Launching the socialist and democrat push to shape the Conference on the Future of Europe, leading PES figures, citizens and civil society today urged the EU to take bold action for the climate, social rights, and democracy.

Prime ministers, ministers, European Commissioners, MEPs, mayors, trade unionists, civil society and citizens made the call at a hybrid event – Our Europe, Our Future – broadcast from Rome, and organised by the Party of European Socialist (PES), the Socialists and Democrats Group in the European Parliament (S&D) and Partito Democratico (PD).

The event – which featured S&D Group President Iratxe García, Partito Democratico Secretary Enrico Letta, Prime Minister António Costa, EU Commission Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, German Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz, European Parliament President David Sassoli, and more – is available to view online in full.

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