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. ...

On behalf of all Social Democratic, Socialist and Progressive Parties attending our conference ‘A Common Vision for a Progressive Arab World’, we condemn in the strongest possible terms, the terrorist attacks on hundreds of innocent workers, which took place this week in In Amenas, Algeria. ...

The Party of European Socialists (PES) warmly congratulates Paul Magnette on his appointment as new president of the Belgian Socialist Party (PS). On Thursday evening, at a special meeting at the PS headquarters in Brussels, the mayor of Charleroi was unanimously elected as successor to Interim President Thierry Giet. ...

The Party of European Socialists (PES) Women President Zita Gurmai MEP called today on the Government of India for “genuine political will” aimed at preventing all forms of gender-based violence and discrimination in the country. One month since the tragic case of a 23-year-old student who was sexually assaulted on a bus in New Delhi – an attack which ultimately led to her death –, several other cases of gender violence have been spotted by the media, causing widespread public concern about the brutal mistreatment of women in India. ...

See the declaration adopted at the Conference Speaking at a high-level progressive conference on the eve of the second anniversary of the Egyptian revolution (Cairo, 19/01/2013), PES President Sergei Stanishev and S&D Group President Hannes Swoboda, underlined the need to improve the EU's relations with Egypt and to improve democracy to the country. ...

After my last visit to the US in October 2011, I am on the eve of a new visit to the US. There could not be a better way to start 2013! Show in "Progressive convention 2011" slider.

The Party of European socialists (PES) welcomes the UN Mandate given to France to engage, along with many African countries, a military operation whose aim is to stop the rebel advances in Mali.

The European Parliament today debated a legislative proposal to strengthen accountability among Credit Rating Agencies. The Party of European Socialists (PES) congratulates rapporteur Leonardo Domenici (S&D, Italy) for his commitment to the dossier. His report pledges to increase the level of accountability in the Credit Rating Agency (CRA) market. ...

“Youth Guarantee: decisive action means decisive funding” says PES President Today, the European Parliament held a debate on the Youth Guarantee scheme and its funding. The debate was on a resolution tabled by French Socialist Pervenche Berès MEP on behalf of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. The resolution will be voted on this Wednesday. This resolution backs the EU Commission’s proposal from December, tabled by EU Social Commissioner László Andor, and puts an emphasis on quality framework for education and training, as well as on the role of the European Social Fund in the financing. ...

2013 has begun and promises to be even more intense and fun than 2012. Indeed, with 2014 coming closer, it might get even a little more interesting for Europeans wondering what the campaign will look like and who are already excited about participating. So in order to check-in for 2014 , let’s take off together into this intense preparation year and look at our flight plan. And if you missed something from 2012, you can click on the links below look back to “MyPES” records. Show in "Progressive convention 2011" slider. ...

2013 est déjà amorcée et promet d’être encore plus intense et sympa que 2012. En effet, avec 2014 qui approche, il se peut que cela devienne encore plus intéressant pour les Européens qui se demandent de quoi la campagne va avoir l’air et qui sont déjà impatients de participer. Donc, afin d’être tous à bord en 2014, envolons nous ensemble pour cette année intense de préparation et regardons dès aujourd’hui notre plan de vol. Si vous avez raté quoi que ce soit de 2012, vous pouvez cliquer sur les liens tout au long de cet article pour consulter les archives de « MyPES ». Show in "Progressive convention 2011" slider. ...

The President of PES Women, Zita Gurmai MEP, has said that the review by the European Commission on Employment and Social Developments in Europe is further proof that the economic crisis is hurting women the most.

Happy New Year to everyone. The spirit of New Year is one of new resolve, new commitments and a new sense of optimism. As with New Year resolutions, often these sentiments fade quickly. But this year I think the situation will be very different. The resolve of socialists and democrats all across Europe is very high, as is our commitment to a new kind of European Union. I am confident that the progressives across Europe will follow through on their resolutions, not just for January, not just for the spring, but the whole year long. 2013 will be the year that Europeans decide that the EU is a democracy not a technocracy. Show in "Progressive convention 2011" slider. ...

“An opportunity to build democracy with the support of all Egyptian people has regretfully been missed” says PES President Stanishev With turnout at 30% and a strong no vote, the ordinary people of Egypt have expressed serious reservations about the draft constitution tabled by the ruling majority in the Constituent Assembly. ...

PES Women strongly supports the Italian center-left coalition composed of the PD, the PSI, Sinistra and Liberta towards the next elections in February. In particular, PES Women underlines the importance of this alliance of progressive forces.