How does the PES work?
The Congress, which meets twice every five years, decides on the political orientation of the PES and elects the President and the Vice-President(s), who lead and represent the PES on a daily basis. Every year without a Congress, the Council contributes to the shaping of PES policy.
The Leaders’ Conference gathers Prime Ministers and Party Leaders from PES Member parties 3 to 4 times a year to define the strategy and adopt common resolutions.
The Presidency, elected by the Congress, is the highest organ for the management of the day-to-day business of the PES. The Secretary General also convenes the Co-ordination Team to discuss the planning, preparation, follow-up and financing of PES activities. The Secretariat, based in Brussels, ensures the daily running of the PES.
ECOSY and PES Women are respectively the Youth and the Women’s organization of the PES.
