PES Council, Madrid, 1-2 December 2008

PES Council is a major gathering of European socialist and social-democrats. It  brings together more 240 delegates from the PES member parties and numerous guests and PES activists. The Council takes place each year without a Congress and it helps shaping PES policies.

This year PES Council takes place in Madrid, from 1-2 December, and it will focus on adopting the PES manifesto for the 2009 European elections. After a consultation launched by the PES last year and a drafting period, PES member parties will adopt the final manifesto at the Council. The PES Council will mark the launch of the elections campaign at European level.

The plenary sessions will also be dedicated to some of the most pressing topics - financial crisis, food crisis and foreign policy. The Council’s sessions will be transmitted in the PES website in near-live streaming.

Following the success of the PES Council in 2007 and PES Congress in 2006, where PES activists were a lively presence that marked a new way of integrating grassroots into European politics, we welcome once again activists to this important socialist gathering.



All about the Council:

• Documents
• Practical information
• @ctivists pages
  - @ctivists registration
• Media advisory
  - Press registration
• E-Council