Party of European Socialists

This article is about the europarty established in 1992. For the Socialists & Democrats Group in the European Parliament, see Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.

Party of European Socialists
AbbreviationPES
PresidentStefan Löfven (SE)
Secretary-GeneralAchim Post (DE)
Founded9 November 1992; 32 years ago (1992-11-09)
Preceded byConfederation of the Socialist Parties of the European Community (1973)
HeadquartersRue Guimard 10,
1040 Brussels, Belgium
Think tankFoundation for European Progressive Studies
Youth wingYoung European Socialists
Women's wingPES Women
IdeologySocial democracy
Pro-Europeanism
Political positionCentre-left[1][2]
European Parliament groupProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
International affiliationProgressive Alliance[3]
Socialist International[4]
Colours  Red
European Parliament
136 / 720
European Council
4 / 27
European Commission
8 / 27
European
Lower Houses
2,327 / 6,312
European
Upper Houses
645 / 1,498
Website
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The Party of European Socialists (PES) is a social democratic[5][6] European political party.[7]

The PES comprises national-level political parties from all the European economic area states (EEA) plus the United Kingdom. This includes major parties such as the Social Democratic Party of Germany, the French Socialist Party, the British Labour Party, the Italian Democratic Party, the Portuguese Socialist Party, the Romanian Social Democrat Party and the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party. Parties from a number of other European countries and from the Mediterranean region are also admitted to the PES as associate or observer parties.[8] Most member, associate, and observer parties are members of the wider Progressive Alliance or Socialist International.[3][4]

The PES is currently led by its president, Stefan Löfven, a former Prime Minister of Sweden. Its political group in the European Parliament is the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D). The PES also operates in the European Committee of the Regions (in the PES Group in the Committee of the Regions) and the European Council.

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  6. ^ Richard Dunphy (2004). Contesting Capitalism?: Left Parties and European Integration. Manchester University Press. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-7190-6804-1.
  7. ^ Robert Thomson (2011). Resolving Controversy in the European Union: Legislative Decision-Making Before and After Enlargement. Cambridge University Press. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-139-50517-8. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  8. ^ "Member parties of the PES". 1 February 2017. Archived from the original on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2017.