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of European Socialists' Newsletter

PES
Council 2010 Special Edition

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PES
Council 2010 – it is time to Re:new!

PES Council will take place on 2-3
December in Warsaw and the key word is Re:new! The Council
will kick off a broad discussion on the future of progressive
societies, which will be accompanied by an online debate on Re:new, the new PES
interactive website. During the Council you will be able to
follow all plenary sessions near-live via our website homepage
and participate on the debate on Re:new.

PES

Building
a fair Europe by and for the people

The hard times Europe is
facing are as much a consequence of the
conservatives' answer to the economic crisis as
they are a result of the crisis itself. Strong
austerity measures were forced on fragile states
by conservatives and as a consequence these
countries entered a downwards spiral. The PES
Council resolution n°1 proposes a new
European model that puts people first to tackle
the crisis. Jobs need be created in order to
relaunch the economy; green technologies have to
be implemented to guarantee a sustainable growth
and employment and social issues must be put at
the core of EU policies in order to reinforce the
European Social Model.

Re:new

Re:new
is online! Join the PES debate on the future of
progressive societies!

Re:new is the
online platform created by the PES to debate the
future of progressive societies. This is your
space, where you can submit your ideas and
exchange views on six broad themes with other
activists, experts and members of the civil
society. Our values, Social progress, Economy
& Jobs, Environment, A fair world and Active
citizenship are at the heart of Re:new and will
guide the discussions until June 2011. Join the
debate!

Social
Europe

A
European Employment and Social Progress Pact for fair
growth

The PES’ priority number
one is to overcome mass unemployment and social
exclusion, while promoting fair, green and smart
growth. This is a precondition for economic
recovery, and should therefore guide all socialist
and socialdemocratic policies and actions. To
achieve this objective we demand a European
Employment and Social Progress Pact to be adopted
at local, national and European levels.

Environment

Making
Green Growth become a reality

Europe is at a crossroads.
The worst economic and social crisis since the end
of the second world war alongside a rising threat
of environmental degradation and climate change,
have left Europe facing a double challenge:
ensuring fair recovery and jobs while greening its
economy in order to safeguard the world’s climate.
However, there is one way to tackle both these
challenges and turn them into opportunities: green
growth.

The PES paper outlines a
clear strategy for green growth covering a wide
range of policies (social, economic, external…) on
all levels of EU governance, from local to
European.

EDITORIAL

PES
President, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen on PES Council

News from PES members

Irish
Labour Party calls for general elections

80% of
center-left Danish voters stand against far right party
in power

Forthcoming events

2-3 December -
PES Council
3-4
December - PES activists
Forum
3-4 December
- PEW Women Conference

Re:new

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PES

Defining
a process to identify the PES 'lead' candidate for the
European elections of 2014

The Lisbon Treaty set up a strong trend
towards more democratic participation in the European Union
(EU). Today, both the European Parliament and the National
ones have greater influence in the decision-making process and
citizens have been empowered with the capacity of directly
proposing laws. However, more mechanisms for participation is
no assurance of even interest in European politics. Filling
such a gap will require politicizing what is often seen as a
purely technical debate. The key of this process lays
therefore in strengthening the role of European political
parties, and the PES has been the first to move.

PES
Activists Forum in Warsaw, 3-4 December

On the afternoon of Friday 3 December,
right after the Council, and until the 4th December, PES
activists will have the opportunity to give their feedback in
a PES activists Forum. The programme includes a debate with
PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen and a training on how to
campaign online and offline.

PES Women

PES
Women’s Conference – My Body, My Rights!, 3-4 December

Following PES Council, PES Women will
hold its annual conference “My Body, My Rights” on 3-4
December in Warsaw. Co-organized with the Polish SLD’s Women’s
Organization, the meeting will focus on the issue of Women’s
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. Through three main
debates PES Women will look at the taboos surrounding Sexual
and Reproductive Rights, the role of education and prevention
in Sexual and Reproductive Rights and finally, the role of
civil society and feminist movements in fighting for these
rights.