News & press releases
PES leaders meeting to take place in Madrid on February 21
The next PES leaders meeting will be held in Madrid this weekend – on February 21 (Saturday). The event, which will be hosted by the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE), will gather PES leaders, Prime Ministers and EU Commissioners to discuss pivotal issues such as our common fight against extremism, a particularly urgent matter since the tragic events in Paris and Denmark. Another top priority for the PES family will be a joint declaration that will outline the PES roadmap for creating more, better and fairer jobs.
PES & BSP seminar in Plovdiv
This weekend the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), jointly with the Party of European Socalists (PES), organised a three-day seminar in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Titled “Challenges to the Left in Europe and in Bulgaria in 2015”, the seminar was opened yesterday by PES President Sergei Stanishev and BSP Chairman Mihail Mikov.
Second meeting of the PES Agriculture Ministers
Today, Agriculture Ministers from the PES family met ahead of the EU Agriculture Council for the second time. The Ministers welcomed the opportunity to continue improving their coordination and form common progressive positions ahead of Council meetings.
Successful launch of the first PES Training Academy in Vienna
From the 20th to the 23rd of November 2014 the Party of European Socialists (PES) organised its first European Training academy together with the Social democratic Party of Vienna (SPÖ). PES Deputy Secretary General Marije Laffeber: “Providing intensive training and a platform for exchange for our party professionals and activists has been a truly enriching and fulfilling experience. The 52 participants were excellent and this motivates us to turn the PES Training Academy into an integrated part of our European political party”.
PES announces next Congress in Budapest
The Presidency of the Party of European Socialists (PES) agreed today to organise the next PES Congress in Budapest, Hungary. Meeting at the PES Headquarters in Brussels, the Presidency members decided that the presence of the PES family in Budapest will be crucial as a pillar of support for all the Hungarian citizens who fight for greater democracy and the respect of human rights in the country, including the PES member party MSZP.
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