News
03-04-2007
Child care in Belgian French speaking community
In Belgium, the French-speaking community sees the reconciliation of children’s well-being and parents’ professional life as a major challenge of our present time. In response, the Belgian French community has increased child care in recent years and plans further expansion with regional and federal government.
29-03-2007
PES Women in Dijon support PES child care campaign
On 7 March 2007, Zita Gurmai, President of PES Women, together with PES Women Executive Members Anna Karamanou, Marriane Mikko, Teresa Reira and PES Women Member Maria Badia visited socialist comrades in Dijon.
26-03-2007
27 March: Launch of the New Social Europe report in Paris
Jacques Delors and Poul Nyrup Rasmussen presented their report to the French PS and PES activists.
Ségolène Royal, François Hollande, Bernard Poignant, Pierre Moscovici, Benoît Hamon and Elisabeth Guigou also took part in the event.
Speeches available in PS France website: Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Jacques Delors, Ségolène Royal and François Hollande (French only)
24-03-2007
EU 50th anniversary: socialist leaders say ‘happy birthday to EU’ - now let’s make new social Europe our political ambition
PES Leaders’ meeting ahead of the EU Summit to mark the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome agreed a declaration heralding the successes of the EU and acknowledging the serious challenges ahead.
16-03-2007
Swedish Social Democrats elect new woman leader
PES President, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen congratulates the Swedish Social Democrats and Mona Sahlin Commenting, as the new elected SAP Party Leader.
15-03-2007
Socialists campaign for more child care in Europe
As the Party of European Socialists launched its child care campaign in Strasbourg, Socialist MEPs welcomed the commitment of the Council and the Commission to support progress in pre-school child care in the EU.
15-03-2007
Josep Borrell appointed Chair of the Global Progressive Forum
Josep Borrell, former President of the European Parliament and current President of the European Parliament’s Development Committee, has been appointed Chair of the Global Progressive Forum (GPF).
15-03-2007
PES Employment Ministers and opposition spokespersons agreed a declaration on Childcare
To mark the 5th anniversary of the EU’s childcare targets – agreed at the Barcelona Summit on March 15-16 2002 - PES Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Ministers and opposition spokespersons agreed a declaration encouraging all governments to work towards meeting the targets...
15-03-2007
Presentation of PES Child care campaign in the European Parliament in Strasbourg
PES child care campaign was presented to the Socialist group in the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 14 and 15 March 2007. This presentation took place on the celebration of the 5th anniversary of the Barcelona targets.
