News & press releases
PES extremely concerned about latest development in FYR of Macedonia
The political situation in FYR of Macedonia was among the topics at the meeting of the PES Presidency in Brussels today. The Party of European Socialists remains deeply concerned about the developments in the country ahead of this year’s election. The decision by President Gjorge Ivanov, of the VMRO – DPMNE party, to arbitrarily and systematically pardon high rank government officials in the face of severe corruption allegations is in direct conflict with the standards set in the Przino agreement. Some of the pardoned crimes involve election-rigging.
PES President supports Renzi’s Migration plan
The President of the Party of European Socialists Sergei Stanishev has expressed his support for the Italian Government’s ‘Migration compact’, which would extend Europe’s external action on migration outside of its own borders by enhancing cooperation mainly with African partners.
PES welcomes Italian Constitutional Reform Package
The PES welcomes the approval of the Italian Constitutional reform led by Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and the Partito Democratico. The reform will bring more political stability to Italy thus resolving what has been considered to be a systemic problem for decades. Under the reformed Constitution Italy will gain efficiency in law-making.
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.
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