food crisis
03/04/2009
Global deal for a new fairness and a new respect for the planet
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
01/04/2009
Last call to G20
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
01/04/2009
President Bill Clinton at GPF conference
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
13/03/2009
Time to meet. Time for action. New GPF initiative, 2-3 April 2009, Brussels
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
11/11/2008
Don't forget the food crisis!
11 November 2008PES Development Ministers and Opposition Spokespersons and MEPs, meeting in Brussels ahead of the EU Development Ministers Council, expressed their concern at the alarming speed that the global food crisis is escalating. While the
