Editing Party of European Socialists (section)

==History==

=== 1960s===
In 1961, the Socialists in the European Parliament attempted to produce a common 'European Socialist Programme' but this was neglected due to the applications of Britain, Denmark, Ireland and Norway to join the [[European Community]]. The Socialists' 1962 congress pushed for greater democratisation and powers for Parliament, though it was only in 1969 that this possibility was examined by the member states.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Northern European Social Democracy and European Integration, 1960–1972. Moving towards a New Consensus? | journal=Consensus and European Integration- Consensus et Intégration Européenne | url=https://www.academia.edu/2555224 | publisher= [[Academia.edu]]| access-date=23 May 2013}}</ref>

=== 1970s ===
In 1973, Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom joined the [[European Community]], bringing in new parties from these countries. The enlarged Socialist Congress met in [[Bonn]] and inaugurated the ''Confederation of the Socialist Parties of the European Community''. The Congress also passed a resolution on [[social policy]], including the right to decent work, [[social security]], democracy and [[Egalitarianism|equality]] in the European economy.<ref name="history">{{cite web|title=History|publisher=Socialist Group website|url=http://www.socialistgroup.eu/gpes/history.do?lg=en|access-date=11 November 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071101044119/http://www.socialistgroup.eu/gpes/history.do?lg=en|archive-date=1 November 2007}}</ref> In 1978, the Confederation of Socialist Parties approved the first common European election Manifesto. It focused on several goals among which the most important were to ensure a right to [[decent work]], fight pollution, end discrimination, protect the consumer and promote peace, human rights and civil liberties.

=== 1980s ===
At its Luxembourg Congress in 1980, the Confederation of Socialist Parties approved its first Statute. The accession of Greece to the EU in 1981, followed by Spain and Portugal in 1986, brought in more parties.

In 1984, a common Socialist election manifesto proposed a socialist remedy for the economic crisis of the time by establishing a link between industrial production, protection of fundamental social benefits, and the fight for an improved [[quality of life]].<ref name="history"/>

=== 1990s ===
In 1992, with the European Community becoming the [[European Union]] and with the [[Treaty of Maastricht]] establishing the framework for political parties at a European level, the Confederation of Socialist Parties voted to transform itself into the Party of European Socialists. The party's first programme concentrated on job creation, democracy, [[gender equality]], environmental and consumer protection, peace and security, regulation of immigration, discouragement of racism and fighting organised crime.<ref name="history"/>

Along with the [[Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats|Socialist Group in the European Parliament]], the founding members of the PES were:<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.renner-institut.at/fileadmin/user_upload/images_pdfs/publikationen/pdfs/europe-our-common-future-celebrating-20-years-of-pes.pdf|title="Europe, Our Common Future" Celebrating 20 years of the Party of European Socialists|last=Skrzypek|first=Ania|publisher=FEPS – Foundation for European Progressive Studies|year=2013|isbn=978-3-85464-037-0|location=Belgium|access-date=3 October 2013|archive-date=28 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728082209/http://www.renner-institut.at/fileadmin/user_upload/images_pdfs/publikationen/pdfs/europe-our-common-future-celebrating-20-years-of-pes.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

* [[Social Democratic Party of Austria]]
* [[Parti Socialiste (Belgium)|Socialist Party]] (Francophone) and the [[Socialist Party Different|Socialist Party]] (Flemish) of Belgium
* [[Social Democrats (Denmark)|Social Democrats]] of Denmark
* [[Socialist Party (France)|Socialist Party]] of France
* [[Social Democratic Party of Germany]]
* [[Panhellenic Socialist Movement]] of Greece
* [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]] of Ireland
* [[Italian Democratic Socialist Party]], [[Italian Socialist Party]] and [[Democratic Party of the Left]] of Italy
* [[Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party]]
* [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|Labour Party]] of the Netherlands
* [[Socialist Party (Portugal)|Socialist Party of Portugal]]
* [[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party]]
* [[Swedish Social Democratic Party]]
* [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] and [[Social Democratic and Labour Party]] of the UK

=== 2000s ===
In 2004, [[Poul Nyrup Rasmussen]] defeated [[Giuliano Amato]] to be elected President of the PES, succeeding [[Robin Cook]] in the post. He was re-elected for a further 2.5 years at the PES Congress in Porto on 8 December 2006 and again at the Prague Congress in 2009.

=== 2010s ===
In 2010, the [[Foundation for European Progressive Studies]] was founded as the [[European political foundation]] ([[think tank]]) of the PES.

Mr Rasmussen stood down at the PES Progressive Convention in Brussels on 24 November 2011. He was replaced as interim president by [[Sergey Stanishev]], at the time chairman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and former prime minister of Bulgaria.

On 28–29 September 2012, the PES Congress in [[Brussels]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Together for the Europe we need!|publisher=Zita Gurmai, President of PES Women|date=26 July 2012|url=http://www.pes.eu/en/blogs/zita-gurmais-blog/together-europe-we-need|access-date=8 August 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819082156/http://www.pes.eu/en/blogs/zita-gurmais-blog/together-europe-we-need|archive-date=19 August 2012}}</ref> Congress elected interim president [[Sergey Stanishev]] as full President, as well as four deputies: Jean-Christophe Cambadélis (1st Vice-President – [[Socialist Party (France)|PS]]), [[Elena Valenciano]] ([[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party|PSOE]]), [[Jan Royall]] ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]) and [[Katarína Neveďalová]] ([[Direction – Social Democracy|Smer-SD]]). The same Congress elected Achim Post ([[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]]) as its new secretary general, and adopted a process which it described as "democratic and transparent" for electing its next candidate for Commission President in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title= Ethics in politics : For strong moral conduct through a strong moral code |publisher= PES Presidency declaration |date= 14 April 2011 |url= http://www.pes.org/sites/www.pes.org/files/adopted_presidency_declaration_on_ethics_in_politics_en_1.pdf |access-date= 8 August 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110808133910/http://www.pes.org/sites/www.pes.org/files/adopted_presidency_declaration_on_ethics_in_politics_en_1.pdf |archive-date= 8 August 2011 |url-status= dead |df= dmy-all }}</ref>
[[Sergey Stanishev]] was re-elected PES President on 22–23 June 2015 in Budapest. The Congress also approved Achim Post ([[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]]) as the Secretary-General as well as the four Vice-Presidents: Jean-Christophe Cambadélis ([[Socialist Party (France)|PS]]), Carin Jämtin ([[Swedish Social Democratic Party]]), [[Katarína Neveďalová]] ([[Direction – Social Democracy|Smer-SD]]) and [[Jan Royall]] ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]).

On 7–8 December 2018, the PES Congress gathered in Lisbon to elect its leadership. [[Sergey Stanishev]] was confirmed as party President and Achim Post ([[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]]) as secretary general. [[Iratxe García]] ([[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party]]) was elected by the new presidency 1st Vice-President of the PES and Francisco André ([[Socialist Party (Portugal)]]), [[Katarína Neveďalová]] ([[Direction – Social Democracy|Smer-SD]]) and [[Marita Ulvskog]] ([[Swedish Social Democratic Party]]) were elected PES Vice-Presidents. During the PES Presidency of October 2019, [[Heléne Fritzon]] ([[Swedish Social Democratic Party]]) became PES Vice-President, replacing Marita Ulvskog.

On 22–23 February 2019, the PES held its Election Congress in [[Madrid]] to endorse a Common Candidate and adopt its manifesto for the [[2019 European Parliament election]]. The Election Congress acclaimed European Commission First Vice-President [[Frans Timmermans]] and adopted its manifesto: A New Social Contract for Europe.<ref>{{cite web|title=A New Social Contract for Europe|publisher=Party of European Socialists|date=22 February 2019|url=https://manifesto.frans4eu.eu/|access-date=13 February 2023}}</ref>

=== 2020s ===

On 16 December 2021, the PES held its Council in [[Brussels]], adopting the resolution: Fairness, Sustainability, Respect: a progressive vision for the future of Europe.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fairness, Sustainability, Respect|publisher=Party of European Socialists|date=14 December 2021|url=https://publications.pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/PES-AH-015-21-Council-2021-DRAFT-resolution-ENG-Web.pdf|access-date=13 February 2023}}</ref>

On 14–15 October 2022, the PES Congress in [[Berlin]] elected [[Stefan Löfven]] ([[Swedish Social Democratic Party]]) as PES President and welcomed a new PES leadership team:<ref>{{cite web|title=PES Congress welcomes new PES leadership team and four new member parties|publisher=Party of European Socialists|date=15 October 2022|url=https://pes.eu/pes/pes-congress-welcomes-new-pes-leadership-team-and-four-new-member-parties/|access-date=13 February 2023}}</ref> [[Caroline Gennez]] ([[Vooruit (political party)]]) as Treasurer, [[Iratxe García]] ([[Spanish Socialist Workers' Party]]) as First Vice President, [[Katarina Barley]] ([[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]]) and Francisco André ([[Socialist Party (Portugal)]]) as Executive Vice Presidents, [[Tanja Fajon]] ([[Social Democrats (Slovenia)]]), [[Victor Negrescu]] ([[Social Democratic Party (Romania)]]), [[Kati Piri]] ([[Labour Party (Netherlands)]]), [[Andrzej Szejna]] (New Left), and [[Radmila Šekerinska]] ([[Social Democratic Union of Macedonia]]) as Vice Presidents. Achim Post ([[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]]) continued as Secretary General, Giacomo Filibeck ([[Democratic Party (Italy)]]) took up the position of Executive Secretary General, Yonnec Polet ([[Socialist Party (Belgium)]]) remained as Deputy Secretary General, and Saar van Bueren ([[Labour Party (Netherlands)]]) became Deputy Secretary General. The Congress adopted the resolution: With Courage For Europe: leading Europe through change.<ref>{{cite web|title=With Courage For Europe|publisher=Party of European Socialists|date=14 October 2022|url=https://pes.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Resolution-Congress-2022-web_EN.pdf|access-date=13 February 2023}}</ref>

On 29 June 2023, [[Georgian Dream]] was removed from the PES due to activities and positions far outside PES values.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pes.eu/pes/pes-presidency-strips-georgian-dream-of-observer-membership/ |title=PES Presidency strips Georgian Dream of observer membership |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=29 June 2023 |publisher=Party of European Socialists |access-date= }}</ref>

On 12 October, after the [[2023 Slovak parliamentary election]], the PES suspended [[Direction – Social Democracy|Smer-SD]] and [[Voice – Social Democracy|Hlas-SD]] over their plans to enter into coalition with the [[Ultranationalism|ultranationalist]] [[Slovak National Party]] (SNS), which the PES views as a "radical-right party."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wax |first1=Eddy |last2=Barigazzi |first2=Jacopo |last3=Jochecová |first3=Ketrin |title=European socialists suspend Robert Fico's Smer party and its ally Hlas |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/european-socialists-suspent-robert-fico-smer-hlas-party/ |access-date=12 October 2023 |date=12 October 2023 |archive-date=12 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012163715/https://www.politico.eu/article/european-socialists-suspent-robert-fico-smer-hlas-party/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 2 March 2024, the PES held its Election Congress in [[Rome]] and acclaimed European Commissioner [[Nicolas Schmit]] as presidential candidate and adopted its election programme.<ref>{{cite web|title=Schmit elected as lead candidate for Commission top job, pledging respect, EU values and combatting the right |date=4 March 2024 |url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/schmit-elected-as-lead-candidate-for-commission-top-job-pledging-respect-eu-values-and-combatting-the-right/|website=Euractiv}}</ref>