News - Asia
- 18/09/2009
PES congratulates Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama
The PES congratulates Yukio Hatoyama on becoming Prime Minister of Japan on Wednesday. His Democratic Party of Japan won an impressive electoral victory on 30th August, securing 327 of 480 seats in Japan’s lower house. This marks a break from Read more... - 27/11/2008
Rasmussen horrified by murders in India
PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen today expressed his horror at the mass murders in Mumbai, India and his relief that his European Parliamentarians were not hurt.Rasmussen said “It is beyond understanding why anyone would choose to cause such Read more... - 07/11/2007
Fassino right man for Burma job
7 November 2007 The Party of European Socialists today hailed Piero Fassino – leader of the Italian Democrats of the Left and one of the chief architects of the new Democratic Party - as just the right person for the challenging job of EU special Read more... - 27/09/2007
PES tells Burma - The hour of change is near, the world is watching
27 September 2007The Party of European Socialists joined up with the Socialist Group in the European Parliament to urge the Burmese government to seize the opportunity for peaceful change, and to warm the government against repression of the Read more... - 05/07/2007
China's position moves on climate change, rights and capital funds
5 July 2007Leading European Socialists engaged Hu Jintao, the President of the Republic of China, in a wide-ranging discussion on workers and human rights, climate change, and capital funds. “China is moving towards engaging seriously on climate Read more...
