Europe must unite to face down populism
Portuguese prime minister and PES president Sergei Stanishev delivered closing speeches after two days of productive discussions in Lisbon.
Speeches from Mr Costa and Mr Stanishev underlined the close relationship between PS Portugal and progressive parties from across Europe, and the determination of socialists and social democrats to deliver solidarity and social justice for the people of Europe.
More than 500 Council […]
United PES parties endorse common candidate and commit to progressive alternative for Europe
The Party of European Socialists has voted overwhelmingly to choose a common lead candidate for president of the European Commission in the 2019 European elections.
Delegates at the 2017 PES Council debated and adopted a resolution not only reaffirming their commitment to the Spitzenkandidat process — an initiative first proposed by the PES and subsequently adopted by all European parties for […]
PES leaders from the Western Balkans discuss integration
Progressive Parties and foundations from the PES family in the Balkan region have discussed the challenges of further Balkan integration on the path of EU accession, on Saturday, at the Western Balkan Summit in Sarajevo.
PES delegation, with president Sergei Stanishev and Deputy Secretary General for International Affairs Giacomo Filibeck, attended the meeting and expressed support for further regional integration to […]
PES welcomes agreement on European social pillar
The Party of European Socialists warmly welcomes today’s agreement among EU governments, MEPs and the European Commission to proclaim a European Pillar of Social Rights before the end of 2017 – something that has been at the top of our agenda for years.
The 20 policy priorities for the EU, which correspond to many of the PES’s own priorities, include:
– […]
Reinventing the European economy
High-level party representatives, ministers, MEPs and members of national parliaments from the PES political family, trade unions and the civil society will discuss how to make globalisation work for everyone in a conference in Brussels on 12 October. Influential academics such as economist Jeffrey Sachs will participate.
Ahead of the conference, PES president and host Sergei Stanishev said:
“We must make sure […]
Stanishev: Juncker’s State of the Union must prioritise social Europe
Sergei Stanishev, the president of the Party of European Socialists, wrote today to Jean-Claude Juncker to ask him finally to deliver on his promised ‘social triple A’ for Europe.
Mr Stanishev’s letter calls for the EU’s social pillar to matched by a concrete social action plan to be laid out in the State of the Union address tomorrow.
Mr Stanishev said:
The Party […]
PES cohesion conference: Solidarity is a guarantee for EU future
Europe’s social democrats call for a strengthened cohesion policy post-2020, focused on decent jobs, clean environment, investment in human capital and new technologies, a packed hall of conference delegates heard today.
Some 150 delegates, plus online participants, discussed leading contributions from European Commissioners Corina Creţu and Maroš Šefčovič, PES president Sergei Stanishev, Committee of the Regions first vice-president Karl-Heinz Lambertz, Slovakian […]
PES: Conservatives & populists routed as UK Labour celebrates spectacular election result
UK voters have rejected both Conservative opportunism and right-wing populism in a shock election result that has increased Labour’s vote share and fatally undermined the credibility of current prime minister Theresa May.
The result demolished the existing Conservative government majority and saw Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour party win some 30 additional seats, making Labour a strong contender for government in the negotiations […]
PES President and two Bulgarian prime ministers with a strong commitment to EU
A conference on the future of Europe was held in Sofia at the initiative of PES president Sergei Stanishev. Both the current Bulgarian prime minister Boyko Borisov (EPP) and the former head of Bulgarian government Simeon Sakscouborgota (ALDE) participated in the event organized by the PES, showing the strong commitment of Bulgaria to the European project.
The conference, called Europe back […]
PES leaders stand firm on European and international challenges
Europe’s progressive governments will fight to protect the rights of EU and British citizens as a top priority in the negotiations on Brexit, leaders from the Party of European Socialists agreed today.
Socialist and social democrat prime ministers and presidents from across Europe met to agree common positions on the Brexit negotiation guidelines, as well as other challenges facing the EU, […]
PES still hopes for fair Brexit, avoiding disaster
As a pro-European party, we deeply regret the decision of the UK to leave the European Union.
Commenting on the UK government’s plan to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, PES president Sergei Stanishev said:
“The months ahead will be challenging for Britain and for the EU. But progressive parties across Europe, linked by the Party of European Socialists, are […]
PES sees demand for social justice in Bulgaria, welcomes consolidation of the Left vote
The Party of European Socialists congratulates its Bulgarian member party BSP for the strong result they achieved during the snap general elections in Bulgaria this Sunday. The Bulgarian Socialists doubled the strength of their parliamentary group, jumping from 39 to 80 seats.
PES president Sergei Stanishev said:
“Securing 80 seats out of 240 is a strong success for the BSP and for […]