News & press releases

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
PES network presses for progressive reform of EU asylum system
February 5, 2018

PES network presses for progressive reform of EU asylum system

Addressing the challenges and opportunities of asylum and migration requires a long-term, sustainable strategy based on the values of solidarity, responsibility and humanitarianism. This is the key principle that underpinned detailed discussions at the PES Migration and Integration Network meeting on Friday 2 February.

Democracy, Justice, Rule of Law
PES deeply concerned with Polish revision of history
February 1, 2018

PES deeply concerned with Polish revision of history

The Party of European Socialists strongly disapproves of the bill passed by the Polish governing majority to define ‘acceptable’ and ‘unacceptable’ forms of referring to the Holocaust in Poland.

Democracy, Justice, Rule of Law
Training Academy meets in Brussels to study election strategies
February 1, 2018

Training Academy meets in Brussels to study election strategies

PES Training Academy participants from the class of 2017-2018 are meeting for the final time this week to formulate strategies for the 2019 European election campaign and then present their plans to a panel of MEPs.

Democracy, Justice, Rule of Law
PES supports Pittella for Italian Senate
January 31, 2018

PES supports Pittella for Italian Senate

The Party of European Socialists supports the president of the S&D group at the European Parliament Gianni Pittella in the Italian election. He will be running for the Senate in the lists of PES member Partito Democratico.

Democracy, Justice, Rule of Law

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