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PES Development Ministers and Opposition Spokespersons, meeting in Brussels ahead of the EU Development Ministers Council, warned EU member states not to use tightening national budgets as a reason to get out of their commitment to increase

Since the last presidential election on 25th October 2009, the human rights situation has worsened recently in Tunisia. In a widely-contested election, President Zine Al-Abidine Ben Ali was re-elected to a fifth mandate. Since the presidential

Meeting on the margins of the General Affairs and External Relations Council, PES Development and Cooperation Ministers agreed today that EU development policy, implemented closely with the new High Representative, must retain a sufficient level of

European Socialists are stepping up their engagement with US and Japanese Democrats – and with other progressive political parties, trade unions and NGOs outside Europe – by giving a big boost to the Global Progressive Forum.Actions taken to

Commenting on the controversy in Italy over the return of migrants at sea to Libya, PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen said "Italy is breeching international law and quite possibly EU policy. Berlusconi is wrong to flout international law and

Read the GPF callA call for a 'Global New Deal' was launched today in Brussels by a unique coalition of progressive politicians, trade unions and NGOs from over forty countries.The launch of the call took place at the Global Progressive Forum, a

PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen made an emergency call on behalf of Europe's socialists and social democrats to the G20 to agree a new global stimulus package to create jobs and growth. Rasmussen said “There is a clear need now for a new global

US President Bill Clinton will be the keynote speaker at a conference on the global crisis to be held in the European Parliament on 2 and 3 April.President Clinton will address the opening session of the Global Progressive Forum.  2,000 people from

Changes are still going on globally – and too few of them to the benefit of people and the planet! It is urgent to take a new initiative. We, as international progressive forces, must step up our efforts to advance new answers to the economic

PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen today welcomed the agreement of European leaders meeting yesterday in Berlin to put to the G20 PES demands for new and better regulation of financial markets and clamp down on tax havens.Rasmussen said "It has