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European Socialist and Democrat leaders address Mediterranean challenges
In the wake of tragic human catastrophes, and ongoing conflict, Socialist and Democratic leaders met in Rome to discuss progressive answers to foreign, security and development policy issues in the Middle East and North Africa. Leaders attending from the socialist family included key stakeholders in the region including EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni, Leader of the S&D Group in the European Parliament, Gianni Pittella, PES president Sergei Stanishev and Khelil Ezzaouia former Tunisian minister of social affairs.
PES Ministers of Defence gather in Brussels
This morning, PES Ministers of Defence gathered in Brussels ahead of the Foreign Affairs Council meeting. They discussed the situation in Libya, the UN Security Council Resolution on military action against smugglers and the need to have a more integrated approach to defence, especially with the tense situation in Europe’s South and East.
PES President Sergei Stanishev participates in Skopje rally in solidarity with FYR Macedonia
Today PES President Sergei Stanishev will join Macedonian citizens and opposition leaders in the Macedonian capital, Skopje, to call for democratic reform and to denounce violence, together with representatives of sister parties. This reflects the PES family’s deep concerns about last weekend’s terrorist attack in Kumanovo, the continuing failure of the government to act on allegations arising from leaks exposing mass surveillance in the country and legal threats against the leader of our sister party SDSM, Zoran Zaev.
PES welcomes strong Agenda on Migration
The PES welcomes the Agenda on Migration released today by the European Commission. This is more than welcome because it offers a holistic and more comprehensive approach to migration and the issues related to it, proposing concrete measures when dealing with an immediate emergency but also foreseeing an effective long-term migration policy which includes recognising economic migrants as an opportunity for all, not a threat.
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