Europe & Neighbourhood
People walk among the debris in the town of Ouirgane, south of Marrakesh, after the powerful earthquake that hit Morocco late Friday. Photo: Khaled Nasraoui/dpa

PES expresses solidarity with people of Morocco following devastating earthquake

The Party of European Socialists (PES) is deeply saddened by the devastating earthquake that hit Morocco on Friday night. The PES sends its condolences to…

Future of Europe & Neighbourhood
PES Congress 2023: Party of European Socialists to meet in Málaga, Spain

PES Congress 2023: Party of European Socialists to meet in Málaga, Spain

Our heads of state and government, leaders, activists, and supporters from across Europe will gather in Spain this November for the 2023 Congress of the…

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PES denounces Weber for trivialising asylum seekers’ deaths at Tunisia-Libya border

PES denounces Weber for trivialising asylum seekers’ deaths at Tunisia-Libya border

Callous comments today by the leader of the Christian Democrats is yet another sign that the EPP is mirroring a dangerous far-right approach on asylum…

Democracy, Justice, Rule of Law

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