News
03-09-2007
PES congratulates first socialist governor in Argentina
Philip Cordery, PES Secretary General, congratulated Mr Binner “it is a great victory for the left in Argentina". Hermes Binner, member of the Partido Socialista Popular (PSP), has been elected with almost the 48.5% of the votes in Santa Fe province, the third largest electoral district in Argentina, on September 2, 2007.
30-08-2007
PES congratulates Turkey on the election of its new President
The President of the Party of European Socialists (PES), Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, congratulated Turkey on its successful transition to a new President and expressed confidence in Mr. Abdullah Gül as the new head of state.
29-08-2007
PES sets out social democratic priorities for autumn
PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen has sent a letter to Commission President José Manuel Barroso outlining social democratic priorities for the autumn.
27-08-2007
Portugal opens the doors to its universities
The Portuguese Government intends to offer - for the first time in the country’s history - loans for any student in higher education.
27-08-2007
PES calls on EPP to condemn ‘Hungarian Guard’
The PES condemned the launch on the weekend of a new extreme nationalist group in Hungary, backed the actions of Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany against the group, and urged European conservatives to do the same.
24-08-2007
PES condemns ETA attack
The Party of European Socialists today condemned the bomb attacks in Spain, attributed by the Spanish police to ETA.
19-07-2007
Commissioner Spidla acts to close gender pay gap
The Party of European Socialists congratulates Commissioner Vladimir Spidla for proposing new action to close the gender pay gap – and enforce European equal pay legislation which has been law since 1975.
13-07-2007
The PES congratulates Elio Di Rupo for his reelection as President of the Belgian Parti Socialiste
23,747 activists of the Belgian PS went to one of the 423 polling stations in Wallonia and Brussels to vote for the chairmanship of the Parti socialiste. Elio Di Rupo was reelected by a large majority of 89.5% of votes.
11-07-2007
Child care in Slovenia – State of art
Slovenia is the only former socialist country which did not seriously dismantle its system of support for equal opportunities of working parents. However, after the conservative government took power in 2004, it started to look for the arguments to privatize public child care. Women in SD party are now discussing the future child care policy that should be offered at the forthcoming national elections.
