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Four progressive European political parties sign Declaration in support of the New Popular  Front in France
Democracy, Justice, Rule of Law

Four progressive European political parties sign Declaration in support of the New Popular Front in France

French democrats have a historic responsibility to vote against the far-right
Democracy, Justice, Rule of Law

French democrats have a historic responsibility to vote against the far-right

Meeting Chair, Romanian Minister of Economy, Florin Spătaru (left) and PES Deputy Secretary General Yonnec Polet

Invest in Europe’s workforce to boost competitiveness

Working conditions, wages and sustainability – these can be pillars for the long-term competitiveness and productivity of Europe’s economy, European socialist ministers said today. Meeting…

PES
PES Executive Vice President Katarina Barley, President of PES Women Zita Gurmai, President of the Young European Socialists Alicia Homs and other participants at the #ProgressivesSpeakUp event in Valencia, Spain

PES family together in Valencia to fight for gender equality

Progressive politicians from every level – European, national, regional and local – gather today with young socialists, women’s campaigners and progressive thinkers to push for…

Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity
Chair of the PES ECEN Javi Lopez (left) and PES Deputy Secretary General Yonnec Polet

Environment, Climate Change and Energy Network: EU must lead on socially just decarbonisation

Accelerating decarbonisation and action to address the energy crisis, this was the focus today as representatives of PES member parties, MEPs, trade unionists and NGOs…

Environment, Climate, Energy
PES FEN Chair Maria João Rodrigues (left) and PES Deputy Secretary General Yonnect Polet at the FEN hybrid meeting today

Europe must not fall behind in the global race for green jobs

Europe needs a focused drive now, as part of an ambitious longer-term strategy, to reposition European industry and create high quality green jobs. This is…

Economy, Finance, Cohesion
Pictured front, from left: PES Social Europe Network Chair Agnes Jongerius MEP, PES Deputy Secretary General Yonnec Polet, Mayor of the 13th arrondissement of Paris Jérôme Coumet, and President of TZCLD Laurent Grandguillaume. Second row, from left: Social Platform President Piotr Sadowski, and member of the PES Group in the European Committee of the Regions Jacint Horvath. Today, members of the PES Social Europe Network (SEN) visited XIII Avenir, a TZCLD project located in Paris. Image: TZCLD (Twitter)

No one is unemployable: PES focuses on zero long term unemployment zones

Representatives from the European Parliament, the European Committee of the Regions, and progressive organisations travelled to Paris, France, today to examine an innovative project helping…

Employment, Social affairs, Health
European Trade Union Confederation head Esther Lynch (left) meeting Secretary General of the Tunisian UGTT Noureddine Tabboubi in Tunis on February 18, 2023. Photo: AFP PHOTO / HO / UGTT

PES: Tunisian president wrong to expel ETUC general secretary

Workers’ rights must be respected everywhere. The Party of European Socialists (PES) supports the protests of the Tunisian trade unions and condemns the expulsion from…

Peace, International Affairs & Cooperation

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