Confronted with the permanent changes in our world, making it closer, richer, more interconnected but also more unequal, more unstable and more unpredictable, European social democrats propose innovative solutions for sustainable peace, prosperity and equality. The new challenges that we face require international and European solutions. With the entering into force of the Lisbon Treaty, it is the time for the PES to define clear and consistent strategies that will make the EU speak with one voice reflecting the common values of all progressives across Europe and the world.