Speeches
- 11/09/2009
"Common sense or a step too far? Private Equity, Hedge Funds and the EU"
Speech by PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen"Common sense or a step too far? Private Equity, Hedge Funds and the EU"AIFM DirectivePolicy Exchange, Friday 11th September 2009Hosted by the City of London Corporation Download the speech Read more... - 17/11/2008
Txeroki arrest - blow to Europe's last terrorist group
17 November 2008Congratulating the French and Spanish authorities for the arrest of the suspected military chief of Europe’s last terrorist group ETA, PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen said “The arrest of the suspected military chief of ETA is Read more... - 26/03/2007
Launch of the New Social Europe report in Paris
Jacques Delors and Poul Nyrup Rasmussen presented their report to the French PS and PES activists. Ségolène Royal, François Hollande, Bernard Poignant, Pierre Moscovici, Benoît Hamon and Elisabeth Guigou also took part in the Read more... - 13/03/2007
Speech at the German Trade Union Confederation - by Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
Speech at the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB), 13 March 2007 Read more... - 28/02/2007
Launch of "The New Social Europe" report - speech by Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
Speech by PES President , Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, on the launch of "The New Social Europe" report. Read more... - 08/12/2006
Rasmussen elected Euro Socialist President
8 December 2006Poul Nyrup Rasmussen was today re-elected President of the Party of European Socialists – which brings together 32 of Europe’s socialist, social democratic and labour parties from 27 countries.Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Prime Minister Read more... - 15/02/2006
Cartoon controversy "not a clash of civilisations"
15 February 2006Speech in the European Parliament on the 'Cartoon'-affair by Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, President of the PESIt is terrible and disturbing to see people getting killed, to see the burning of the flag of my own and other countries, attacks Read more... - 19/11/2005
Je voudrais dire au final qu’il y a une réponse à la droite sur le plan européen
PES President speech to PS France Congress 18-20 November 2005Chers camarades, chers amis, vous avez fait la synthèse et j’en suis très heureux. Moi aussi je me dois d’en faire une comme vous pouvez le comprendre et il s’agit d’une Read more... - 24/06/2005
Opening speech at Council Vienna
PES Council24-25 June 2005, Vienna, Austria Poul Nyrup Rasmussen Dear Friends, comradesWelcome to all of you for this PES Council in Vienna.A special thanks to the SPÖ and Alfred Gusenbauer for hosting us and enabling us to organise this Read more... - 01/05/2005
Address of PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen on occasion of the first anniversary of EU enlargement
1 May 2005On the 1st of May Europe celebrates the first anniversary of the biggest enlargement the European Union ever embarked on. A year ago ten states finally became full member of the EU. Today, Europe can say that the enlargement has been a Read more...
