News & press releases
Sergei Stanishev and Corina Cretu discussed regional policy
PES leader Sergei Stanishev met today in Strasbourg with Corina Cretu – Commissioner – designate for Regional Policy. Her portfolio is imporant for all European countries and particularly important for the countries of Eastern Europe, where the poorest European regions are.
Socialists Win Early Concession on Public Health from new Commission
The PES welcomed the news today that the European Commission will prioritise citizens’ health over industrial concerns. The new Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker had proposed to re-organise his team to transfer responsibility for key healthcare issues, especially medical devices, to the department for industry, and away from the Commissioner responsible for defending citizens’ health. The Socialist family united in its condemnation of this approach, and negotiated a reversal of these plans with the Commission President.
1st meeting of the PES Agriculture Ministers
Today, 30 September, Agriculture Ministers from the PES family met ahead of an EU Agriculture Council for the first time. The Ministers welcomed the opportunity to improve their coordination and form common progressive positions ahead of the Council meetings.
Progressive alliance makes fight against inequality priority
On 22 and 23 August the Progressive Alliance organised an exchange on ‘the global fight against inequality’ in Montevideo, Uruguay. ‘As progressives, we have seen the world evolve at a high speed in the last couple of years, often to the detriment of the weakest in our society’, says Marije Laffeber, Deputy Secretary General of the PES. ‘We need a new agenda, a new global message, with equality and social justice at its core.’
SPD Drives Positive Social Change with New Minimum Wage Law in Germany
On 3 July, the German Bundestag adopted a new Minimum Wage Bill, fulfilling an important election pledge of the SPD. Our German Social Democrat member party had made this legislation a core condition of the coalition agreement with their partners in Government. Sigmar Gabriel, Vice-Chancellor and SPD leader hailed the moment as “a historic day” for Germany, and a sign of “great social progress”.
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