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Commenting on the controversy in Italy over the return of migrants at sea to Libya, PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen said "Italy is breeching international law and quite possibly EU policy. Berlusconi is wrong to flout international law and

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

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

17 November 2008PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen today condemned the assault yesterday on two PES activists following a demonstration yesterday in Poznan, Poland. Two PES activists were followed and assaulted as they left the demonstration because

13 November 2007The PES is calling on the European political parties ALDE and EPP to take a tougher stance against prejudice and intolerance following remarks by Romanian Foreign Minister Adrian Cioroianu, a former MEP and Vice President of the ALDE

The PES and its national parties meeting in Belgrade agreed in a ‘Pact for social democracy, EU integration and regional cooperation’ – pledging to work together to enable all countries of the Western Balkans to join the EU, and to boost

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