your space, your manifesto

The European elections in 2009 will shape the European Union and its Member States for the five years 2009-2014. The PES has a big ambition: for all Europe’s socialist, social democratic and labour parties to go united into those elections with a common progressive manifesto. A manifesto that gives the people a clear choice between left and right - between the Party of European Socialists and Europe’s assorted conservatives, liberals and extremists.

A manifesto that members of Europe’s socialist, social democratic and labour parties - and progressive people throughout Europe - have shaped through open discussion and debate.

Our ideas are outlined under the four themes of the consultation (Save our planet, New Social Europe, European democracy & diversity and EU in the world) Now we want your input, your ideas, your comments.

The consultation runs from September 2007 until June 2008.

How will the manifesto be drawn up?
The PES manifesto will be adopted by the PES Council - a mini-Congress with voting representatives from all member parties - in November 2008. From October 2007 until June 2008 the PES is consulting member parties and its members on what should be in that manifesto. A draft manifesto will be drawn up on the basis of that consultation, and there will be discussions within the PES between the end of the consultation and the adoption of the final manifesto document.

Add comment | October 7th, 2007by Noel Hatch

PES 2009: Join the campaign, shape the manifesto

People don’t want to be talked to. They choose what they want to listen to. The campaign by PES activists for the consultation of the next PES manifesto will be about freewill, political phenonomenon, new tone, new tools and participation of individuals.

What do we want?
· Boost European political engagement
· Create buzz in the European socialist project
· Increase political connectivity in Europe
· Mobilise and listen to activists
· Listen to activists

How are going to do it?
· Start a new political conversation
· Open source social democracy
· Comment, consult, contribute, feedback, rate, experience

The PES Manifesto 2009
· Create a European dialogue
· Inform
· Share ideas
· Meet people

What are the themes?
· Save our planet
· New social Europe
· European democracy and diversity
· Europe in the world

We need to make our priorities, but not without connections, not without discussions and we can do it right here and right now. The PES will be the first party ever at a European level who is formulating our manifesto for the next election by using the web connections to people, by listening, by debating and promoting a new social Europe.

As the regional PES activists network, we will enable you to participate in the campaign, shaping the manifesto.

1 comment | October 7th, 2007by Noel Hatch