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Statement on the Paris attacks
“Again, a night of terror in Paris, leaving the people of France in suffering and mourning, and the world in shock. The loss of loved ones we will face with grief and prayers. Unprecedented terror we will face with unprecedented determination to stand together and uphold our values and principles. My thoughts are with the families of the victims and with President Hollande and all the French people who for the second time this year have to face such a tragedy. The seeds of fear, terror and hate will not grow where liberté, égalité, fraternité thrive.”, PES President, Sergei Stanishev.
Pittella and Stanishev firmly condemn the terrorist attack in Beirut
Pittella and Stanishev call for Lebanese society to stand together against intolerance and violence
The President of the Socialists and Democrats Group in the European Parliament, Gianni Pittella, and the President of Party of European Socialists, Sergei Stanishev, today condemned the two suicide bomb attacks which took place late last night in Beirut, calling for the Lebanese society to stand together and fight back against fundamentalism and religious hatred.
PES Family: Restarting the dialogue with Africa is important
Prime ministers and party leaders from the PES family gathered together just a few hours before the Valletta summit on migration. “The PES welcomes the restart of the European dialogue with Africa, which is actually the key element of today’s summit in Malta”, President Stanishev said at the meeting.
The PES leadership in China to push for a progressive environmental agenda
The Party of European Socialists is marking 10 years of relations with the Communist Party of China (CPC) and 40 years of EU-China relations with a delegation visit to China. The visit includes meetings with senior members of the CPC political bureau and international department, and a speech from Party of European Socialists President Sergei Stanishev at Renmin University.
Remembering Yitzhak Rabin
Twenty years ago one of the most visionary leaders in the Middle East was murdered. Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated by a Jewish extremist, protesting in a most violent way, the idea of Israel making peace with the Palestinians. This was, and remains, a great loss, to all those who hoped and worked for peace.
European and Arab social democrats unite to tackle refugee crisis
European and Arab social democrats came together in Beirut, Lebanon today to the epicentre of the global refugee crisis. Ahead of the Malta summit, the leaders were in Lebanon to witness firsthand the enormous impact that the war in Syria has had on Lebanon, and discuss long term structural solutions.
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