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PES COUNCIL 2021
Fairness, Sustainability, Respect.
16 December 2021, Brussels

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Join us at 08.30 CET on Thursday 16 December for the Party of European Socialists' 2021 Council, livestreamed from Brussels, Belgium.

A Europe of 'Fairness, Sustainability, Respect' – this will be the focus as prime ministers, European Commissioners and leaders from the PES gather for the annual event.

From leading bold changes to improve social fairness, to championing a Just Transition, to defending European values, this livestream will cover PES priorities for the second half of this European electoral cycle.

Find out more about our ambitions for Europe www.pes.eu

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SPEAKERS *
Sergei Stanishev
PES President
Olaf Scholz
German Chancellor
Magdalena Andersson
Prime Minister of Sweden
Pedro Sánchez
Prime Minister of Spain
António Costa
Prime Minister of Portugal
Sanna Marin
Prime Minister of Finland
Robert Abela
Prime Minister of Malta
Iratxe García
President of the S&D Group in the European Parliament
Frans Timmermans
Executive Vice President of the European Commission
David Sassoli
President of the European Parliament
Anne Hidalgo
Mayor of Paris
Paolo Gentiloni
European Commissioner for Economy
Helena Dalli
European Commissioner for Equality
Nicolas Schmit
European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights
Pamela Rendi-Wagner
Leader of SPÖ Austria
Paul Magnette
Leader of PS Belgium
Enrico Letta
Secretary General of Partito Democratico
Tanja Fajon
Leader of SD Slovenia, Chair of the PES Democracy Network
Camila Garfias
President of Rainbow Rose
Nikos Androulakis
Leader of KINAL/PASOK
Alexis Tsipras
Leader of Syriza
Alicia Homs
MEP, President of the Young European Socialists
Katarina Barley
Vice-President of the European Parliament, MEP
Zita Gurmai
President of PES Women
Agnes Jongerius
MEP, Chair of the PES Social Europe Network
Javi López
MEP, Chair of the PES Energy and Climate Change Network
Maria João Rodrigues
President of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies
* provisional speaker list, to be updated further
PROGRAMME *

THURSDAY 16 DECEMBER

FAIRNESS, SUSTAINABILITY, RESPECT

8:30

Opening of Council

Welcome from Sergei Stanishev, PES President
David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament
FAIRNESS, SUSTAINABILITY, RESPECT
 

Interventions from PES heads of state and government

  • Olaf Scholz, Chancellor of Germany
  • Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Spain
  • António Costa, Prime Minister of Portugal
  • Magdalena Andersson, Prime Minister of Sweden
  • Sanna Marin, Prime Minister of Finland
  • Robert Abela, Prime Minister of Malta
FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
 

Frans Timmermans
Executive Vice President of the European Commission
 

Followed by a panel discussion with:

  • Paolo Gentiloni, European Commissioner for Economy
  • Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris
  • Enrico Letta, Leader of PD Italy
  • Paul Magnette, Leader of PS Belgium
FOR FAIR CHANCES
 

Iratxe García Pérez​
President of the S&D Group
 

Followed by a panel discussion with:

  • Nicolas Schmit, European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights
  • Pamela Rendi-Wagner, Leader of SPÖ Austria
  • Alexis Tsipras, Leader of Syriza Greece
  • Alicia Homs MEP, President of the Young European Socialists
FOR A EUROPE OF RESPECT
 

A panel discussion with:

  • Helena Dalli, European Commissioner for Equality
  • Nikos Androulakis, Leader of KinAl/PASOK
  • Tanja Fajon MEP, Leader of SD Slovenia, Chair of the PES Democracy Network
  • Katarina Barley MEP, Vice-President of the European Parliament
ADOPTION OF COUNCIL RESOLUTION AND CLOSING
 

The PES Council will adopt a resolution setting out the priorities for the PES political family. PES President Sergei Stanishev will close the event.

 

* provisional programme, to be updated further
OUR SUSTAINABLE EVENT

Sustainability is one of the main pillars of PES policies. We have taken steps to promote and push for sustainable actions not only in our policies but also in our work and the organisation of the PES Council.

In setting up the event, we have taken into consideration the impact we are making on the environment, by taking into account the design and management of the event, its location and its impact on the city it is taking place in. The PES Council event is undergoing sustainability certification and will be audited during the time it is taking place. We are carrying out an analysis that can grant the event a Biosphere Sustainable Lifestyle Method certificate. The carbon footprint of the event is also measured and will be offset by supporting a project which contributes to forest restoration. 

 

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Fairness, Sustainability, Respect. is organised by the Party of European Socialists. 

The PES brings together the socialist, social democratic, labour and democratic parties from all over the European Union, the UK and Norway. Together with 33 full member parties and 12 associate and 12 observer parties, we fight for a better and more progressive Europe.

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