Eurosocialists Cooperation at Geneva

Background & Profile

by Dr Sylvia Moore  - Founder Member Eurosocialists Association at Geneva,
Deputy Chair Labour International &  Responsible for Political Development

At Geneva,  European city and meeting point of world political horizons, pan European cooperation among sections of European socialist parties has been on going since 1995. Geneva is host to non-Swiss residents from all the world’s corners reflecting the new geo-political reality as global and European citizens.

The current 10 PES principles for the new social Europe, which are in sync with the roots of international socialism, are founded on sustainable development and the new social Europe. Several European expatriate sections  of national socialist parties - accompanying this development -meet at Geneva.

Since 1995, the sections PES member parties have been organising meetings together. Given the recent democratic deficit trend and the French and Dutch rejection of the European Constitutional Treaty in the 2004 referenda, our pan European socialist sections decided to set up an official Eurosocialists Association at Geneva under Swiss law for members of established sections of European socialist parties at Geneva, with a special status for sympathisers.

Its objectives are to promote socialist cooperation on European level, to work at the harmonisation of social policies in Europe to meet European citizens’ expectations, to contribute to improved democratisation of European institutions, and to promote the PES. Members belong to sections of FPS France, SPD Germany, LP UK, DS Italy, PvdA The Netherlands, PSOE Spain, and PS Switzerland.

For further information and copies of the following Association’s documents -History, Statutes, Press Release, Conference/Debate Report – please contact Sylvia Moore at or