News
07-02-2007
Socialist women challenge right wingers on abortion referendum
The Party of European Socialists has challenged right-wing male MEPs on their stance on the abortion referendum in Portugal – and challenged them to declare if they are proposing to limit abortion in their own countries.
02-02-2007
The right to choose
A woman has the right to control her own sexual and reproductive health. Above all a woman has a right to choose, states the PES on the referendum on abortion in Portugal.
Read the statement02-02-2007
PES withdraws from Tunis conference in protest at Tunisian government
The Party of European Socialists has withdrawn from an international conference due to be held in Tunis in protest at attempts by the Tunisian authorities to restrict participation.
26-01-2007
Portugal becomes the newest member of the club of global climate and energy innovators
With a series of measures announced by Socialist Prime Minister José Sócrates and agreed by his Council of Ministers, Portugal has set targets for renewables and biofuels well above those proposed by the European Union.
Read the full press release24-01-2007
A message to Davos
Guy Ryder, Secretary General of ITUC, Conny Reuter, General Secretary of Solidar and Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Global Progressive Forum President, demand social justice, in an article published by Le Temps (Switzerland) 23 January 2007.
Read the article
24-01-2007
Pro EU Government is only viable route for Serbia
PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen comments on the outcome of the Serbian elections.
18-01-2007
We stand with Zapatero in struggle against ETA say European Socialists
José Luis Zapatero today received strong backing from Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, President of the Party of European Socialists which brings together Europe's socialist, social democratic and labour parties, for seeking over the last year an end to the violence of ETA - and in the struggle against violence.
10-01-2007
Time is right for ambitious common energy policy
The Party of European Socialists today welcomed the European Commission taking up its call – in the proposals for a common energy policy due to be published today - for a new green industrial revolution in energy (see PES press release “Energy and climate requires third industrial revolution” of December 7 2006) - and urged the EU to work constructively to find common agreement.
08-01-2007
Austria gets new Chancellor with strong commitment to social justice
Commenting on the announcement today of a new Government in Austria led by Social Democrat Alfred Gusenbauer, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, President of the Party of European Socialists, said: “The people of Austria voted last October for a fairer society and after months of waiting they will finally get a new Chancellor with a strong commitment to social justice."
