News
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.
05-07-2007
Zapatero promises universal child care for children under 3
The Socialist Prime Minister of Spain, José Luis Zapatero, has promised universal education for children aged 0 to 3 years. The proposal is due to be officially approved by the Government’s Council of Ministers before the summer break.
05-07-2007
China's position moves on climate change, rights and capital funds
Leading European Socialists engaged Hu Jintao, the President of the Republic of China, in a wide-ranging discussion on workers and human rights, climate change, and capital funds.
28-06-2007
Lithuania debates child care
The Lithuanian delegation of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament organised a seminar on child care in the Lithuanian Parliament in Vilnius on 31 May, with more than one hundred party activists.
27-06-2007
PES on Spidla flexicurity communication
Commenting on the communication on flexicurity issued by Commissioner Vladimir Spidla today, PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen said “Europe needs this debate because it is important to consider labour flexibility and worker security in parallel – not one, not the other but both at the same time.”
25-06-2007
Summit - best you can expect from compromise
Commenting on the outcome of the European Summit, PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen said: “Europe has got the Treaty that it needs. Now it is about implementing the Treaty and getting on with the much more important tasks facing Europe.”
22-06-2007
Child care campaign hits Cyprus
The Movement of social-democrats of Cyprus - EDEK – seized the opportunity of their Party Congress to demonstrate their support for child care by making their own child care petition Book and collecting signatures – as well as by showing the PES’ child care film.
22-06-2007
PES Leaders support German Presidency
PES Leaders gave their strong support to the efforts of the German Presidency to find a compromise on a revised EU treaty, and restated their commitment to the Charter of Fundamental Rights.
