Party of European Socialists
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The Party of European Socialists (PES) (French: Parti socialiste européen (PSE); German: Sozialdemokratische Partei Europas (SPE); Spanish: Partido socialista europeo (PSE); Italian: Partito socialista europeo (PSE)) is a European political party whose members are the 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.
Its current president is the former Danish prime minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen.
With 202 members the PES is the second largest group in the European Parliament. Group president is the German social democrat Martin Schulz.
PES members are found in most of the major EU institutions, including the European Commission, the Council of the European Union, the European Council and the Committee of the Regions.
PES is an associated organisation of the Socialist International.
Ecosy is the youth organisation of PES.
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PES Member Parties
- Austria: Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs (SPÖ)
- Belgium (Flanders): Sociaal Progressief Alternatief (SP.A)
- Belgium (Wallonia): Parti Socialiste (PS)
- Cyprus: Kinima Sosialdimokraton (KISOS)
- Czech Republic: Česká strana sociálne demokratická (ČSSD)
- Denmark: Socialdemokraterne
- Estonia: Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond (SDE)
- Finland: Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue (SDP)
- France: Parti Socialiste (PS)
- Germany: Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD)
- Greece: Panellinio Sosialistiko Kinima (PASOK)
- Hungary: Magyar Szocialista Párt (MSZP)
- Hungary: Magyarországi Szociáldemokrata Párt (MSZDP)
- Ireland: Labour Party
- Italy: Democratici di Sinistra (DS)
- Italy: Socialisti Democratici Italiani (SDI)
- Latvia: Latvijas Sociāldemokrātiskā Strādnieku Partija (LSDSP)
- Lithuania: Lietuvos Socialdemokratų Partija (LSDP)
- Luxembourg: Lëtzebuerger Sozialistesch Aarbechterpartei/Parti Ouvrier Socialiste Luxembourgeois (LSAP)
- Malta: Partit Laburista/Malta Labour Party (MLP)
- Netherlands: Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
- Norway: Det norske Arbeiderparti (DnA)
- Poland: Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej (SLD)
- Poland: Unia Pracy (UP)
- Portugal: Partido Socialista (PS)
- Slovakia: Sociálnodemokratická Strana Slovenska (SDSS)
- Slovakia: Strana demokratickej ľavice (SDĽ)
- Slovenia: Združena lista socialnih demokratov (ZLSD)
- Spain: Partido Socialista Obrero Espańol (PSOE)
- Sweden: Socialdemokratiska arbetarpartiet (SAP)
- United Kingdom: Labour Party
- Northern Ireland: Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
PES Associate Member Parties
- Bulgaria: Balgarska Socialna Demokraticeska Partija (BSDP)
- Bulgaria: Balgarska Socialisticeska Partija (BSP)
- Croatia: Socijal Demokratska Partija Hrvatske (SDP)
- Macedonia: Socijaldemokratski Sojuz na Makedonija (SDSM)
- Romania: Partidul Social Democrat (PSD)
- Romania: Partidul Democrat (PD)
- Switzerland: Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz/Parti Socialiste Suisse (SP-PS)
- Turkey: Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (CHP)
PES Observer Parties
- Andorra: Partit Socialdemňcrata (PS)
- Iceland: Samfylking (S)
- Israel: Avoda
- Israel: Yachad
- San Marino: Partito Socialista Sammarinese (PSS)
External links
- http://www.pes.org/ - PES website
- http://www.socialistgroup.org/ - PES group website
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