Party of European Socialists
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| Party of European Socialists | |
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| Sozialdemokratische Partei Europas Parti socialiste européen Partito socialista europeo Partido socialista europeo |
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| 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.pes.eu |
| 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 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. He was re-elected at the 2006 PES Congress in Porto, Portugal (8th December 2006) for a term lasting until June, 2009.
With 218 members the PES's "Socialist Group" is the second largest group in the European Parliament. Group president is the German social democrat Martin Schulz. From July 2004 to January 2007, the president of the parliament was 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), Alfred Gusenbauer (Austria), Gediminas Kirkilas (Lithuania), Ferenc Gyurcsány (Hungary), José Sócrates (Portugal) and José Luis Zapatero (Spain).
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[edit] PES Member Parties
| Name (original language) | Name (translation) | abbr. | MEPs | |
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| Austria | Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs | Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 7 |
| Belgium (Flanders) | Socialistische Partij Anders | Socialist Party - Different | sp.a | 3 |
| Belgium (Wallonia) | Parti Socialiste | Socialist Party | PS | 4 |
| Bulgaria | Българска социалистическа партия Bălgarska Socialističeska Partija |
Bulgarian Socialist Party | BSP | 5 |
| Cyprus | Κίνημα Σοσιαλδημοκρατών Kínima Sosialdimokratón |
Movement for Social Democracy | EDEK | |
| Czech Republic | Česká strana sociálně demokratická| | Czech Social Democratic Party | ČSSD | 2 |
| Denmark | Socialdemokraterne | Social Democrats | 5 | |
| Estonia | Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond | Social Democratic Party | SDE | 3 |
| Finland | Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue | Social Democratic Party of Finland | SDP | 3 |
| France | Parti Socialiste | Socialist Party | PS | 31 |
| Germany | Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | Social Democratic Party of Germany | SPD | 23 |
| Greece | Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα Panellínio Sosialistikó Kínima |
Panhellenic Socialist Movement | PASOK | 8 |
| Hungary | Magyar Szocialista Párt | Hungarian Socialist Party | MSZP | 9 |
| Hungary | Magyarországi Szociáldemokrata Párt | Social Democratic Party of Hungary | MSZDP | |
| Ireland | Páirtí an Lucht Oibre | Irish Labour Party | Labour | 1 |
| Italy | Democratici di Sinistra | Democrats of the Left | DS | 12 |
| Italy | Socialisti Democratici Italiani | Italian Social Democrats | SDI | 1 |
| Latvia | Latvijas Sociāldemokrātiskā Strādnieku Partija | Social Democratic Workers' Party of Latvia | LSDSP | |
| Lithuania | Lietuvos Socialdemokratų Partija | Social Democratic Party of Lithuania | LSDP | 2 |
| Luxembourg | Lëtzebuerger Sozialistesch Arbechterpartei Parti Ouvrier Socialiste Luxembourgeois |
Socialist Workers' Party of Luxembourg | LSAP | 1 |
| Malta | Partit Laburista | Malta Labour Party | MLP | 3 |
| Netherlands | Partij van de Arbeid | Labour Party | PvdA | 7 |
| Norway | Arbeiderpartiet (Det norske Arbeiderparti) | Norwegian Labour Party | DnA | |
| Poland | Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej | Democratic Left Alliance | SLD | 5 |
| Poland | Unia Pracy | Labour Union | UP | 0 |
| Portugal | Partido Socialista | Socialist Party | PS | 12 |
| Romania | Partidul Social Democrat | Social Democratic Party | PSD | 12 |
| Slovakia | Smer – sociálna demokracia[1] | Direction - social democracy | 3 | |
| Slovenia | Socialni demokrati | Social Democrats | SD | 1 |
| Spain | Partido Socialista Obrero Español | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party | PSOE | 24 |
| Sweden | Socialdemokraterna Sveriges Socialdemokratiska arbetareparti |
Social Democratic Workers' Party | SAP | 5 |
| United Kingdom (Great Britain) | Labour Party | Labour | 19 | |
| United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) |
Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre | Social Democratic and Labour Party | SDLP | |
In addition, one independent Italian MEP of the l’Ulivo, both MEPs of Italia dei Valori, the 3 MEPs of the newly-founded Polish party Socjaldemokracja Polska, 1 MEPs of the Polish Samoobrona, and 1 MEP of Partija Balgarski Socialdemokrati are also members of the PES group.
[edit] PES Associate Member Parties
- Bulgaria: Партия Български социалдемократи / Partija Balgarski Socialdemokrati (PBS)
- Croatia: Socijaldemokratska Partija Hrvatske (SDP)
- Macedonia: Социјалдемократски Сојуз на Македонија / Socijaldemokratski Sojuz na Makedonija (SDSM)
- Switzerland: Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz (SP) / Parti socialiste suisse (PS)
- Turkey: Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (CHP)
- Turkey: Demokratik Toplum Partisi (DTP)
[edit] PES Observer Parties
- Andorra: Partit Socialdemòcrata (PS)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Socijaldemokratska Partija BiH
- Iceland: Samfylkingin (S)
- Israel: העבודה / Avoda
- Israel: מרצ-יחד / Meretz-Yachad
- San Marino: Partito dei Socialisti e dei Democratici (PSD)
- Serbia: Demokratska stranka (DS)
[edit] Notes
- ^ Membership suspended since 12 October 2006 due to Smer's coalition with the ultra-nationalist Slovenská národná strana.
