Archive for 2008/06 :

Fo(u)r different ideas!

Posted by pesmanifesto on 26/06/08

Bloggers from Denmark, France, Spain and Romania are actively contributing for the PES manifesto for the European elections 2009! Here’s a selection of some of their ideas that you can consult on Yourspace:
“Have you ever seen a ‘family photo’ from meetings in the Council? Well, if you haven’t allow me to enlighten you: it’s [...]

BLOGFEST: come and share your thoughts!

Posted by pesmanifesto on 23/06/08

Meet Rikke, Victor and Aleksander during the PES activists BLOGFEST! For the next two weeks and until the 6 July, they will publish articles and comments on Youspace on some of the contributions delivered and several other themes they are keen to write about, such as the new social problems in Eastern Europe or gender [...]

Climate change: Time to reach a new agreement?

Posted by pesmanifesto on 16/06/08

Linda McAvan, UK Labour Party MEP, states that the international context is better than ever to tackle climate change. The occasion is for international leaders to reach an agreement, although EU is on the lead concerning this issue.


A new president in the upcoming American elections should do part of the [...]

Thursday: Europe’s D-day?

Posted by pesmanifesto on 10/06/08

Thursday Irish voters will decide on the future of the Lisbon Treaty. Ireland is the only EU country where a referendum will take place. In all other 26 countries the Treaty was or will be approved by the national parliaments. No need to say this week Ireland will be on the spotlight.
It is still quite [...]

Local authorities to tackle climate change

Posted by pesmanifesto on 04/06/08

Claudio Martini, member of the PES Group in the CoR (Committee of the Regions) and President of the Tuscany Region in Italy, raises an interesting question.
According to him, we should look differently to the role of local authorities when it comes to solve environmental problems.
“The socialist political tradition is often much focused on the state [...]

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