Published Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 11:18
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Editor
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“L’hebdo des
Socialiste”, the weekly magazine of the French Parti Socialiste,
features the PES Manifesto and PES activists.Published Monday, October 20, 2008 at 11:10
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Editor
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Deadline extended
until 9 November2008
As you know, the PES manifesto for the 2009 European elections will be adopted at the Council. And you have the chance to speak in the Council through a video message.
Here is what you have to do:
- Send us a video of you and/or your local comrades answering the
question: Why is it important to have a common manifesto
for the European elections?
- This should be a short informal video (maximum 90
seconds), don’t forget to mention your name and party
(and your comrades’);
- To show it in Madrid, we need your video in high
resolution (up to 100MB) in
.mpeg or .wmv
format;
- We need your video before 9th November in
order to have time to edit it.
- Send us your video through a website that provides
transfer service (see below)
How does it work?
1. Go to the site Yousendit and create your account by
clicking on the link (it will take you 30 seconds)
2. Once you have created your account, you will receive a
confirmation e-mail – click on the link sent to your e-mail and
your account...
Published Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 10:22
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elwira30
in Debate (594 views and 1 comments)
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 Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 11:10
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Ceciliag 
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Près d’une centaine de nouveaux militants et trois nouveaux city
groups ! C’est le premier bilan du stand du Parti Socialiste
Européen (PSE) à l’université d’été du PS à La Rochelle
(France).
Plus motivés que jamais, les militants du PSE se sont équipés, au
stand du PSE, de T-Shirts, drapeaux, et autre matériel de
campagne, pour affronter la droite conservatrice européenne dans
la campagne des élections européennes 2009.
La Nouvelle Europe Sociale, rapport de J. Delors et P.N.
Rasmussen (Président du PSE et ancien Premier Ministre du
Danemark), a également remporté un franc succès chez les
militants du PSE. Prochain rendez-vous : le Conseil de Madrid !
Tel est le message que le PSE a fait passer aux militants qui
sortaient de l’atelier sur le Manifesto, le programme du PSE pour
les prochaines élections européennes, dont la version finale sera
adoptée lors du Conseil de Madrid, les 1er et 2 Décembre
2008.
Le débat de l'atelier s’est poursuivi autour d’un apéritif à
l’aquarium de La Rochelle en présence de Philip Cordery,
Secrétaire...
Published Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 14:50
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Editor
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The consultation process on the PES manifesto for the European Elections has recently ended and the final manifesto will be presented to the PES Council, in Madrid. It has been a tremendous success and the PES is now in a better position going into the 2009 European elections. Check out PES leaders' evaluations of the manifesto consultation process here on Yourspace,
Portuguese PM José Sócrates French PS leader François Hollande
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Published Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 18:02
by
Editor
in Debate (1019 views and 1 comments)
The following
article was pulished by our friends in the Fédération du Parti
socialiste de Loire-Atlantique. They have created a section in
the Federation's weekly entitled "Socialists in Europe,
Socialists in the World." The article was written by Karine
DANIEL, Secrétaire Fédérale Europe International, and Cyril
HUNAULT, Délégué Fédérale Europe. For more of the articles, click
here.
La Fédération du Parti socialiste de Loire-Atlantique contribue au manifeste du Parti Socialiste Européen pour préparer les élections de 2009. Notre contribution adoptée au Conseil Fédéral de mai porte sur deux aspects.
D’une part, nous demandons que le PSE et ses...
read morePublished Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at 17:35
by
Editor
in In the spotlight (1085 views and 1 comments)
Some of our
activists are already started spreading the voice about the
Vienna Forum! Here are some of their reactions:
- More than 10 posts have already been published by activists on YourSpace.
- Nils, from the PES secretariat, created a Facebook group.
- Aleksander, from Paris, posted photos on Flickr. And so did Francisco and the PES Secretariat
. You can also find photos on Emilio's Picasa web albums.
- Paula, from Brussels, posted photos on Facebook. And so did
read morePublished Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at 14:41
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Editor
in In the spotlight (808 views and 0 comments)
Video presented in Vienna during the first PES activists Forum. Read other posts on the Forum submited by participants here and leave us your contribution!
read morePublished Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at 16:47
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Editor
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The PES manifesto consultation has ended – after over 300,000 visits to Yourspace and more than 600 contributions posted! But our dialogue on ‘Yourspace’ goes on! We will continue to debate the hot issues that will shape the European elections – migration, climate change, rising food and energy prices, jobs, equality, the EU treaty – as well as getting ready for the elections: presenting PES candidates from different countries, discussing campaign activities, hearing about your events, exposing opposition parties and candidates, drawing the dividing lines between the PES and the other European parties, and keeping you informed about the preparation of the PES manifesto.
We will kick off the post-consultation dialogue with a debate on migration – kicked off by Portuguese socialist and former European Commissioner Antonio Vitorino – as well as reports from the PES activists forum in Vienna on July 4-5 (the final event of...
read morePublished Saturday, July 5, 2008 at 19:18
by
joelld
in New Social Europe (740 views and 0 comments)
Rainbow Rose
LGBT, an observer member of the Party of European Socialists,
has been present throughout the consultation of PES activists
since the very beginning in 2007. Our network produced a
contribution to emphasize the need for the European Union to
ensure that one of its core values – equality of rights for all –
is going to make new progresses that will benefit all citizens.
During the past months, we collected support for our proposals among activists, being constantly present in PES events. At the same time, we made efforts to introduce our contribution to PES leaders and to members of the European Parliament. To this day, more than 40 MEPs publicly support Rainbow Rose’s contribution.
Among our concerns, along with the promotion and the monitoring of Human LGBT Rights all over the Union and in the world, come some very concrete actions that are fundamental to the Union’s policies and principles. To mention a very relevant point, Rainbow Rose asks the PES to ensure the full achievement of the freedom of movement for all, without discrimination.
This means applying the principle of mutual...
read morePublished Saturday, July 5, 2008 at 12:39
by
Editor
in In the spotlight (834 views and 6 comments)
300 PES activists
are in Vienna to discuss the proposal for the manifesto2009! PES
President, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Alfred Gusenbauer, Federal
Chancellor of Austria, Andreas Schieder, State Secretary within
the Austrian Federal Chancellery, and Ania Skrzypek, Secretary
General of ECOSY, welcomed the participants during the opening
ceremony.
Today four sessions took place on "Campaigning" and on the "Manifesto" issues. The participation was high with very positive outcome!
Drop by our Flickr channel and check some of the photos!
read morePublished Friday, July 4, 2008 at 10:05
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Editor
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Vienna receives this weekend the first PES activists Forum. “Vienna 2008 – a strong voice for European social democracy” gathers together leading politicians from PES member parties, activists and experts to discuss the outcome of the manifesto2009 campaign. They will draw-up their ideas for a strong campaign for the next European elections.
The opening session of the Forum is scheduled for this afternoon. Tomorrow, four parallel sessions will take place on both “Manifesto” and “Campaigning” themes.
During the day, participants will discuss not only the four consultation themes – “Save our World, “New Social Europe”, “Europe in the World” and “European democracy and diversity” – but also other transversal issues such as “Experience in Europe – Cross-border campaign exchanges”, “Strike back on ultraconservative speech”, “Social networking over Internet or “A European dimension in European election campaigns”.
The Forum, organised together with the SPÖ, the Renner Institute and the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS), will close the PES manifesto consultation.
read morePublished Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at 16:42
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Editor
in European democracy & diversity (853 views and 0 comments)
European Network Against Racism (ENAR), representing over 600 anti-racism NGOs all over Europe, put forward its suggestions for the manifesto2009!
Check them here with its director, Pascale Charhon.
Read ENAR' full contribution here and
leave us your comments to tackle minority problems across
Europe!
Published Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at 12:29
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Editor
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The European
Network of Social Democratic Foundations (ENSoF) became very
involved in the PES Manifesto consultation, coordinating research
with their 16 member organizations. They started in January 2008
with a preparatory workshop in Vienna and since then successively
held four further workshops in Sofia, Athens, Paris and Rome – one on each of the
core themes. Debating the draft papers with MEPs and other experts
in Brussels on May 29, ENSoF finally delivered a very comprehensive
booklet as their contribution to the PES
Manifesto consultation.
The scientific yet political approach of the foundations to the most important issues on the European agenda undoubtedly represents a unique enrichment to the consultation process. Having done extensive analytical research, ENSoF also presented a number of concrete proposals on “Europe in the world”, “European Democracy and Diversity”, “Save our Planet” and “New Social Europe”. Here is just a small selection:
Published Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 11:56
by
Editor
in New Social Europe (712 views and 1 comments)
Have you ever
imagined how many elderly can not afford to go on holidays and the
consequences on their wellbeing?Published Monday, June 23, 2008 at 09:06
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_EPSU_
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Quality employment and quality public services and not “market obligations” should be the driving principles for the European Union in order to foster social inclusion, equality and solidarity.
The European Federation of Public Services Unions (EPSU) welcomes PES initiatives striving for better public services such as the call for a specific horizontal framework that should set out concrete quality standards and criteria. This horizontal legal framework, based on the public services protocol annexed to the Lisbon Treaty, could serve as a departure point for sectoral initiatives and could be an opportunity to give more scope for the inclusion of social and environmental criteria in public procurement contracts and in productivity indicators, to raise good administration, transparency, democratic control, to promote more gender equality and to guarantee equal access to public services.
Concerning employment, a “quality work” has to be preferred to a “flexisecurity approach”. In this respect, EPSU advocates fair working conditions, full rights and representation including better collective bargaining rights. There is also the need to do more in order to improve gender equality and to promote life-long learning especially in the hospital sector....
read morePublished Monday, June 16, 2008 at 19:01
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Editor
in In the spotlight (635 views and 0 comments)
Supporters of the
PES manifesto2009 of the French Parti Socialiste gathered for the
presentation of the contribution of the Strasbourg Federation.
During the meeting, held at the capital of the Alsace region,
Patrick Dollat, Europe Secretary-General of the Federation,
emphasized the transnational framework of next European elections
to be hold in June 2009.
“We should do a European campaign rather than a national or a campaign based in Brussels. Citizens should be our priority and we should be right next to them”, he said.
Philip Cordery, PES Secretary-General, and Mathieu Cahn, First Secretary of the Strasbourg Federation, also participated on the meeting.
According to Philip Cordery, the PES manifesto can be an
important step to fill the gap between Europe and its citizens as
it is offering grassroots the possibility to actively define a
common campaigning agenda.
In its contribution, the Strasbourg Federation outlines that the social Europe should be structured through the exercise of political rights by EU citizens outside the framework of national States. One of the solutions...
read morePublished Monday, June 9, 2008 at 15:35
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Editor
in In the spotlight (527 views and 0 comments)
The PES Group in the Committee of the Regions (CoR) has delivered its contribution for the manifesto2009 adding to it an extra document on gender equality to complement the four defined themes.
Mercedes Bresso, President of the Group, stresses the dimension of local authorities when it comes to create policies aimed at tackling issues falling under the four themes on discussion.
“Given that the local and regional dimension is key for the design and elaboration of policies falling under the four themes identified by the PES as the most relevant for the PES Manifesto, the PES Group in the CoR, as the institutional representative of locally and regionally elected Socialists and Social Democrats, successfully mobilised its members to consult their own constituencies and fellow citizens at grassroots level”, she says.
The PES Group in the CoR had held two meetings to draft and collect expertise for the contribution. One took place in Brusselsand the other in Turin. The President of the Group says that “those events were a unique opportunity for a frank exchange of views amongst PES Group members, high level...
read morePublished Friday, June 6, 2008 at 18:50
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chourka
in In the spotlight (668 views and 0 comments)
Avec cette contribution
pour le Manifeste 2009, la Fédération de Paris du PS, souhaite,
comme elle l’a fait à chaque étape du développement du rôle et de
la place des militants du PSE, prendre résolument sa part au
travail mené par le PSE en vue des Européennes de juin 2009.
Cette contribution n’est pas exhaustive. Volontairement, elle
n’aborde que certaines questions sur lesquelles les militants
parisiens du PSE ont voulu mettre particulièrement l’accent.
Elle est le résultat d’un travail collectif approfondi qui a
démarré avec la venue de Poul Nyrup Rasmussen le 15 avril à
Paris. De nombreuses réunions de travail se sont tenues : au sein
des sections parisiennes du PS, au sein de groupes de travail
constitués sur la base des notes de cadrage diffusées par le PSE,
à l’occasion de la tenue de quatre ateliers fédéraux sur les
quatre thèmes retenus et enfin lors d’une réunion de synthèse
générale qui s’est déroulée le mercredi 28 mai.
Ce sont au total plusieurs centaines de militants parisiens du
PSE qui se sont...
Published Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at 16:45
by
timclapham
in In the spotlight (722 views and 2 comments)
Editor’s note: The
manifesto2009 hit the classroom! The initiative was discussed
during a lecture at Poland’s School of Public Administration and
you can read it here…Tags: EU, manifesto, PES
File:
Time for a new language.doc
Published Monday, June 2, 2008 at 18:20
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Editor
in In the spotlight (697 views and 0 comments)
Contributions for the PES manifesto keep flowing! We received over 30 contributions, 12 of which coming from NGOs and civil society organizations. Consult the contributions and give us your opinion on those you consider as the most relevant for you!
So far we received the following contributions from
organizations:
- Caritas Europe
- Africa-Europe Faith and Justice Network
- AGE - European Older People's Platform
- Business Europe
- Euro Coop - European Community of Consumer
Cooperatives
- Eurodad
- European Anti-Poverty Network - Social reality
stocktaking
- European Federation of Journalists - New Social
Europe
- European Women's Lobby ,
Published Sunday, June 1, 2008 at 22:40
by
Editor
in In the spotlight (565 views and 0 comments)
Good news! Many
contributions for the manifesto are coming from all sectors. Not
only the PES activists and parties members are having their say on
the consultation process but also MEPs, members of the Committee of
the Regions and NGOs are giving their input!Published Thursday, May 29, 2008 at 13:45
by
jose reis santos
in New Social Europe (740 views and 0 comments)
Today I would like to focus my attention on two women committed to the “New Social Europe” and representing different levels of participation - PES at the EP (European Parliament) and PS (Socialist Party) Portugal. I am talking about Zita Gurmai and Edite Estrela.
I propose you to watch Zita Gurmai’s interview during our Faro session on the «New Social Europe» theme (you can see Zita’s intervention here – part 1, part 2 and part 3).
Edite Estrela,
read morePublished Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at 13:44
by
ccarnero
in In the spotlight (752 views and 1 comments)
A very important
meeting to prepare the PSOE's general contribution to the PES manifesto2009
was held this Tuesday in Madrid. The meeting took place under the
patronage of Elena Valenciano, responsible for PSOE’s
International Relations, and Diego López Garrido, EU Secretary of
State.
Elena Valenciano stressed that “Zapatero’s policies are nowadays a reference. Therefore successful politics in Spain can also be successful in Europe”.
To read the complete report on the meeting visit this link!
read morePublished Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 12:32
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Editor
in In the spotlight (918 views and 2 comments)
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Published Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 12:14
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Editor
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Big news for socialists in Spain! PSOE, the Spanish socialist
party, has launched a new online meeting place for
Spanish-speaking activists: Europeo, Socialista y Orgullos de Serlo (European,
socialist and proud to be so!).
The new website is the place to be if you want to keep updated on
PES activists Spain and the Spanish debate on the PES manifesto
consultation!
Published Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 17:27
by
Editor
in In the spotlight (929 views and 0 comments)
Yesterday Flemish
social democrats concluded their debate on the PES manifesto. Over
the last month Sp.a, the Flemish social democratic party, has hosted
four debates on the themes of the PES manifesto consultation –
yesterday evening was the closing event, a final discussion of
common priorities for the 2009 elections.Published Thursday, April 17, 2008 at 11:48
by
Salvador E. Becker
in New Social Europe (1267 views and 1 comments)
Published Monday, April 14, 2008 at 09:47
by
chourka
in European democracy & diversity (999 views and 3 comments)
Les socialistes français, très pris par les élections municipales qui se sont tenues les 9 et 16 mars, se mobilisent pour le Manifeste du PSE.
Dans cette optique, une journée complète de travail à Bruxelles a été organisée sur les changements opérés au sein du PSE depuis 2004 et le Conseil de Bruxelles, la novation introduite avec les militants du PSE et surtout l'élaboration du Manifeste 2009.
La plupart des Secrétaires fédéraux Europe et/ou International ainsi que les Premiers Secrétaires fédéraux d'une trentaine de fédérations présents ont bien saisi l'enjeu que représente le Manifeste. Evidemment, la campagne référendaire de 2005 est encore dans les têtes mais dans l'ensemble c'est pour mieux la dépasser. L'instrument essentiel pour réaliser ce dépassement étant la consultation des adhérents.
Autre enseignement tiré des dernières élections européennes de 2004, réussir la politisation de la campagne sur un plan européen, notamment en mettant en avant 5-6 mesures communes.
read morePublished Friday, March 28, 2008 at 14:32
by
Editor
in In the spotlight (1216 views and 1 comments)
The Eurosocialists in Geneva have also sent in their
ideas for the PES manifesto - read the full document here. The group proposes the following four
objectives for the EU in the world theme:
Do you have any ideas to add? Leave a comment and debate with
Eurosocialists Geneva!
Published Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 09:40
by
Editor
in In the spotlight (1191 views and 1 comments)
A group of German PES activists are the first to send in a paper
with ideas for the PES manifesto. Read the German contribution in the documents section of
Yourspace.
The EU working group from the SPD in Berlin proposes eight 'building
blocks' for the PES manifesto:
Published Friday, March 14, 2008 at 11:52
by
AnneSofie
in EU in the world (1209 views and 0 comments)
The manifesto theme
'EU in the
world' was also on the agenda when PES activists from Denmark, Sweden and Norway met in
Jørlunde, Denmark on March 1st and 2nd. Here are a few
conclusions from this dedicated discussion group:
Published Friday, March 14, 2008 at 11:50
by
AnneSofie
in European democracy & diversity (1142 views and 1 comments)
Among the activities
of the gathering of Scandinavian PES activists in Jørlunde,
Denmark, was a discussion group on the PES manifesto theme 'European democracy and diversity':Published Friday, March 14, 2008 at 11:48
by
AnneSofie
in Save our planet (1074 views and 1 comments)
Scandinavian
PES
activists met in the village of Jørlunde, located on the
island of Zealand, Denmark on March 1st and 2nd 2008 to discuss
European democracy, politics and the PES manifesto.
Over sometimes heated discussions, the 80 participants agreed on
a number is issues, which we feel must be included in the PES
manifesto. Here is our suggestions for the theme
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