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PES in Porto to put Social Pillar in motion
May 16, 2023

PES in Porto to put Social Pillar in motion

One year out from the European elections, socialists from across Europe will return to Porto, Portugal, to discuss a key column of the socialist programme:…

Employment, Social affairs, Health
European Commissioners Nicolas Schmit and Helena Dalli
September 7, 2022

EU Care Strategy is a positive first step

European Commissioners Nicolas Schmit and Helena Dalli

Youth, Education, Inclusiveness
European Child Guarantee: PES commends Portugal for extending support for vulnerable children
September 29, 2021

European Child Guarantee: PES commends Portugal for extending support for vulnerable children

The Party of European Socialists welcomes the announcement that Portugal’s socialist government has extended free access to early childhood education and care for vulnerable children.

Youth, Education, Inclusiveness
European Child Guarantee: PES celebrates adoption of policy to eradicate child poverty
June 14, 2021

European Child Guarantee: PES celebrates adoption of policy to eradicate child poverty

The Council of the EU today adopted the European Child Guarantee, successfully concluding years of campaigning for the policy by European socialists.

Youth, Education, Inclusiveness
Progressive leaders, academics and activists call for a European Child Union
November 20, 2020

Progressive leaders, academics and activists call for a European Child Union

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, 23 million children in the EU were at risk of poverty and social exclusion. On World Children’s Day – November 20 – PES President Sergei Stanishev joins more than 300 prominent figures from the world of politics, academia and civil society in backing a joint call to reduce inequalities in the EU through investment in children’s early years.

Youth, Education, Inclusiveness
PES welcomes adoption of the expanded Youth Guarantee
November 2, 2020

PES welcomes adoption of the expanded Youth Guarantee

The revision and extension of the European Youth Guarantee is a vital first step to tackling the emerging youth unemployment crisis, the PES said today as it welcomed the relaunched initiative to help young people access the labour market.

Youth, Education, Inclusiveness

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