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Nicolas Schmit in a steel factory
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PES Common Candidate commits to better working conditions on the World Day for Safety and Health at Work

File photo: Nicolas Schmit addresses the PES Social Summit in Porto, Portugal, 26 May 2023
Employment, Social affairs, Health

The adoption of the Platform Work Directive: A Historic Victory

Pictured from left: European Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen, meeting Chair, PES Executive Vice-President and Portuguese Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Francisco André, and PES Deputy Secretary General Yonnec Polet

Development ministers: far-right surge jeopardises EU’s international influence and geopolitical relevance

A right-wing shift at the European elections in June will put at risk Europe’s geopolitical relevance and soft power influence in Africa and other strategically…

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Young climate protester holds up placard with the message 'you decide'. Image: Dominic Wunderlich / Pixabay.

PES defends Green Social Deal against conservative and far-right propaganda

The Party of European Socialists (PES) will always defend a Green Social Deal against attacks from conservatives and the far-right. The European Green Deal was…

Environment, Climate, Energy
Socialist ministers stand by Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

Socialist ministers stand by Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

The Council must move ahead with new rules to improve transparency and accountability in Europe’s supply chains, European socialist ministers agreed today. PES Ministers welcomed…

Economy, Finance, Cohesion
Do not make nature restoration a scapegoat for farmers’ struggles

Do not make nature restoration a scapegoat for farmers’ struggles

Climate change and unfair global competition continue to create difficult conditions for Europe’s farmers, particularly small farmers and young farmers. A roll-back on nature protection…

Environment, Climate, Energy
Secretaries general and campaign managers meeting in London, January 2024

PES campaign heads meet to discuss path to European elections

Over 50 secretaries general and campaign managers from socialist and social democratic political parties across Europe met today for a strategic discussion on the upcoming…

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PES Europe ministers: the far-right threatens the foundations of the European project

PES Europe ministers: the far-right threatens the foundations of the European project

A resurgent far-right risks the future unity of the European project, Europe ministers from the Party of European Socialists (PES) warned today. Meeting in Brussels,…

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