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PES welcomes agreement on European social pillar
The Party of European Socialists warmly welcomes today’s agreement among EU governments, MEPs and the European Commission to proclaim a European Pillar of Social Rights before the end of 2017 – something that has been at the top of our agenda for years.

PES welcomes key progress on posted workers reform
The Party of European Socialists today welcomes an important step towards creating a level playing field for EU workers and ending the race to the bottom in the European labour market, as a European Parliament committee voted to reform the Posting of Workers directive.

PES Fair Growth conference calls for progressive response to Europe’s challenges
The economic and societal challenges faced by Europe must be turned in the right direction – a progressive direction – in order to reduce inequality as well as promoting growth. This is the main conclusion of a major PES conference entitled ‘Reinventing the European economy’, at which UN special advisor Jeffrey Sachs was the keynote speaker.

PES to underline its contribution to EU social pillar and gig workers’ rights at summit in Tallinn
PES has been the driving force in shaping the European social pillar and supporting workers in the digital economy — a fact that will be made clear once again at today’s informal EU leaders’ summit in Tallinn.
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