News & press releases
PES President meets the Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Cyprus
PES president Sergei Stanishev received Mr. Özdil Nami, Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Cyprus on the 8th of July to discuss the current situation in Cyprus. Mr. Nami was worried that the peace negotiations that was re-launched earlier this year, now had gone into a stalemate. He underlined the importance of the Turkish Cypriots to have a place in the EU Parliament to make their voices heard. This has been accepted by the S&D group but not by the whole parliament.
PES & SDSM discuss elections in FYR Macedonia
Senior representatives of PES Associate Member SDSM (Socialdemocratic Union of Macedonia) met with colleagues at the PES on 5 June. President Zoran Zaev and Deputy President Radmila Sekerinska, PES Presidency Member, came to Brussels for an exchange with Deputy Secretary General Yonnec Polet at the PES headquarters.
PES welcomes Fatah-Hamas unity government
After seven years of rivalry, a Palestinian unity government was sworn in on Monday June 2nd. During the ceremony, President Abbas said that the new government would ‘follow the priorities and principles of the previous agreements, including building Palestinian civil society institutions, accountability, rule of law, as well as respecting international law.’
PES welcomes the result of the Ukrainian presidential elections
Sunday was a crucial day for the European Union, but also for Ukraine, where citizens went to vote for the first time since the protests started at the end of last year. Out of an estimated turnout of 60%, a vast majority of voters entrusted Petro Poroshenko with the responsibility to steer their country in the right direction.
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