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Nicolas Schmit in a steel factory

PES Common Candidate commits to better working conditions on the World Day for Safety and Health at Work

Today, on the World Day for Safety and Health at Work, we stand firm in our commitment to ensuring the safety and health of every…

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File photo: Nicolas Schmit addresses the PES Social Summit in Porto, Portugal, 26 May 2023

The adoption of the Platform Work Directive: A Historic Victory

The PES is thrilled that the Platform Work Directive, introduced by the Socialists and Democrats, was yesterday adopted by the European Parliament with an overwhelming…

Employment, Social affairs, Health
Pictured from right: S&D MEP Aurore Lalucq, President of the European Committee of the Regions Vasco Cordeiro, European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights and PES Common Candidate Nicolas Schmit, and S&D EMPL Coordinator Agnes Jongerius at the European Committee of the Regions today.

PES welcomes 23 million Euro EU funding for local employment guarantees

Today, at the European Committee of the Regions, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights and PES Common Candidate Nicolas Schmit presented a new 23 million…

Employment, Social affairs, Health
Enrico Letta

The Letta Report is a wake-up call to complete the Single Market for our green and social future

The Report on the Future of the Single Market, prepared by former Italian prime minister and former leader of Partito Democratico Enrico Letta, is a…

Economy, Finance, Cohesion
Nicolas Schmit

La Hulpe Declaration on the Future of the European Pillar of Social Rights

The Declaration on the Future of the European Pillar of Social Rights, endorsed today by the Council of the European Union in La Hulpe, is…

Employment, Social affairs, Health
PES Common Candidate Nicolas Schmit (right) shakes hands with Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez. Also pictured on front row (from left) S&D President Iratxe García and Prime Minister of Portugal António Costa. Pictured back row (from left): PES Deputy Secretary General Saar van Bueren, LSAP Luxembourg lead candidate for the European elections Marc Angel, PS Belgium lead candidate for the European elections Elio di Rupo and interim leader of Vooruit Melissa Depraetere.

European Council must deliver a truly secure Europe for citizens

A secure Europe is not just a well-defended Europe, it is a Union that acts to provide security to its citizens. From defence to employment,…

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