PES Newsletter - March 2009

President Bill Clinton will open the Global Progressive Forum on 2-3 April in Brussels. The two day event brings together politicians, trade unions, NGOs and progressive representatives of international organizations to discuss how to create a better globalization for people. Participants confirmed to date include Pascal Lamy, Howard Dean, Barney Frank, Helen Clark, Antonio Guterres, Salima Ghezali, Susan George, Zwelinzima Vavi, and many more. To register click here. Those unable to attend can follow it on live streaming from the GPF website.

PES party leaders meeting just before the EU Summit on 19 March called for a stronger, bolder and better coordinated recovery plan for Europe, as well as for the EU to promote a global new deal at the G20 summit in April.

The PES held its first European Day of Action, the first of five to be held in the run-up to the European election in June, on International Women's Day 2009. Over the weekend of 7-8 March PES member parties in at least 24 countries held events on the theme "Championing Gender Equality".

Meet the candidates, read our manifesto, watch the manifesto movie, listen to the talking version of the manifesto, and take par tin a photo competition – all on our new campaign website for the European elections.

2-3 April – Global Progressive Forum – Brussels, with President Bill Clinton and many other stars
24 April – PES Campaign Launch with Party Leaders and Heads of List – Lille
9 May – 2nd PES European Day of Action "New Social Europe - giving people a fairer deal"
4-7 June – European Parliamentary elections!!