News
14-11-2005
Open Letter to Barroso
In an open letter to José Manuel Barroso, PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen calls for a European Commission work programme for 2006 that meets the serious challenges facing Europe
25-10-2005
Barroso sits on fence on Swedish labour law
says Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, PES President
13-10-2005
“Turkey and the European Union have embarked on a common journey” Paavo Lipponen told a packed press conference in Ankara on behalf of the Party of European Socialists’ High Level Advisory Group on Turkey. “There should be no misunderstanding, our common goal is Turkish membership of the European Union.”
06-10-2005
The Party of European Socialists welcomes Turkey
to the negotiating table for accession to the European Union
30-09-2005
Portuguese abortion vote: modernising Europe's social model
19-09-2005
No mandate for neo-liberalism
Commenting on the German election result, the President of the Party of European Socialists, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, said "Angela Merkel has no mandate from the German people for a neo-liberal approach to modernising the German economy."
14-09-2005
Barroso challenged on deregulation
European Commission President José Manuel Barroso's reported intention to scrap over 60 draft EU laws is questioned by PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen.
07-09-2005
Global progressives unite... in defence of millennium goals
The European Socialist movement is making an ambitious bid to form a progressive alliance to shape global political debate and counter the impact of religious ultra-conservatism and free-market extremism on international politics.
20-07-2005
Socialists not convinced by European Commission's growth without investment plan
Commenting on the European Commission’s announcement today of measures to create more growth and jobs, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, President of the Party of European Socialists said “Europe desperately needs economic growth and new jobs but the European Commission will not achieve it without investment."
