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Labour Party Leader Eamon Gilmore, and President of the Party of European Socialists, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen have canvassed the streets of Dublin for the Lisbon Treaty. They were joined by Joe Costello TD, Director of the Labour Party Lisbon Campaign;

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

Commenting on the European Commission proposals for the EU Spring Summit, PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen said “The European Commission’s satisfaction with its European Economic Recovery Plan, that it has set the right course, is completely

PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen today called on the European Commission to reject the European Venture Capital Association’s proposal to “unify industry professional standards coverage across Europe” and “within 12 months.”Rasmussen

Commenting on the de Larosière group proposals on financial market supervision and regulation, PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen said “The de Larosière group proposals represent an essential step forward. They are ambitious but practical. The

PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen today welcomed the agreement of European leaders meeting yesterday in Berlin to put to the G20 PES demands for new and better regulation of financial markets and clamp down on tax havens.Rasmussen said "It has

The proposals of László Kovács, European Commissioner for taxation and Customs Union, to fight tax fraud in the European Union were warmly welcomed by Hans Eichel, coordinator of the PES Lisbon Network and former German Minister for finances, who

In a damning letter to European Commission President Barroso, three leading Socialists – Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (President of the PES), Martin Schulz (Leader of the Socialist Group) and Pervenche Berès (chair of the Economic and Monetary Affairs

PES Leaders, meeting in Madrid, called for an ambitious European recovery plan to safeguard employment and prevent mass unemployment. The Leaders, hosted by Jose Luis Zapatero, want the EU and Member States to adopt this ambitious recovery plan at

The PES respects the result of the Irish referendum. But the PES also respects the completed ratification of the Lisbon Treaty in 23 Member States of the European Union. The PES firmly believes that the ratification process should continue so that