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PES Common Candidate Nicolas Schmit and European Greens Spitzenkandidat Bas Eickhout after signing a joint statement pledging to never cooperate or form a coalition with the far-right at a PES event in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Rotterdam conference: progressives stand together for a democratic Europe

Election poster of Igor Peternel from the far-right “Homeland Movement” party, reading “Get up, stay”, in the centre of Zagreb, Croatia, on April 8, 2024. Photo: DAMIR SENCAR / AFP
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Croatia: door remains open to EPP-far-right cooperation in Europe

PES ministers: gender equality must be high on EU agenda during second half of 2021
June 28, 2021

PES ministers: gender equality must be high on EU agenda during second half of 2021

As Europe eases COVID-19 restrictions and the Conference on the Future of Europe gets under way, gender equality must be high on the EU agenda for the second half of 2021, PES ministers and state secretaries for gender equality agreed today.

Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity
PES ministers welcome provisional agreement on CAP reform
June 28, 2021

PES ministers welcome provisional agreement on CAP reform

It is time to get the negotiations on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) over the line and secure an agreement that both moves the EU closer to its climate neutral ambitions and delivers a fair future for farmers, socialist ministers said today.

Environment, Climate, Energy
PES fights to put youth, fair taxation and social cohesion on the post-pandemic agenda
June 26, 2021

PES fights to put youth, fair taxation and social cohesion on the post-pandemic agenda

With positive signs that the coronavirus pandemic is easing, and with a European recovery fund now in place, Europe’s social democrats are moving their focus onto longer-term ambitions.

Future of Europe & Neighbourhood
PES family welcomes progress on progressive drive for fair and sustainable recovery
June 24, 2021

PES family welcomes progress on progressive drive for fair and sustainable recovery

A quicker, fairer and greener recovery is on the horizon, the Party of European Socialists’ EUCO preparation meeting agreed today as it welcomed the start of European Union approval for National Recovery Plans.

Future of Europe & Neighbourhood
PES Women: equal representation of women in decision-making is crucial for strong European democracies
June 24, 2021

PES Women: equal representation of women in decision-making is crucial for strong European democracies

Ahead of the online debate ‘#MakeHerCount for Democracy’ in the context of the high-level conference “With Courage. For Europe.”, PES Women Statutory members met online today to discuss the importance of more inclusive and equal representation of women in all their diversity in European decision-making.

Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity
PES Migration and Integration Network: Europe must work together at all levels to guarantee truly inclusive societies
June 23, 2021

PES Migration and Integration Network: Europe must work together at all levels to guarantee truly inclusive societies

To fully grasp the opportunities, and meet the challenges, of integration in Europe, an approach that works at every level – from the EU to local communities – must become reality, the PES Migration and Integration Network stated today.

Peace, International Affairs & Cooperation

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