New PES interim President, Sergei Stanishev, stated that; “this PES Council has taken concrete, meaningful decisions. We have a dynamic European Party that has strengthened our principles, proposed answers to the crisis and that will re-engage Europeans in the democratic process”.
The three adopted documents are the following:
- The Resolution: Selecting our common candidate in 2014 defines the process that will lead to a democratically mandated candidate for European Commission President. It is the PES response to the demands from ordinary people to have a stronger and more human connection with Europe.
- The General Resolution describes in detail the PES vision for growth, investment and jobs based on inclusive policy and anchored to real economy. It sets out a plan to tame the financial markets and, above all, aims to put Europe’s people back in the driving seat.
- The Declaration of Principles, result of 12 months of continuous consultation, is the main pillar of the PES core beliefs. This relaunching and redrafting is by no means a departure from the PES principles: on the contrary, it is a solid return to them.
