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Member of the PES Social Europe Network meeting in hybrid format, 26 January 2023
January 26, 2023

PES Social Europe Network presses for strong platform work Directive

Protect gig workers from exploitation by urgently adopting a strong Directive on platform work – this was the message sent to the EU Council and…

Employment, Social affairs, Health
Pictured from left: PES Secretary General Achim Post, PES President Stefan Löfven, S&D Group President Iratxe Garcia, PES Executive Vice-President Francisco André, and PES Executive Vice-President Katarina Barley
December 15, 2022

PES leaders: corruption has no place in our democratic institutions and in our society

PES leadership, progressive European Commissioners, and PES leaders gathered in Brussels, with the PES Presidency adopting strong declarations on fighting corruption, strengthening workers’ rights and…

PES
European Commissioner Nicolas Schmit addresses PES EPSCO ministers, Brussels, Belgium, 8 December 2022
December 8, 2022

PES EPSCO ministers push for ambitious Platform Work Directive

Ahead of today’s EU Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO), ministers from the Party of European Socialists (PES) met at the PES…

Employment, Social affairs, Health
PES: thanks to Speranza, Italy weathered the Covid-19 storm
October 28, 2022

PES: thanks to Speranza, Italy weathered the Covid-19 storm

The PES condemns the vulgar and unjustified attacks against Roberto Speranza, former health minister of Italy, by the incoming right-wing government of Giorgia Meloni. The…

Employment, Social affairs, Health
PES Europe ministers: to address the energy crisis, the EU must do its utmost to protect its workers and families
October 18, 2022

PES Europe ministers: to address the energy crisis, the EU must do its utmost to protect its workers and families

In preparation for the European Council meeting on 20-21 October, progressive EU ministers agreed that energy security, affordability and efficiency should be the main elements of the European response.

Environment, Climate, Energy
PES ministers want platform work to be fair 
October 10, 2022

PES ministers want platform work to be fair 

PES Employment and Social Affairs Ministers met online today to discuss the current and next set of priorities for the Socialist family. 

Employment, Social affairs, Health

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