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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)

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

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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