News
- 24/11/2009
Time to stop violence against women
PES Women and MEPs from the S&D Group of the European Parliament urged Member States and the incoming Commission to step up efforts towards eradicating violence against women, on the occasion of the UN’s International Day (25 November) Read more... - 06/04/2009
Another woman leader for the PES
The Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) has chosen a woman as its new leader. Ildikó Lendvai, a women’s rights supporter and former teacher who led the Socialist Group in the Hungarian Parliament from 2002 to 2006, received 91% of delegates’ votes Read more... - 20/03/2009
Topolanek should stop trying to be “funny”
Commenting on Czech Prime Minister Topolanek’s “joke” at the EU summit press conference responding to a question on the lack of women at the top table, the President of PES Women Zita Gurmai said “If Mr Topolanek thinks it is a joke Read more... - 06/03/2009
Celebrating International Women's Day
The PES has designated the weekend 7-8 March, which includes International Women’s Day (8 March), as its first ‘European Day of Action’ for the 2009 European elections.PES member party events are already underway in various corners of the Read more... - 03/03/2009
PES marks International Women's Day with first european election day action
The Party of European Socialists, and socialist, social democratic and labour parties across Europe, are highlighting their commitment to women’s equality by celebrating International Women’s Day. The PES has designated the weekend 7-8 March, Read more... - 05/02/2009
Conservative Czech Presidency faces defeat on child care targets
Socialist and Social Democratic Ministers from Spain, Hungary and Slovenia agreed they would oppose any attempt to water down or drop EU child care targets. The Ministers, meeting in Prague before the start of the Informal Council of Family Policy Read more... - 29/01/2009
PES: don't let the Czech Presidency ditch EU child care targets
A Czech Presidency proposal to open debate about the relevance of EU child care targets has provoked strong opposition from European socialists. The proposal is contained in a discussion paper due to be considered at an informal meeting of EU Family Read more... - 09/12/2008
PES Women President honoured by PS France
9 December 2008Zita Gurmai, Hungarian Socialist MEP and President of PES Women, has been invited by the French Parti socialiste to take charge of the rights of women in their national committee. This unique offer was made by new party leader Martine Read more... - 19/11/2008
Gurmai and Rovana Plumb raise awareness on children left behind by parents working abroad
19 November 2008Socialist MEPs Rovanna Plumb and Zita Gurmai are on a mission to highlight the plight of children left behind when parents migrate abroad for work.Romanian MEP Rovanna Plumb - President of the Romanian Social Democratic Women's Read more... - 16/09/2008
Free Zakia Dhifaoui
16 September 2008The PES today condemned the jailing of Zakia Dhifaoui for taking part in a peaceful demonstration in Tunisia, and called for her immediate release.Zakia Dhifaoui, a member of the Democratic Forum for Work and Freedom, was jailed for Read more...
