The Party of European Socialists (PES) Congress in Brussels concluded today with the unanimous adoption of the general resolution, titled “Together for the Europe we need”.

The general resolution includes the following points:
1.    A Progressive Programme for Economic Recovery: relaunching growth and employment for women and men, and implementing stronger financial market regulation and supervision
2.    Generating employment and fair growth throughout Europe: formulating a European employment pact, pushing for a European youth guarantee and improving the competitiveness of European companies
3.    Developing a Social Union: committing to a Social Pact that ensures the respect of social rights and defines common and high social standards at European and national level
4.    Protecting our environment and a sustainable use of resources: greening Europe’s economy with progressive policies that contributes to green growth, a reduction of emissions and sustaining biodiversity
5.    Safeguarding and strengthening Democracy: promoting and implementing an inclusive approach towards citizenship, and increasing citizens’ participation in decision-making in any legislative process
6.    A Just World: promoting a long-term progressive agenda, a Global New Deal
The closing lines of the general resolution highlight that; “building the PES and building a progressive Europe go hand in hand. In this time of crisis, we have a duty to relentlessly pursue our agenda for change. We cannot let people down. Our movement has a long and proud history of solidarity. Today we must stand together for the Europe we need”.

The PES Congress resolution can be found in its entirety here.