Party of European Socialists

• the strengthening of the socialist and social democratic movement in the Union and throughout Europe;
• the development of close working relationships between the national member parties, their parliamentary groups, the Parliamentary Group of the PES and the Party;
• the definition of common policies for the European Union; and
  the adoption of a common manifesto for elections to the European Parliament.

There are 32 member parties from 25 nations of the new Europe and Norway. In addition, there are eight associate and five observer parties. The PES was founded in 1992 following the Treaty on European Union and the recognition of the importance of political parties at a European level in Article 191 of the Treaty. It succeeded the Confederation of Socialist Parties of the European Community, which had been set up in 1974.

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