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PES welcomes agreement on European social pillar
The Party of European Socialists warmly welcomes today’s agreement among EU governments, MEPs and the European Commission to proclaim a European Pillar of Social Rights before the end of 2017 – something that has been at the top of our agenda for years.
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Progressive parties meet to prepare for annual Council in Lisbon
High-level representatives from European progressive parties met today in Brussels to plan the upcoming PES Council meeting in Lisbon. The members of the PES Presidency also discussed shared priorities for Europe’s social democratic parties, and began to plan for the European elections in 2019.
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PES welcomes key progress on posted workers reform
The Party of European Socialists today welcomes an important step towards creating a level playing field for EU workers and ending the race to the bottom in the European labour market, as a European Parliament committee voted to reform the Posting of Workers directive.
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