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15/05/2009

Commission should investigate Italy-Libya agreement

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

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

17/11/2008

No to intolerance in Poznan, Poland and Europe

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

13/11/2007

Time for ALDE and EPP to join PES in strong stance against intolerance and prejudice

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

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