News & press releases
PES calls on outgoing Prime Minister Netanyahu to acknowledge major setback of conservative policies
Held on the 22nd of January, the Israeli parliamentary elections ended in a close tie between right and left blocs with both winning 60 seats each. This result shakes the conservative status quo of the government and widens the political debate in the country.
PES welcomes the establishment in Cairo of the Arab Social Democratic Forum
The Party of European Socialists welcomes the establishment in Cairo today of the Arab Social Democratic Forum.
The forum was set up on the initiative of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party, the Tunisian Ettakatol Party and Fatah from Palestine.
PES welcomes the recognition of a Palestinian State at the United Nations
The Party of Europeans Socialists (PES) warmly welcomes the recognition of Palestine as a “non-member observer state” at the United Nations General Assembly. With 138-9 votes in favour, the endorsement of several European States was pivotal in pushing the bid through at the UN. This approval will boost the peace process, reduce current tensions and put an end to the escalation of violence.
EU must be united in its support for the recognition of a Palestinian State at the United Nations
Joint statement by Sergei Stanishev (President of the Party of European Socialists), Hannes Swoboda (President of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats in the European Parliament), 27 November 2012
PES President on Israel-Gaza conflict: “The region’s best chance of peace lies at the negotiating table”
The Party of European Socialists (PES) has shown deep concern about the loss of innocent lives in Gaza and Southern Israel. The ongoing conflict, which has cost thousands of lives in the last years, was renewed and intensified last week by violent episodes on both sides of the border.
PES calls for an Arab Social and Economic Development Plan in Jordan Conference
PES Vice President Jan Royal calls for “fully integrated and democratic plan”
Taking part in a conference held in Amman, Jordan, the Party of European Socialists (PES) Vice-President Jan Royall remarked that; “democracy must be an absolute precondition for economic development”.
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