29 November 2012

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PES
Secretaries General meeting strengthens
cooperation and launches debate on common campaign
for 2014

The Secretaries General of
PES member parties met on 22-23 November in London
under the invitation of UK Labour Party General
Secretary Iain McNicol and PES Secretary General
Achim Post.

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Syrian
refugees in Jordan - stories behind the
numbers

Article by Jan Royall,
PES Vice-President

On September 29th I had the
honor to be nominated PES Vice-President. For
those who don’t yet know me, I have long been a
member of the UK Labour Party and I have served
several years as a member of the House of the
Lords, where I am currently the leader of the
opposition. Before becoming PES Vice-President
last September, I have worked several years in
European politics, as Secretary General of the
British Labour Group in the European Parliament
and later as Head of the European Commission
Office in Wales.

It is two months since I
have become formally involved in the PES. In that
time, I have had the opportunity to represent the
party on several occasions. One of the recent
missions I undertook, visiting Syrian refugees in
Jordan, was particularly
important.

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PES
and S&D Presidents express concern over Egypt
crisis

PES
calls on European Commission to “stop stalling” on
a European strategy on the elimination of violence
against women

EU
must be united in its support for the recognition
of a Palestinian State at the United Nations

PES
President calls for European Parliament vigilance
on new internet governance regulations: “We must
make sure that rules don’t allow ACTA by the back
door”

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PES
Serbian Member Party DS affirms its commitment to
Social Democracy at Extraordinary
Congress

Highlights
of PES Heads of State, Prime Ministers &
Deputy Prime Ministers' meeting, 22 November
2012.

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Editorial

The
EU budget needs to focus on citizens’ needs and
challenges facing the EU

In
the past year we have witnessed a worsening of
the crisis. I can see it in my home country,
Bulgaria, where unemployment has risen and
living conditions harshened, but this phenomenon
is unfortunately common to several other EU
countries.
As the crisis settles in, more and
more people have difficulties making ends meet.
Young people cannot find a job after finishing
their studies, employees see their working
conditions degrading and fear for their jobs,
people that have worked for decades see their
old days darkened by ever smaller pensions and
parents worry for the future of their
children.
It is in this context that last
week European
Prime Ministers and Heads of State gathered in
Brussels to discuss the upcoming Multiannual
Financial Framework for 2014-2020.

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MY
PES

Spanish
& Portuguese Activists organize 1st Iberian
Workshop - Pamplona

The
Spanish and the Portuguese Activists held their
first Iberian Workshop. This action, which is a
direct result of the PES call for Activists to
promote their events, represents a milestone in
the relations between the two parties. It took
place in Pamplona from the 9th to the 11th of
November.

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Calendar

29/11

PES
Presidency

03/12

Progressive
Societies in the 21st century - advisory
committee meeting

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