have a look at what socialists and social democrats got up to on May 9, Europea Day and PES day of action on Social europe and during the campaign so far

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pesmanifesto2009/show/

May 9 is Europe Day and this year PES (Party of European Socialist) Day of Action on Social Europe.

Swedish Socialist and Vice-President of the European Commission Margot Wallstrom writes about Europe Day in the Independent

Further information on the PES day of Action

PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen slammed the EU for abandoning its ‘Jobs Summit’ – due tomorrow and replaced by a low profile ‘troika’ with the social partners – despite this week’s forecast that unemployment will reach almost 27 million next year.

The Wuppertal Institute published a comparative overview of green stimulus packages as elments of the economic recovery packages. Showing that China and South Korea are leaving Europe in their wake.  A strange reversal in global leadership on climate change?

provides interesting reading ahead of the G-20 meeting in London next month

http://www.lme-lse.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/wuppertal-180309.doc