Ségolène Royal, PS (France), SI Vice-President Milo Djukanović, DPS (Montenegro), Prime Minister Elio di Rupo, PS (Belgium), SI Vice-President, member of the SI Commission on…

Ricardo Lagos, Co-Chair of the SI Commission for a Sustainable World Society and a Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General on Climate Change Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini Zuma,…

Jalal Talabani, PUK (Iraq), President of the Republic, SI Vice-President Laurent Fabius, PS (France) Colette Avital, ILP (Israel) Mustafa Barghouthi, PNI (Palestine) Ilan Halevi, Fatah…

  The world needs concerted and deep action to support sustainable recovery, employment and growth, poverty reduction and climate financing. Although the world economy is in the path of…

Mario Solórzano, 54, founder of the Social Democratic Party of Guatemala, which was a member of the Socialist International, died in Guatemala on 24 September. He stood for the presidency in 1985…

  The Chair of the Socialistische Partij, SP, Belgium is Patrick Janssens, and the National Secretary is Hedwig Van Roost. Mustapha Bouhadef is the First Secretary of the Socialist…

Working for the stability and prosperity of the European Union Prime Minister of Finland Paavo Lipponen, Chair of the Finnish Social Democratic Party, writes about the Finnish presidency of the…

Finland holds the Presidency of the European Union, EU, as the new millennium approaches and brings with it formidable challenges for the whole of Europe. Issues related to the long-term…

  INTRODUCTION I am pleased to make my report as we gather for our Council meeting here in Athens and thank all those in the Panhellenic Socialist Movement, PASOK, for their welcome,…

  It is a great honour to receive this vote of confidence. My special gratitude to you and to all the parties you represent here today. I take this vote of confidence as a challenge. …