Party of European Socialists

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Party of European Socialists
Sozialdemokratische Partei Europas
Parti socialiste européen
Partito socialista europeo
Partido socialista europeo

President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen

Founded 1992
Headquarters rue du Trône, 98
1040 Brussels, Belgium

Political Ideology Social democracy and Democratic socialism
International Affiliation Socialist International
European Parliament Group Forms own group
Colours Red

Website [www.eurosocialists.org]

See also Politics of the EU
Political parties
Elections
The Party of European Socialists (PES) is a European political party whose members are 33 social democratic, socialist and labour parties of the European Union member states as well as Bulgaria, Romania and Norway.


Party of European Socialists
Sozialdemokratische Partei Europas Parti socialiste européen Partito socialista europeo Partido socialista europeo



President	Poul Nyrup Rasmussen

Founded	1992
Headquarters	rue du Trône, 98 1040 Brussels, Belgium

Political Ideology	Social democracy and Democratic socialism
International Affiliation	Socialist International
European Parliament Group	Forms own group
Colours	Red

Website	[www.eurosocialists.org]

See also	Politics of the EU Political parties Elections

PES was founded in 1992 in The Hague to succeed the Confederation of Socialist Parties of the European Community. It is an associated organisation of the Socialist International. Ecosy is the youth organisation of PES.

Its current president is the former Danish Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen. With 200 members the PES's "Socialist Group" is the second largest group in the European Parliament. Group president is the German social democrat Martin Schulz. President of the parliament is the Spanish socialist Josep Borrell.

Seven members of the European Commission are members of the PES: Vice president Günter Verheugen (SPD), vice president Margot Wallström (SAP), Commissioner for monetary affairs Joaquín Almunia (PSOE), commissioner for regional policy Danuta Hübner (SLD), commissioner for taxation László Kovács (MSZP), commissioner for trade Peter Mandelson (Labour) and commissioner for employment and social affairs Vladimír Špidla (ČSSD).

PES members in the European Council are Tony Blair (United Kingdom), Gediminas Kirkilas (Lithuania), Ferenc Gyurcsány (Hungary), Jiří Paroubek (Czech Republic), Göran Persson (Sweden), José Sócrates (Portugal) and José Luis Zapatero (Spain).

Contents

1 PES Member Parties
2 PES Associate Member Parties
3 PES Observer Parties
4 External links

PES Member Parties

	member party	MEP
Austria	Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs (SPÖ)	7
Belgium (Flanders) Belgium (Wallonia)	Socialistische Partij Anders (sp.a) Parti Socialiste (PS)	3 4
Bulgaria	Българска социалистическа партия (БСП) / Balgarska Socialističeska Partija (BSP)
Cyprus	Κινήμα Σοσιαλδημοκρατών ΕΔΕΚ / Kinima Sosialdimokraton EDEK
Czech Republic	Česká strana sociálně demokratická (ČSSD)	2
Denmark	Socialdemokraterne	5
Estonia	Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond (SDE)	3
Finland	Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue (SDP)	3
France	Parti Socialiste (PS)	31
Germany	Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD)	23
Greece	Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα (ΠΑΣΟΚ) / Panellinio Sosialistiko Kinima (PASOK)	8
Hungary	Magyar Szocialista Párt (MSZP) Magyarországi Szociáldemokrata Párt (MSZDP)	9
Ireland	Irish Labour Party / Páirtí an Lucht Oibre	1
Italy	Democratici di Sinistra (DS) Socialisti Democratici Italiani (SDI)	12 1
Latvia	Latvijas Sociāldemokrātiskā Strādnieku Partija (LSDSP)
Lithuania	Lietuvos Socialdemokratų Partija (LSDP)	2
Luxembourg	Lëtzebuerger Sozialistesch Arbechterpartei / Parti Ouvrier Socialiste Luxembourgeois (LSAP)	1
Malta	Malta Labour Party / Partit Laburista (MLP)	3
Netherlands	Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)	7
Norway	Arbeiderpartiet (Det norske Arbeiderparti, DnA)
Poland	Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej (SLD) Unia Pracy (UP)	5
Portugal	Partido Socialista (PS)	12
Romania	Partidul Social Democrat (PSD)
Slovakia	Smer – sociálna demokracia	3
Slovenia	Socialni demokrati (SD)	1
Spain	Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE)	24
Sweden	Socialdemokraterna (Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti, SAP)	5
United Kingdom	Labour Party	19
Northern Ireland	Social Democratic and Labour Party / Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre (SDLP)

In addition, one independent Italian MEP of the l’Ulivo, the 3 MEPs of the newly-founded Polish party Socjaldemokracja Polska, and 2 MEPs of the Polish Samoobrona are members of the PES parliamentary group. 12 observers of the Romanian Partidul Social Democrat, 5 observers of the Balgarska Socialističeska Partija, and 1 observer of the Partija Balgarski Socialdemokrati are also members of the PES group.

PES Associate Member Parties

Bulgaria: Партия Български социалдемократи (ПБС) / Partija Balgarski Socialdemokrati (PBS)
Croatia: Socijaldemokratska Partija Hrvatske (SDP)
Macedonia: Социјалдемократски Сојуз на Македонија (СДСМ) / Socijaldemokratski Sojuz na Makedonija (SDSM)
Switzerland: Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz (SP) / Parti socialiste suisse (PS)
Turkey: Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (CHP)

PES Observer Parties

Andorra: Partit Socialdemòcrata (PS)
Iceland: Samfylkingin (S)
Israel: העבודה / Avoda
Israel: מרצ-יחד / Meretz-Yachad
San Marino: Partito dei Socialisti e dei Democratici (PSD)

External links

Pan-European political organisations
Recognized by the EU as "political parties at European level":
European Democratic Party \| EUDemocrats \| European Free Alliance \| European Green Party \| Alliance of Independent Democrats in Europe \| Party of the European Left \| European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party \| Alliance for Europe of the Nations \| European People's Party \| Party of European Socialists
Other pan-European confederations of national political parties:
European Anticapitalist Left \| European Christian Political Movement \| European Democrat Union \| Euronat \| European National Front \| Nordic Green Left Alliance \| Movement for European Reform
Dedicated European-level-only parties:
Europe — Democracy — Esperanto \| Europe United \| Newropeans
Groups in the European Parliament
EPP–ED (263) \| PES (201) \| ALDE (89) \| Greens–EFA (42) \| EUL–NGL (41) \| UEN (30) \| IND/DEM (29) \| N/A (37) See also ED subgroup
Related articles: table of political parties in Europe by pancontinental organisation, elections in the European Union, party composition of the council

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