Miscellaneous
19/11/2009
PES hails appointment of Catherine Ashton as breakthrough for Europe
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, President of the Party of European Socialists, hailed the agreement of the European Council on the new EU High Representative and the Council as “a significant agreement for the political balance of the European Union”. PES
29/10/2009
PES leaders appoint troika to negotiate top EU positions
In a meeting this afternoon ahead of the European summit, the Prime Ministers of the Party of European Socialists appointed a troika consisting of Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Werner Faymann and Poul Nyrup Rasmussen to negotiate the position of
16/09/2009
The PES insists on one of the three key EU posts
Commenting on the confirmation of José Manuel Barroso’s appointment as President of the European Commission by the European Parliament, PES President Poul Rasmussen said:“As expected the European Parliament’s conservative majority, including
19/06/2009
No to parliament vote on Barroso in July
PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen and Socialist Group leader Martin Schulz today issued a joint statement on the decision of the Council regarding the President of the Commission. The statement reads “We understand that the Council are asking
Miscellaneous
29/04/2009
EPP rethoric not matched by actions
As the EPP open their Congress in Warsaw, the Party of European Socialists highlighted the gap between the European conservatives’ rhetoric and their record. PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen warned “Voters beware. There is a yawning gap
07/04/2009
Too early to make European election predictions
Commenting on the predictions for the European elections featured on the new website predict09.eu PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen said "It is too early to predict the outcome of the European elections."He added "In any case, some
Miscellaneous
17/11/2008
No to intolerance in Poznan, Poland and Europe
17 November 2008PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen today condemned the assault yesterday on two PES activists following a demonstration yesterday in Poznan, Poland. Two PES activists were followed and assaulted as they left the demonstration because
22/09/2008
PES condemns vicious criminal ETA attacks
22 September 2008Condemning the three ETA car bombs in Spain in recent days, PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, said "These vicious criminal attacks have no place in the 21st century European Union. Ours is a Europe of peaceful cooperation and
