News & press releases
The government of FYR of Macedonia must stop unilateral actions and meet the conditions for free and fair elections
The Party of European Socialists is deeply concerned about the decision by the government of the FYR Macedonia to dissolve Parliament and to tentatively hold general elections on 5 June. The local authorities should put every effort in to ensuring the necessary conditions for fair and democratic elections.
PES supports Malta against Nationalist Party’s malicious campaign
The PES regrets the Maltese Nationalist Party (PN)’s current negative campaign. The party has made false insinuations and tried to gain political mileage by manipulating facts including attributing a court case to the Government when the case is between a private citizen and a PN MP. They have also used their political allies in the European Parliament to amplify their negative campaign and in doing so have risked harming Malta’s reputation abroad.
The Party of European Socialists condemns violence and intimidation of the press in Serbia
The Party of European Socialists condemns in the strongest possible terms the attempted intimidation against politicians of the leading opposition party DS (Demokratska Stranka) in Serbia. This violence only confirms our worries about the growing climate of instability and risks ahead of the April general election and raises questions about the commitment of government led by Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić to organize democratic elections.
EU-Turkey deal must comply with EU and International law
Ahead of a decisive European Council summit in Brussels, Prime Ministers and leaders of the Party of European Socialists (PES) met to discuss the EU-Turkey plan and the refugee issue.
Our principal concern is the safety and security of refugees, the integrity of Schengen and the future of our common European dream. The Leaders agreed that any agreement reached at the summit on the EU-Turkey plan must not compromise these redlines.
Progressive Europe Ministers working on a strong investment strategy and a European solution for refugees
The Europe Ministers of the Socialist and Democratic political family discussed ways of boosting investment and addressing the current refugee crisis, ahead of the General Affairs Council. The ministers built up on the Progressive Leaders’ Summit hosted in Paris on the invitation of President François Hollande to call for a new drive to investment in Europe. The progressive ministers agreed that the current European Fund for Strategic Investment – also called Juncker Plan – is a first positive initiative that has to be brought further in order to address the problem of mass unemployment, a conclusion also reached by the Heads of State and Government in Paris last Saturday. They agreed that support for more public and private investment is urgently needed at the European level.
“PROMOTING A CULTURE OF TOLERANCE IN EUROPE” – PES Democracy Network 11 March, Ljubljana
Europe is going through very difficult times, with the Schengen Agreement seemingly on the verge of breaking down, and EU values and fundamental rights challenged because of the recent crisis. As a result we are experiencing a populist backlash against immigration, which is moving towards anti-EU positions.
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