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New budget mechanism is a victory for EU values
Sustained efforts by the Socialists and Democrats has ensured Rule of Law conditionality will be included in the Multiannual Financial Framework for the first time. This is a victory for the progressive fight to defend the EU’s fundamental values, the Party of European Socialists said today.
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Progressives pushing for a just and sustainable transformation for Europe’s cities, towns and villages
Europe’s citizens can count on socialists and democrats to promote fair and sustainable development models for their cities, towns and villages, ministers from the PES said today as they met by videoconference.
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PES ministers for gender equality stand together against gender-based violence
Gender-based violence is intolerable and a human rights violation which has no place in a Union of Equality, progressive ministers stated today as they adopted a declaration calling for urgent action to step up efforts to fight gender-based violence, including ratifying the Istanbul Convention.
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PES Women: Not all tasks can be shared. But most of them can. Let’s close the gender pay gap now, together!
Today – European Unequal Pay Day – PES Women launches its annual campaign in cooperation with the Belgian socialist women’s organisation Zij-kant and the creative agency Mortierbrigade to raise awareness of the gender pay gap in Europe.
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PES shocked and saddened by Vienna terrorist attack
The PES expresses its profound shock and sadness at the terrorist attack which took place in Vienna last night, which has killed at least four people and wounded 15 others. Our thoughts are with the victims of this vile and cowardly act of violence.
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