29 October 2012

RED ALERT

http://www.pes.eu/

PES
coordination in EU Council ensures progress on,
Eurozone, Growth, Banking Union, Social
measures

‘PES ensures urgent EU
matters are finally being addressed first’
says Stanishev

The Party of European
Socialists (PES) has welcomed the progress made at
the EU Summit, on the Eurozone, on Banking Union,
Growth, and on Social Measures. Having
met prior to the meeting , the PES Prime
Ministers and Heads of State ensured that the
commitments made at the 29 June Summit were
largely adhered to.

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PES
Women: Commission’s failure on corporate gender
quotas must be placed at Viviane Reding’s
door

The Party of European
Socialists (PES) Women laments the postponement of
the European Commission’s decision on the proposal
for corporate gender quotas. The delay is a
failure by Viviane Reding to build sufficient
support in the college. It shows a complete
disregard for the Commission’s own “Women’s
Charter” and is another disappointment in
Commissioner Reding’s mandate. Ms. Viviane Reding
has once again failed to take the steps necessary
to find consensus and unity within the Commission,
and most importantly to put the policy before
politics.

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PES
Social ministers call for European Social Union to
balance Economic and Monetary
plans

“We
need to bring the people with
us”

PES Employment and
Social Affairs ministers met today to
discuss the EU Social Affairs Council in
Luxembourg tomorrow. They demanded that the four
European institutions’ Presidents readjust their
plans for a European Economic Union, a Monetary
Union, a Banking Union and a Political
Union.

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PES
welcomes the European Medal of Tolerance for PES
Balkan leaders, Josipović and
Tadić

PES
welcomes French President and Austrian Chancellor
call for European Youth Guarantee funded by
Financial Transaction Tax

PES
President congratulates European Parliament for
today’s EU budget stance

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PES
congratulates Harlem Désir on election as PS
France Leader

PES
congratulates Lithuanian social
democrats

PES
congratulates SDP and DPS on Montenegro election
victory

PES
congratulates the Czech Social Democratic Party on
victory in regional and senatorial
elections

Highlights
of the meeting of PES Heads of State, Prime
Ministers & Deputy Prime Ministers,
Brussels, 18 October.

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Editorial

A
new PES team ready to work towards
2014!

It
is already three weeks since our Congress in
Brussels. Time moves quickly! In this short
period, I am very happy to say that the new PES
team composed of Elena Valenciano, Jan Royall,
Katarina Nevedalova, Jean-Christophe Cambadélis
as Vice-Presidents ; and of Marije Laffeber, and
Yonnec Polet as Deputy Secretaries General has
settled in very well. Under Sergei Stanishev’s
direction, we are identifying our key priorities
and targets, as we continue our preparation for
the European elections in 2014.
I wanted to
use this opportunity to also introduce
myself properly to you. I have been a member
of the German SPD since 1976. I have worked in
the Bundestag and on many election campaigns. As
SPD International Secretary I have worked
closely with the PES over many years. In that
time, I have seen the party developing and
gaining in strength to an impressive
degree.

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MY
PES

Empowering
PES activists

Since PES
activists first came into being in 2005 there
has been a lot of growth and development. At
each Forum, Council and Congress the number of
activists who wish to come continues to
increase. All of this success is down to you.
Only you can fully understand the structure and
culture of your member party, and by working
together with your member party only you can
help make PES activists strong.
We wanted to
make sure that the diversity that makes us
strong remained intact, while at the same time a
structure that would allow continued development
into an effective change making force could be
enhanced.

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Calendar

11/11

Presidential
elections in Slovenia

13/11

GPF
Conference "Middle East and North Africa:
building partnerships for social and economic
development”"

14/11

PES
Environment and Climate Change Network
meeting

22/11

PES European
Council preparation meeting

25/11

International
day for the Elimination of violence against
women

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