Published Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 12:50
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PES activists Romania proudly organized a PES activists campaign exchange for the national elections that took place on the 30th of November.
Around 10 PES activists came to Romania, and more exactly Bucharest, to campaign for Victor NEGRESCU, PES activists Romania National Coordinator, who ran for a place in the Chamber of Deputies.Their activities included distributing materials, participating at the candidates events and supporting him during different activities.
The activists had the occassion to meet the PSD Romania President, Mr Mircea Geoana, and even supported him during a live TV show.Unfortunately our candidate got 30% but because of the redistribution process didn’t got into the Parliament.
It was a very good exprience for us Romanian PES activists and hope to have the chance to welcome other activists during future elections.
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Published Monday, December 8, 2008 at 12:20
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noelhatch
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"What is the difference between markets and people? When markets are free they destroy each other and they destroy people. When people are free, they thrive together."
That was just one of the calls for putting people first at the PES Congress in Madrid for the adoption of the PES Manifesto.
Being amongst activists from across Europe, we were experiencing a unique moment of international fraternity. Unique, because the PES Manifesto was shaped by all of us who took part in the debates that took place right across the continent and for the first time in England, a progressive cocktail featuring think tanks, campaigning groups, trade unions, MPs and MEPs and of course activists themselves. Unique, because PES Activists brought together people from every social democratic party in Europe, not only here for the launch, but where you are, in your local areas and online. Unique, because very few of our comrades and even less of our citizens get the opportunity to experience moments of solidarity, especially in our country where Europe has been seen at best as a whispered footnote and at worst as a dirty taboo.
We were reminded that everyone involved in...
read morePublished Friday, November 21, 2008 at 15:28
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Published Monday, November 17, 2008 at 11:40
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julian_schaerbeek
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The EU is like a good pair of shoes – the best for us to walk to a better future said Frans Timmermans, Europe Minister of the Netherlands at the Dutch Labour Party’s Europe Day in Groningen on Saturday. He said that if you have a stone in your shoe, after a while the only thing you are aware of is the stone digging into your foot. That’s like Europe, people complain about problems like the Parliament moving between Brussels and Strasbourg, and forget Europe’s amazing achievements.
Over 300 people from all over the Netherlands turned up for the Europe Day which was also addressed by MEPs Ieke van den Burg and Jan Marinus Wiersma, by PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen and Dutch Labour Party leader Wouter Bos. It was also the first public debate of the four people who are competitng to be selected as head of the Dutch Labour Party list for the European elections.
read morePublished Sunday, November 9, 2008 at 15:31
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mochinho
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This claim may be the essence of the discussion which the German Member of the Federal Parliament, Ortwin Runde (SPD), had invited to in Hamburg, Germany, on 2008-11-06. Subject of this evening meeting was how the current financial crisis could be mastered. As special guests Runde could welcome trade union chairman Michael Sommer (DGB), Knut Fleckenstein (SPD, Member of the Hamburg Parliament, MEP candidate 2009), and the former Secretary of State Dr. Cornelie Sonntag-Wolgast (SPD).
The panel reminded that today’s measures towards the financial
crisis were against the zeitgeist of the last 30 years which were
neo-liberal or market-radical then. People claiming these tools
had been laughed at and been put aside. Obviously the current
crisis will affect the small people in the end. Therefore the SPD
and the trade unions have to back these people and develop a
convincing socio-financial policy. The panel was of the opinion
that the economy has to be democratically controlled and that the
state should use and demand its influence. No one doubted the
(social) free-market economy, but the panel saw today’s world
economy as a kind of casino capitalism. The debaters argued that
the former German red-green government had its share in the
problematic developments in Germany. However, that government had
been fallen victim of the former zeitgeist, but could withstand a
total subjection under pure economic interests, e.g. in the field
of consumer...
Published Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 16:48
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Yourspace asked MEPs Gary Titley and Emine Bozkurt – chair and
deputy chair of the PES Network for Diversity and Integration –
about migration.
Check out our video interviews and tell us what you think.
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Published Monday, October 13, 2008 at 16:59
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Editor
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A great opportunity for all PES activists to take part in a cross
border campaign exchange is forthcoming!
Victor Negrescu, candidate for deputies in Bucharest of the
Social Democratic Party and the coordinator of PES activists
Romania, is inviting you to Romania for the period of November 23
to November 30.
Romanian parliamentary elections are going to take place on
November the 30th!
As a candidate of Bucharest, his campaign will focus on six
priorities:
1. Life in big cities: a right, a problem, a
main priority;
2. The right to a healthier environment in
traffic;
3. The environment, a major commitment;
4. Romania, a country of innovation;
5. A decent income for all citizens;
6. Urbanism, architecture.
These are some of the activities in which you will be
involved:
- door to door campaign;
- distribution of condoms and roses;
- meetings with the electors;
- visiting cafés
Please notice that all the costs of your accommodation will be
assured by PES activists Romania.
For more information, please download the invitation attached.
Application forms have to be send back to activist@pes.ro by
October...
Tags: activists, campaign, candidates
File:
registration form pes activists.doc,
invitation pes activists.doc,
Invitation pes fr.doc,
Formulaire.doc
Published Monday, September 22, 2008 at 16:55
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Editor
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After the UK Labour
Party and the Danish Social Democrats, the Northern Irish Social
Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) is the third PES member party to
announce its candidate for the next European Elections.Published Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 11:02
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Editor
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The PES encourages its activists and member parties to support
the European Women’s Lobby 50/50 campaign for more women at the
top of European politics www.5050democracy.eu
Zita Gurmai, President of PES Women and great supporter of
the European Women’s Lobby campaign, said: “It gives me great
pleasure to support the European Women’s Lobby 50/50 campaign. We
need more women at every level of European politics, including at
the top. It has been a disgrace to see how few women were ever
mentioned in all that talk about people supposedly in the frame
for top EU jobs. I think it made people realize that something
needed to be done to promote the involvement of women. The EU is
not a men’s club.”
For more info www.pes.org
Published Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at 09:36
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Editor
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Yourspace put some questions to Claude Moraes, MEP and author of a report by the independent organisation for UK Labour party members Progress fair migration.
Watch the video and share your opinion with us. Do you agree with his analysis? Is immigration the most emotive political issue in your country, too? Do you think that the EU could play a key role in this scenario?
read morePublished Monday, September 15, 2008 at 17:19
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Editor
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Check out the video and let us know your opinion. What do you think about the choice of such a young candidate as the front runner? Do you agree with his analysis about a change in the Danish public opinion towards Europe?
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