News & press releases

PES thanks Gianni for strong leadership in European Parliament
March 7, 2018

PES thanks Gianni for strong leadership in European Parliament

The Party of European Socialists expresses its gratitude to Gianni Pittella for his strong leadership of the Socialists & Democrats Group in the European Parliament.

Democracy, Justice, Rule of Law
PES welcomes ‘votes at 16’ in Malta
March 6, 2018

PES welcomes ‘votes at 16’ in Malta

The Party of European Socialists commends the government of Malta and PES member party Partit Laburista for their decision to lower the voting age to 16 for national parliamentary and European elections.

Democracy, Justice, Rule of Law
PES General Affairs ministers discuss EU budget and rule of law in Poland
February 27, 2018

PES General Affairs ministers discuss EU budget and rule of law in Poland

European affairs ministers from the Party of European Socialists in a meeting today in Brussels discussed the budget priorities of the EU 2020 and the state of the rule of law in Poland.

Democracy, Justice, Rule of Law
PES prime ministers discuss Spitzenkandidat and long-term EU budget
February 23, 2018

PES prime ministers discuss Spitzenkandidat and long-term EU budget

Prime ministers and European Commissioners from Europe’s progressive family today restated their determination that the next President of the European Commission must not be appointed behind closed doors, but must instead be the candidate able to command majority support in the European Parliament following the 2019 elections.

Democracy, Justice, Rule of Law
PES welcomes Hamáček as new ČSSD chairman
February 19, 2018

PES welcomes Hamáček as new ČSSD chairman

The PES welcomes the election of Jan Hamáček as the new chairman of the Czech Social Democratic Party (Česká strana sociálně demokratická, ČSSD) at their party congress on Sunday.

Democracy, Justice, Rule of Law
PES: We created the Spitzenkandidat process, now we’re fighting for it
February 6, 2018

PES: We created the Spitzenkandidat process, now we’re fighting for it

The Party of European Socialists has pledged its strong support for the Spitzenkandidat process in 2019 and challenged other European political parties to follow suit.

Democracy, Justice, Rule of Law

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