Progressives are mobilising to make sure the recovery delivers a fairer and more sustainable future for Europe, the PES Presidency heard during a videoconference today.

Representatives from PES member parties and organisations convened digitally to discuss Europe’s response to the pandemic and several draft PES papers on the economic, sustainability and health consequences of the coronavirus crisis.

PES President Sergei Stanishev said: 

“We are meeting as the PES Presidency for the first time since the COVID-19 crisis emerged, but this is only the latest in a long list of actions from the PES, our parties and our closest partners. We have mobilised since the beginning to tackle the various dimensions of the crisis: health, social, economic, democratic, and many other areas.”

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