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27/07/2020 PES Women expresses solidarity with women in Poland
PES Women is deeply worried by the latest move of the Polish ruling party “Law and Justice (PiS)” and its coalition partners who have announced intention to withdrawal Poland from the Istanbul Convention.
23/07/2020 Reset! Towards digital, climate and regional justice
“Try turning it off and back on again” – How many times have we recommended this to fix our computers? With the Covid-19 outbreak, our economy was suddenly and dramatically turned off.
21/07/2020 PES: Recovery fund was delivered right on time
The PES welcomes the EU recovery plan, adopted early this morning by the European Council. The plan, which adds to the EU Budget €750 billion of common debt to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, will allow the Union to start the recovery process immediately.
16/07/2020 Socialists urge European Council to agree a strong, social and sustainable recovery deal
It is vital that the European Council backs an ambitious recovery strategy, socialist and democratic prime ministers, commissioners and leaders agreed in Brussels today.
16/07/2020 Live updates: PES European Council preparation meeting
Prime ministers, commissioners and leaders from the Party of European Socialists are today meeting in Brussels to discuss common positions in advance of the Special European Council on 17-18 July.
16/07/2020 PES EPSCO urges EU leaders to back recovery that boosts employment for young people
Investment in employment of the next generation must be a key driver for the recovery, socialist ministers said today. Failing to deliver on this ambition will let down young people and hold back the digital and green transitions the PES EPSCO warned, as they urged European leaders to back an ambitious recovery plan this week.
16/07/2020 PES congratulates SDSM on their strong election result in North Macedonia
The Party of European Socialists welcomes the election victory of our associate party Socijaldemokratski Sojuz na Makedonija (SDSM) in the general election in North Macedonia.
15/07/2020 PES Europe ministers urge EUCO to quickly strike a decisive deal on the European budget and recovery fund
Socialists and democrats are backing a swift deal on the next Multiannual Budget for Europe and a recovery fund which harnesses the potential of new own resources, Europe ministers from the PES said today as they met by videoconference.
14/07/2020 PES Migration & Integration Network: COVID-19 response must protect refugees and other migrants
In the face of an unprecedented global, health, human and economic crisis, the EU must put solidarity and human rights at the centre and protect asylum seekers, refugees and other migrants, members of the PES Migration & Integration Network said today as they met by videoconference.
14/07/2020 PES President in support of the protests in Bulgaria
Democracy, transparency and the rule of law must be upheld in Bulgaria – the mass protests in the country are on the right path to achieve this, the President of the Party of European Socialists Sergei Stanishev said today.