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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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Pictured from right: Slovenian State Secretary for Justice Igor Šoltes, Portuguese Minister for Justice Catarina Sarmento e Castro¸ Spanish Minister for Justice Pilar Llop, and Maltese Minister for Justice Jonathan Attard at the PES offices in Brussels, Belgium.

PES justice ministers call for stronger enforcement and harmonisation of EU sanctions

Close loopholes and harmonise the enforcement of restrictive measures against Russian, Belarusian and all oligarchs backing the brutal invasion of Ukraine while observing human rights…

Security, Justice
PES President Stefan Löfven (eighth from left), PES Secretary General Achim Post (fifth from left), PES Executive Secretary General Giacomo Filibeck (first left) and other high-level progressives at the FES Zeitenwende Conference in Warsaw, Poland, today.

Zeitenwende Conference: PES leaders united for more sovereign Europe

Europe must become more independent, more resilient and a stronger foreign policy actor. This was the message sent from Warsaw, Poland, today by Europe’s socialists…

Peace, International Affairs & Cooperation
Pictured from left: PES Secretary General Achim Post, PES President Stefan Löfven, S&D Group President Iratxe Garcia, PES Executive Vice-President Francisco André, and PES Executive Vice-President Katarina Barley

PES leaders: corruption has no place in our democratic institutions and in our society

PES leadership, progressive European Commissioners, and PES leaders gathered in Brussels, with the PES Presidency adopting strong declarations on fighting corruption, strengthening workers’ rights and…

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PES welcomes European Commission’s call on the accession of Croatia, Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area

PES welcomes European Commission’s call on the accession of Croatia, Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area

Ylva Johansson, European Commissioner for Home Affairs, during the press conference on the readiness of Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia to fully participate in the Schengen.

Future of Europe & Neighbourhood
Iratxe Garcia, Tytti Tupurainen

Progressive Europe ministers will fight to shield vulnerable citizens from energy price crisis

Europe ministers from the Party of European Socialists will push the Czech Presidency to make progress towards a more resilient EU which protects vulnerable households…

Environment, Climate, Energy

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