On 9 May, Europe Day 2006, the Party of European Socialists launched PES activists. Finally, 56 years after the speech of Robert Schuman which started the European integration, members of European Socialist, Labour and Social Democratic Parties can get directly involved into the policies of the PES, ECOSY’s mother-party.

The PES, Party of European Socialists is a party of parties similar to how ECOSY is an organization of organizations. There are 33 full member parties from the 25 EU member States, Norway, Romania and Bulgaria. In addition, there are 5 associate and 5 observer parties. The PES activist network brings together individual members of European socialist and social democratic parties of this network.

The activists have the opportunity of involving themselves in the life of the European party and to strengthen European awareness in their national parties. Therefore the activists are an asset for the PES member parties, and they shall be an active link between the national and the European level.

Activists are able to get in touch with people from all parts of Europe, to share their knowledge and campaigning experience with other activists and to look for exchanges partners. Socialists across Europe have worked hard to establish national, regional and local democracies. The PES Activists shall take a step towards a European democracy and create grass roots solidarity between European political parties.

The activists will not be able to vote on PES decisions as on the congresses they are represented by their national parties. Nonetheless, the PES is asking for their views on important political discussions, as the main target of the project is a deeper political co-operation between Socialist, Labour and Social Democratic Parties in Europe.

The best part of this all? If you are a member of one of the PES Member Parties you can join the PES activist too! Click here to become part of this Europe wide socialist interaction for the price of a smile and become a PES activist!