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PES Ministers meet ahead of EU justice council
Today, 9 October, Justice Ministers from the PES family met ahead of the Justice and Home Affairs Council in Luxemburg. The occasion of this first meeting of the PES Justice Ministers was to improve their coordination and enhance common progressive positions.
PES President meets new EU international cooperation Commissioner
PES president Sergei Stanishev yesterday met EU Commissioner-designate Neven Mimica to discuss international cooperation and development, which is the issue Mimica will be responsible for in the new commission. Development cooperation has always been a priority of the Social Democratic Family.
ASEM should focus on decent work, climate change and human rights, declare progressives from EU and Asia
Today, representatives from progressive parties in Europe and Asia gathered to discuss common challenges ahead of the ASEM Summit taking place in Milan on 16 and 17 October. They agreed on a statement focusing on inclusive growth and quality jobs, climate change and human rights.
High Level PES Delegation visits China
Sergei Stanishev, President of the PES, arrived in Beijing on Monday 1 September to lead a high level delegation in China. Among others in the delegation are the Foreign Minister of Bosnia & Herzegovina Zlatko Lagmdzija, the speaker of the Czech Parliament Jan Hamacek, the party leader of the Democratic Party in Serbia Bojan Pajtic and Eamon Gilmore, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Ireland.
PES calls for de-escalation of violence in Palestine and Israel
In the last few weeks tensions have been running high in Palestine and Israel. The violence started after the kidnapping and killing of three Israeli teenagers in June, followed by a military operation leading to the arrest of at least 364 Palestinians and the revenge killing of a Palestinian teenager by three Israelis. Meanwhile rockets have been fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel, followed by retaliation airstrikes from the Israeli army killing at least 27 Palestinians, 7 of which under the age of 15.
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