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Values, programme and strategies on the agenda at Call to Europe event
November 30, 2018

Values, programme and strategies on the agenda at Call to Europe event

PES Deputy Secretary General Marije Laffeber took part in a debate on Friday (30 November) in Krakow, Poland, alongside EU Commissioner Maros Sefčovič, the Foreign Affairs Minister of the Czech Republic Tomas Petricek, former President of Poland Aleksander Kwasniewski, and Zita Gurmai, President of PES Women.

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Debate on the State of The European Union 2018: No lessons learned
September 12, 2018

Debate on the State of The European Union 2018: No lessons learned

The PES strongly disagrees with EU Commission President Juncker’s constant neglect of the European Union’s social role.

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PES calls on all member parties to support Tsipras- Zaev agreement
June 15, 2018

PES calls on all member parties to support Tsipras- Zaev agreement

The Party of European Socialists calls for all progressives and its member parties to support the historic agreement on the decade-long name dispute and for the governments of Athens and Skopje that reached it.

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PES welcomes historic agreement between Athens and Skopje
June 12, 2018

PES welcomes historic agreement between Athens and Skopje

The PES warmly welcomes the agreement reached by prime ministers Alexis Tsipras and Zoran Zaev, and the governments in Athens and Skopje, in the long-running dispute over the name of the former Yugoslav republic.

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PES leaders: Zoran Zaev and Edi Rama have earned their EU path
May 30, 2018

PES leaders: Zoran Zaev and Edi Rama have earned their EU path

Progressive governments in Albania and FYR Macedonia made it possible for the two countries to achieve a 2019 start date for EU accession negotiations.

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PES leaders call for stepping up of EU accession for Balkan countries
May 16, 2018

PES leaders call for stepping up of EU accession for Balkan countries

Meeting ahead of the EU-Western Balkans summit in Sofia, Bulgaria, progressive prime ministers and party leaders called for increased EU engagement in support of the European integration of the region.

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