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PES EPSCO: EU must activate unemployment scheme as soon as possible
April 7, 2020

PES EPSCO: EU must activate unemployment scheme as soon as possible

Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (known as SURE) must be activated as soon as possible, this was the conclusion of the PES Employment and Social Affairs Ministers videoconference meeting today.

Employment, Social affairs, Health
COVID-19: PES economic network examines recovery plan
April 6, 2020

COVID-19: PES economic network examines recovery plan

Decisive national and EU-level actions to save lives and protect jobs were on the agenda of today’s PES Financial and Economic Network (FEN).

Employment, Social affairs, Health
PES welcomes efforts by progressive EU Commissioners to establish EU unemployment scheme
April 1, 2020

PES welcomes efforts by progressive EU Commissioners to establish EU unemployment scheme

European socialists and democrats are backing efforts by European commissioners Paolo Gentiloni and Nicolas Schmit to introduce a European Unemployment Reinsurance Scheme. The progressive proposals must be implemented as soon as possible, the Party of European Socialists said today.

Employment, Social affairs, Health
PES leaders: Europe needs a Recovery Plan to overcome the corona crisis
March 26, 2020

PES leaders: Europe needs a Recovery Plan to overcome the corona crisis

The progressive political family today expresses its deep solidarity with everyone affected by the coronavirus and reaffirms its commitment to the joint fight to overcome COVID-19.

Employment, Social affairs, Health
President calls for urgent Recovery Plan in letter to leaders
March 26, 2020

President calls for urgent Recovery Plan in letter to leaders

PES President Sergei Stanishev has written to progressive leaders to set out the PES’s proposal for a Recovery Plan for Europe.

Employment, Social affairs, Health
PES cohesion ministers: solidarity is central to coronavirus fight
March 26, 2020

PES cohesion ministers: solidarity is central to coronavirus fight

Europe needs true cohesion, inside our societies and between our countries and our regions, this was the conclusion of PES cohesion ministers today.

Employment, Social affairs, Health

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