10 July 2012

RED ALERT

http://www.pes.eu/

EU
summit constitutes ‘massive vindication’ of the
PES agenda

The Party of European
Socialists (PES) welcomes the promising outcome of
the European Summit and its commitment to
implement concrete measures to tackle the crisis.
An overwhelming victory for the progressive agenda
defined over the last years by the Socialist and
Social Democratic family, the summit
acknowledged the pressing
need for public and private
investment in Europe.

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ACTA
rejection “a victory for mobilisation, for
transparency and for democracy”

The Party of European
Socialists (PES) welcomes the verdict of the
European Parliament on the
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
(ACTA). Today’s plenary vote resulted in
the overwhelming rejection of the anti-piracy
agreement, a proposal that was surrounded
by criticism since its inception. The main
arguments against the treaty were the secrecy
of the negotiations, the threat to the access to
generic medicines and the serious implications
concerning individual privacy and freedom of
expression.

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PES
President urges young citizens to promote European
Youth Guarantee campaign

Over 250 young Europeans
from all 27 member states have spent two days
discussing youth unemployment in the European
Parliament, in a conference organised by the Group
of the Socialists and Democrats.

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“Only
youth guarantees across Europe can tackle the real
disaster of the crisis - youth
unemployment”

PES
adopts position on carbon-free transport as an
answer both to climate change and to the
crisis

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PES
leader meets Romanian PM in concerted push for EU
summit Youth Guarantee decision

PES
President meets Belgium Prime Minister ahead of EU
Council

Highlights
video of the PES Leaders' Conference & Prime
Ministers' Meeting (Brussels, 28 June
2012).

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Editorial

Latest
EU Summit deal a vindication of PES consistency
but progressive voices must ensure the follow
through

Last
week, the leaders in the European Council
finally took the long-awaited first step towards
recovery for the Eurozone. They acknowledged on
Friday the glaring need for investments, both
public and private, and recognized the value of
fiscal responsibility through new forms of tax
revenue. Although this may seem obvious, we
should have in mind that the Conservative
leaders did not take these decisions willingly
and they did not take them
enthusiastically.

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MY
PES

Huge
Response to PES activists Forum!

Two
weeks ago emails were sent to all activists on
the PES database and since then over 300 of you
have already registered for this years PES
activists Forum in Bucharest on the 26th and
27th of September as well as the PES Congress on
the 28th and 29th of September. While this means
we won’t be able to provide accommodation for
everyone, if you still want to come you have
time register online.

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Calendar

13/07

ECOSY Summer
Camp 2012

03/09

“Progressive
Societies in the 21st century”

12/09

General
elections in the Netherlands

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