In the spotlight Archives: March 2008

  • PES activists from Geneva have their say!

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    Published Friday, March 28, 2008 at 14:32
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    The Eurosocialists in Geneva have also sent in their ideas for the PES manifesto - read the full document here. The group proposes the following four objectives for the EU in the world theme:

    • Eliminating poverty, promoting decent work and respecting human rights
    • Towards more equitable and effective taxation (at all levels)
    • Towards better global governance
    • Enhancing our security in the framework of NATO and the European Neighbourhood Policy


    Do you have any ideas to add? Leave a comment and debate with Eurosocialists Geneva!

    Tags: activists, decent work, human rights, manifesto, neighbours, peace, poverty, tax


  • Blogger of the Week: Ania Skrzypek, Secretary General of ECOSY

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    Published Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 12:00
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    Thanks a lot to our last blogger of the week, Hanna Isbom.

    Ania Skrzypek is Secretary General of Young European Socialists – or ECOSY in short – and this week she’ll be blogging on Yourspace. ECOSY, which in November 2007 celebrated its 15th birthday, gathers Socialist and Social Democratic youth and students organizations from all over Europe who all together campaign since 2005 for “A Social Europe for Everyone” ECOSY is a member of European Youth Forum, one of the founding members of GPYF – Global Progressive Youth Forum and being an exciting space in which inspiring visions are constructed, politics happens and great friendships begin organizes debates, seminars, Winter Universities and Summer Camps (the upcoming one is taking place in France in July 2008 – don’t’ miss it).

    In the fascinating PES Manifesto Consultations, ECOSY has been actively involved since June 2007, submitting already three contributions for the PES manifesto consultation and one more on the theme ‘EU in the world’ is coming up.

    Welcome to Ania and other young European socialists on Yourspace!

    Tags: blogger of the week, blogosphere, youth


  • PES activists from Germany have their say!

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    Published Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 09:40
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    A group of German PES activists are the first to send in a paper with ideas for the PES manifesto. Read the German contribution in the documents section of Yourspace.

    The EU working group from the SPD in Berlin proposes eight 'building blocks' for the PES manifesto:

    • More democracy at the European level
    • A more social Europe
    • Economic growth
    • Europe as a pioneer in environmental protection
    • Europe as a 'peace force'
    • High quality education for all
    • Decent conditions for immigration and integration
    • Europe without discrimination
    What do you think - do you have any ideas to add to the proposals of the German PES activists?

    Tags: activists, democracy, discrimination, diversity, education, environment, immigration, manifesto, peace, welfare


  • Sahlin and Wallström on the future of the EU

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    Published Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 14:22
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    The Swedish social democrats discussed the future of EU when the Swedish Social Democratic Party met in the Swedish Parliament on March 7th. The keynote speakers were Mona Sahlin, party leader and chair of the PES group Save our planet, Margot Wallström, Vice-president of the EU Commission, Jan Eliasson, former Minister for foreign affairs, and Wanja Lundby-Wedin, President of the Swedish LO and ETUC. Around 250 persons attended the conference.

    The topics of the conference were:
    • The future of EU with a new treaty
    • Work and justice in EU - are workers rights in the EU threatened by the Laval case?
    Mona Sahlin underlined that the same ideological differences we have in Sweden also exist in the EU. Therefore it matters if we are many who share the social democratic vision. It will be crucial for creating jobs, knowledge and climate change. She also made a reference to the 1990s when many governments were social democratic - that's when we laid the ground for the EU we have today; a union of welfare states, employment and dynamic knowledge based economies. Mona... » read more ...

    Tags: climate change, democracy, elections, employment, equality, globalization


  • British Labour Party has its say!

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    Published Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at 08:58
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    Labour UK is the first party to submit its suggestions for the PES manifesto. Find the contribution in the documents section of Yourspace. Here you’ll also find contributions from an array of NGOs and labour unions.

    Tags: manifesto, political parties


  • Blogger of the week: Hanna Isbom, Finland

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    Published Monday, March 10, 2008 at 09:57
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    Thanks to Yohann Abiven for blogging on Yourspace last week!

    This week Yourspace proudly presents blogger Hanna Isbom from Helsinki, Finland. Hanna is 27 years old, holds a master's degree in political science and works in the Finnish Parliament as an assistant. She has been active in the Social Democratic Party of Finland for several years, is a member of the Party Council and coordinator of the PES activists city group in Helsinki.

    Welcome, Hanna!

     

     

    Tags: blogger of the week, blogosphere


  • Blogger of the week: Yohann Abiven, France

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    Published Monday, March 3, 2008 at 12:13
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    A big thanks to Victor Negrescu for having blogged on Yourspace last week!

    Yourspace would like to introduce Yohann Abiven, our blogger of the week. Yohann is a member of the French Socialist Party and he is also the founding member of Sauvons l’Europe. He teaches politicial sciences and he also runs the so-called 'ateliers d’éducation populaire' (or popular education workshops) while finishing his PhD in political sciences.

     

    Tags: blogger of the week