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Ylva Johansson has the right approach on Home Affairs

Ylva Johansson has the right approach on Home Affairs

The collaborative approach to Home Affairs emphasised by Sweden’s Commissioner-designate is the right path forward for the European Union, the Party of European Socialists (PES) said today.

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PES backs Urpilainen’s progressive plan for International Partnerships portfolio

PES backs Urpilainen’s progressive plan for International Partnerships portfolio

By clearly outlining an approach based on the fundamental values of the European Union, Commissioner-designate Jutta Urpilainen has shown herself to be a strong choice for the International Partnerships portfolio, the Party of European Socialists (PES) said today.

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PES Migration and Integration Network calls for equal treatment of all children

PES Migration and Integration Network calls for equal treatment of all children

The Party of European Socialists called for equal treatment of migrant children and native children alike, at a public conference co-hosted with our Maltese member party Partit Laburtista, at the National Museum of Archaeology in Valetta. PES Deputy Secretary General Marije Laffeber, the minister of home affairs of Malta, Dr Michael Farrugia, MEPs Miriam Dalli, Javier Moreno and Julie Ward – from the S&D group – and Ann Marie Pisani from the Agency for the Welfare of Asylum Seekers and Alfred Grixti from the Foundation for Social Welfare Services took part.

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PES Migration and Integration calls for bigger efforts to protect and integrate children

PES Migration and Integration calls for bigger efforts to protect and integrate children

The PES network on Migration and Integration called for ambitious integration programmes for migrant children and for a focus on children and their specific need for protection in European migration policies. The meeting will start today in Malta, hosted by Partit Laburista and will end tomorrow with a public conference.

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By sentencing CHP chairperson in Istanbul, Erdogan seeks revenge for the election he lost

By sentencing CHP chairperson in Istanbul, Erdogan seeks revenge for the election he lost

The PES condemns the latest moves of the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is obviously using the judicial system in Turkey to take revenge over the opposition in the country.

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PES calls for the release of Selahattin Demirtas after Ankara court acquittal

PES calls for the release of Selahattin Demirtas after Ankara court acquittal

The Party of European Socialists calls for the immediate release of Selahattin Demirtas, the former co-chair of our associate member party HDP, who was absolved of allegations of terrorism yesterday by a court in Ankara.

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