Party of European Socialists
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The Party of European Socialists (PES or PSE) is a pan-European political party whose members are the Social Democratic, Socialist and Labour parties of the European Union member states, Norway and Cyprus.
It forms one of the party groups in the European Parliament.
PES was founded in 1992 to succeed the Confederation of Socialist Parties of the European Community.
Its current President is Robin Cook of the British Labour Party.
PES members are found in most of the major EU institutions, including: the European Parliament, the European Commission, the Council of the European Union, the European Council and the Committee of the Regions.
Fifteen (15) parties from Central and Eastern Europe are associate members and 5 are observers; these are mainly from the candidate countries of the European Union.
PES is an associated organization of the Socialist International.
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PES Member Parties
- [[Sozialdemokratische Partei �sterreichs]] (Social Democratic Party of Austria) (Austria)
- Parti Socialiste (Socialist Party) (Belgium, Wallonia)
- Socialistische Partij - Anders (Belgium, Flanders)
- Movement for Social Democracy (Cyprus)
- Socialdemokratiet (Denmark)
- Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue (Finland)
- Parti Socialiste (France)
- Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (Germany)
- Panellinio Sosialistiko Kinima - PASOK (Greece)
- The Labour Party (Ireland)
- Democratici di Sinistra (Italy)
- Socialisti Democratici Italiani (Italy)
- [[Parti Ouvrier Socialiste Luxembourgeois/L�tzebuerger Sozialistesch Aarbechterpartei]] (Socialist Labour Party of Luxembourg) (Luxembourg)
- Partij van de Arbeid (Labour Party) (Netherlands)
- Det norske Arbeiderparti (Norwegian Labour Party) (Norway)
- Partido Socialista (Socialist Party) (Portugal)
- [[Partido Socialista Obrero Espa�ol]] (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party) (Spain)
- Socialdemokratiska arbetarpartiet (Social Democratic Workers' Party) (Sweden)
- The Labour Party (United Kingdom)
- Social Democratic and Labour Party (Northern Ireland, United Kingdom)
PES Associate Member Parties
- [[Cesk� strana soci�lne demokratick�]] (Czech Social Democratic Party) (Czech Republic)
- [[Rahvaerakond M��dukad]] (People's Party Moderates) (Estonia)
- [[Magyar Szocialista P�rt]] (Hungarian Social Democratic Party) (Hungary)
- Latvijas Socialdemokratiska Strandnieku Partija (Social Democratic Labour Party of Latvia) (Latvia)
- Lietuvos Socialdemokratu Partija (Social Democratic Party of Lithuania) (Lithuania)
- Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej (Democratic Left Alliance) (Poland)
- Unia Pracy (Union of Labour) (Poland)
- Partidul Democrat (Democratic Party) (Romania)
- Partidul Social Democrat Roman (Social Democratic Party)(Romania)
- Socialnodemokraticka Strana Slovenska (Social Democratic Party of Slovakia) (Slovakia)
- Strana Demoktratickej Lavice (Party of the Democratic Left) (Slovakia)
- Zdruzena Lista Socialnih Demokratov (United Lift of Social Democrats) (Slovenia)
- Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz/Parti Socialiste Suisse (Social Democratic Party of Switzerland) (Switzerland)
- Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Republican People's Party) (Turkey)
PES Observer Parties
- [[Al���uflokkur�nn - Jafna�armannaflokkur �slands]] (Iceland)
- Israel Labour Party (Israel)
- Meretz (Israel)
- Partit Laburista (Labour Party) (Malta)
- Partito Socialista Sammarinese (Socialist Party of San Marino) (San Marino)
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References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Party_of_European_Socialists" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_of_European_Socialists, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
