Published Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 22:11
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cariuli 
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I want to thank the FEPS and PES Activists for the opportunity given to many European activists to join at the PSE Council. Thanks a lot, everything was very formative.
read morePublished Thursday, November 27, 2008 at 18:59
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Editor
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On December 1st in Madrid Europe’s socialist, social democratic
and labour parties will adopt a common manifesto for the European
elections in 2009. It will be a joint political platform for 33
parties from 27 EU countries under the umbrella of the Party of
European Socialists (PES).
‘People first: A new direction for Europe’ won’t
be some lowest common denominator but a powerful document in
which the PES
• sets out a new, progressive direction for
Europe,
• offers a clear choice between the PES and its
conservative, liberal and populist opponents,
• puts forward a serious alternative to 5 years
of conservative majority in the European Union.
We created a common Manifesto thanks to all of you and the
contributions you sent us!
Do you want to continue participating, but you cannot come to
Madrid?
The PES set up several ways to allow everyone to get
involved:
Follow the public adoption of the PES manifesto via the live
streaming, available on PES website on Monday the 1st of December
from 12.30 to 14.00 (central European time)
Have your say. Ask your question to the PES leaders attending the
Plenary on Monday morning, by emailing it at
Published Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at 22:46
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cariuli
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DS (Italy) Companions, for the next 1 and 2 December 2008 will return your party. On that date will be held in Madrid, the Council of Party of European Socialists (PES) for the official accession to the Manifesto 2009 and for the official opening of the campaign for the European Parliament elections. Since Veltroni can not put his signature to the ratification of the election manifesto, for internal problems in the Democratic Party, will resurrect the Democrats of the Left (DS) and the charge covered by his last secretary - liquidator, Piero Fassino . It will be just him to sign the Manifesto of the Socialists, of course, not on behalf of PD but as secretary of DS, forgetting for two days he had dissolved the party and formed the Democratic Party. Since the European elections are upon us, I think it's time to make clear not to appear ridiculous and to protect the policy of PSE in Italy.
http://cariuli.ilcannocchiale.it/
read morePublished Friday, November 21, 2008 at 15:28
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Editor
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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 Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at 12:27
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Editor
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Tags: European elections, PES
File:
Angst and Hope - Socialists, Europe and the World.doc
Published Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 10:22
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elwira30
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Marek Siwiec, Vice-President of the European Parliament and
member of the Socialist Group in the EP has initiated an action
"Good Bag".
Throughout his constituency in the Wielkopolska region Marek
Siwiec's assistants and members of local bodies of Democratic
Left Alliance (SLD) have been distributing eco bags of the PSE
Group in the EP with attached letters of the MEP and leaflets
with environmental tips.
Also, the inhabitants could take part in a survey and find out
about their Carbon Footprint.
The action, very much liked by the inhabitants, will be conducted
in 30 districts.
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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 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?
read morePublished Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 19:20
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Editor
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The meeting held by PES Group in the Committee of the Regions on "Mobilising for democracy" was a great opportunity to discuss citizens' participation on elections. Elections turnout and voting patterns were two main topics that guided the debate between European and national politicians, representatives of the European Commission, academics and the civil society.
For more information on the debate check the attached files - available in English, French and German.
read moreTags: democracy, European elections
File:
Elections_turnout-110908_DE.pdf,
Elections_turnout-110908_EN.pdf,
Elections_turnout-110908_FR.pdf
Published Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 16:33
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Editor
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Democratic governance
relies on active participation, both in terms of those who stand
for political office and those who elect them.
If you are interested in attending the event in order to have an
overview of the different electoral systems and voting patterns
across the EU, as well as explore particularities of specific
electorates such as expatriates and ethnic minorities, younger
and older voters, or women, you just have to fill in the online
registration form available here.
The conference will take place @ the Headquarters of the
Committee of the Regions (Room 52, rue Belliard 101, B-1040
Brussels) on 10 September 2008 (09h30-13h30).
The program and further information are available on the PES Group – Committee of the Regions
website.
Published Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 14:40
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carl0s
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Politicians are now expected to use the internet as a matter of
course. This process has been led by the United States, where in
most elections, there is usually a "President of the Internet
Moment." This could refer to a politician who gains fleeting
popularity from using the internet in a possibly innovative
fashion, or enlisting a keen following of bloggers and posters to
evangelise online.
Professional usage of the internet and its capabilities does not
guarantee political success. Arguably, the more slick and managed
the presentation, the less impact is generated. The online world
seems to be attuned to phenomena rather than propaganda. In
Europe, internet traffic sits outside the world of mainstream
political culture, it's hard to find examples where
conventionally formulated political communication strategies have
been successfully translated onto the web.
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Published Monday, July 14, 2008 at 09:43
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rikkeindenmark
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Think Obama,
not Blair!
Be careful with negative campaigning, but not afraid of it!
Online campaigning is as much hard work as traditional
campaigning!
Keep moderation of online fora to a minimum, but make sure
that 'trolls' don't spoil the fun and limit participation!
These were just a few of the conclusions from the workshop on online campaigning at the recent PES activist forum in Vienna.
The workshop's panel consisted in four PES activists sharing
their experiences with online tools: Jon Worth from the UK,
Esteban Romero from Spain, Victor Negrescu from Romania and
myself, Rikke Skovgaard Andersen from Denmark. All speakers are
heavily involved in online campaigning activities.
The presentations varied from general advice on online
campaigning and use of social networks to presentations of
concrete, online activities and tools that PES activists can use.
The panel answered several questions from the audience - among
other things the debate adressed topics such as 'critical mass'
for an online debate forum, advantages vs. disadvantages of
online polls and the feasibility for 'Obama-style' fundraising
via small, online donations.
There's a lot of potential in online campaigning - something which workshop participants were certainly aware of. Online tools...
read moreTags: activists, campaign, European elections, forum
File:
jon.zip,
rikke.zip
Published Monday, June 23, 2008 at 18:26
by
chourka
in European democracy & diversity (1244 views and 12 comments)
Plusieurs
contributions (Brussels PES working group, Contribution du PS 67,
contribution de la Fédération de Paris) mettent en avant la
nécessité pour les partis européens à commencer par le PSE
d'offrir aux électeurs un choix clairs entre la droite et la
gauche.
Toutes soulignent également qu'un mode de scrutin uniforme pour l'élection des députés européens est un objectif de plus en plus urgent de réaliser.
Enfin, la proposition formulée par Jacques Delors de faire du chef de file du parti arrivé en tête lors des Européennes, le Président de la Commission, est littéralement plébiscitée. Se pose alors pour les partis politiques européens la question de l'organisation concrête de cette désignation.
Pour un courant de pensée démocratique comme le socialisme, il n'est pas concevable que cela se fasse dans un conclave fermé à huis clos entre leaders des formations composant le PSE. Cela ne peut nécessairement se faire qu'à travers une consultation de l'ensemble des adhérents par un vote de désignation. A dire vrai, en tant que socialistes, nous avons une longueur d'avance par rapport aux Conservateurs et autres...
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