News
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."
08-07-2005
Unnecessary early elections will delay essential reforms in Romania
The Party of European Socialists today criticised the Romanian Government for unnecessarily calling early elections, and accused Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu of playing tactical games.
05-07-2005
Romania on road to modern democracy
Romania still has some way to go before becoming a modern democracy, said Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, President of the Party of European Socialists
28-06-2005
Socialists hail people's vote of confidence in Zapatero
The defeat of the right in the elections in Galicia, north west Spain, represents a big vote of confidence in the Government of José Luis Zapatero and a humiliating defeat for the Spanish Partido Popular said the President of the Party of European Socialists, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen.
25-06-2005
Socialist Parties set out EU priorities for 2006
Priorities for the EU for 2006 were unanimously agreed today by Europe’s Socialist and Social Democratic Parties.
