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PES Congratulates Schulz on Historic 2nd Term as Parliament President
July 1, 2014

PES Congratulates Schulz on Historic 2nd Term as Parliament President

The PES today offered its warm congratulations to Martin Schulz, the newly re-elected European Parliament President. Schulz was backed by an overwhelming majority of MEPs, receiving 409 of the 612 valid votes cast.

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A more progressive Europe is our condition for supporting Juncker, say PES leaders
June 26, 2014

A more progressive Europe is our condition for supporting Juncker, say PES leaders

(Ypres, Belgium) Meeting in Ypres on the eve of the European Council, PES Heads of State and Government today gave their support for a more accountable and democratic European Union. The PES insists on a strongly progressive policy programme for the next Commission. The overwhelming message from EU voters is that they want change and that they want policies that address their concerns.

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Achim Post welcomes PD
June 20, 2014

Achim Post welcomes PD

After the presidency meeting earlier today PES Secretary General Achim Post welcomed the Italian PD in the leadership team.

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Stanishev endorses Schulz as S&D Group President
June 18, 2014

Stanishev endorses Schulz as S&D Group President

Sergei Stanishev took his seat as an MEP in the European Parliament today, and congratulated Martin Schulz for his election campaign on behalf of the PES. Sitting in the constitutive meeting of the S&D Group, Stanishev also endorsed Schulz’s nomination as the new Group President.

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Gyula Horn Room inaugurated in European Parliament
June 16, 2014

Gyula Horn Room inaugurated in European Parliament

Following a joint initiative of the Hungarian and German S&D Delegations in the European Parliament, a room of the European Parliament has been named after Gyula Horn, former Prime Minister of Hungary.

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PES Leaders congratulate Schulz on campaign that ‘engaged and connected’ with most voters
May 27, 2014

PES Leaders congratulate Schulz on campaign that ‘engaged and connected’ with most voters

In Brussels today, PES leaders took stock of the weekend’s election results and congratulated Martin Schulz for his historic European campaign. The campaign was widely recognised among independent observers as having been the most connected and engaged to voters across the continent.

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