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The President of the S&D Group in the European Parliament and First Vice-President of the PES Iratxe García Pérez congratulates Ursula von der Leyen on her re-election as President of the European Commission moments after the result of the vote was announced.
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Socialists and democrats will hold Commission President to progressive promises

PES President Stefan Löfven (left) speaks with President of Brazil Lula da Silva (right) at the PES Together for Global Justice meeting in Brussels, Belgium, July 2023.
Peace, International Affairs & Cooperation

G20: PES President backs Brazil’s proposal for global deal to tax ultra-rich

Participants in the PES Democracy Network meeting by videoconference

PES Democracy Network: socialists will push back against far-right normalisation

Rising far-right influence – enabled by Christian democrats – presents a fundamental challenge to the European project, members of the Democracy Network of the Party…

Democracy, Justice, Rule of Law
Member of the PES Presidency and Vice-President of PS Belgium, Anne Lambelin, at the Time for women conference in Nantes, France

PES and PS unite for a socialist and feminist Europe

Access to abortion, violence against women, the far-right threat to rights, workplaces that work for women, and feminist public spaces – these topics and more…

Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity
FIle photo: Marcel Ciolacu, leader of Partidul Social Democrat (PSD) and the new Prime Minister of Romania, speaking at a PSD event

PES congratulates new Prime Minister of Romania Marcel Ciolacu

A more social, just, and prosperous Romania awaits under Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu. The Party of European Socialists (PES) congratulates Prime Minister Ciolacu and PSD…

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Our cities, our future: Progressive mayors meet alongside the Brussels Urban Summit

Our cities, our future: Progressive mayors meet alongside the Brussels Urban Summit

Under the theme “Our cities, our future – repairing the urban fabric”, the Party of European Socialists (PES) and the Party of European Socialists (PES)…

Environment, Climate, Energy
Member of the PES EPSCO ministerial meeting in Luxembourg

PES EPSCO ministers: Council must make progress on Platform Work Directive today

Platform work is under-regulated, leaving Europe’s 28 million ride-share drivers, delivery riders, and other platform workers with inadequate rights and social protection. It is time…

Employment, Social affairs, Health
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Tomáš Petříček (left) and Chair of SOCDEM, Michael Smarda, speak at the event

Our Europe: Security, Prosperity and Solidarity

Socialist and social democratic figures from central and eastern Europe gathered in the Czech Republic today for a high-level discussion on building a safer, more…

Future of Europe & Neighbourhood

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