Party of European Socialists
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| Party of European Socialists | |
|---|---|
| Sozialdemokratische Partei Europas Parti socialiste européen Partito socialista europeo Partido socialista europeo | |
| Image:Pes logo.png | |
| President | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen MEP |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Headquarters | rue du Trône, 98 1040 Brussels, Belgium |
| Political Ideology | Social democracy and Democratic socialism |
| International Affiliation | Socialist International |
| European Parliament Group | Forms own group |
| Colours | Red |
| Website | www.eurosocialists.org |
| See also | Politics of the EU |
The Party of European Socialists (PES) is a European political party whose members are 33 social democratic, socialist and labour parties of the European Union member states as well as Bulgaria, Romania and Norway.
PES was founded in 1992 in The Hague to succeed the Confederation of Socialist Parties of the European Community. It is an associated organisation of the Socialist International. Ecosy is the youth organisation of PES.
Its current president is the former Danish Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen. His term expires in December 2006, but he has announced his intention to seek re-election at the 2006 PES Congress in Porto, Portugal (7th/8th December 2006).
With 200 members the PES's "Socialist Group" is the second largest group in the European Parliament. Group president is the German social democrat Martin Schulz. President of the parliament is the Spanish socialist Josep Borrell.
Seven members of the European Commission are members of the PES: Vice president Günter Verheugen (SPD), vice president Margot Wallström (SAP), Commissioner for monetary affairs Joaquín Almunia (PSOE), commissioner for regional policy Danuta Hübner (SLD), commissioner for taxation László Kovács (MSZP), commissioner for trade Peter Mandelson (Labour) and commissioner for employment and social affairs Vladimír Špidla (ČSSD).
PES members in the European Council are Tony Blair (United Kingdom), Gediminas Kirkilas (Lithuania), Ferenc Gyurcsány (Hungary), Jiří Paroubek (Czech Republic), José Sócrates (Portugal) and José Luis Zapatero (Spain).
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[edit] PES Member Parties
In addition, one independent Italian MEP of the l’Ulivo, the 3 MEPs of the newly-founded Polish party Socjaldemokracja Polska, and 2 MEPs of the Polish Samoobrona are members of the PES parliamentary group. 12 observers of the Romanian Partidul Social Democrat, 5 observers of the Balgarska Socialističeska Partija, and 1 observer of the Partija Balgarski Socialdemokrati are also members of the PES group.
[edit] PES Associate Member Parties
- Bulgaria: Партия Български социалдемократи (ПБС) / Partija Balgarski Socialdemokrati (PBS)
- Croatia: Socijaldemokratska Partija Hrvatske (SDP)
- Macedonia: Социјалдемократски Сојуз на Македонија (СДСМ) / Socijaldemokratski Sojuz na Makedonija (SDSM)
- Switzerland: Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz (SP) / Parti socialiste suisse (PS)
- Turkey: Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (CHP)
[edit] PES Observer Parties
- Andorra: Partit Socialdemòcrata (PS)
- Iceland: Samfylkingin (S)
- Israel: העבודה / Avoda
- Israel: מרצ-יחד / Meretz-Yachad
- San Marino: Partito dei Socialisti e dei Democratici (PSD)
[edit] Notes
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