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PES President at SAMAK Congress: “Europe and the Nordic Model can and must go hand in hand”
PES President Sergei Stanishev spoke today at the SAMAK 24th Nordic Workers’ Congress, underlining that “the Nordic model could be a model for Europe”, specifically the Nordic labour market model. His speech made reference to NordMod 2030, the joint Nordic research project commissioned by SAMAK and FEPS that studies the development and renewal of the Nordic model up to 2030.
PES President on Luxembourg leaks: “Europe now more than ever needs equal and redistributive tax systems”
The publication of the findings of the Consortium of the Investigative Journalists regarding the tax evading practices of 343 companies via Luxembourg underlines the need for Europe to take strong political action. The PES has been calling since long for a robust policy to combat tax evasion and tax fraud as well as creating a legal framework for closing down tax havens. Moreover, we have been demanding the introduction of fair corporate tax systems that put an end to unfair tax competition between Member States. Public finances have been put under severe pressure due to the economic and financial crisis. Tax evasion and tax fraud widen the fiscal gap as well as the ability of Member States to mitigate the effects of the crisis and undertake much need investments.
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.’
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