| Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats | |
| Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats | |
| Imagewidth: | 180px |
| Imagecaption2: | Group logo |
| From: | 23 June 1953 |
| To: | Present |
| Englishabbr: | S&D<ref name="E2009SBGET"/> (23 June 2009 – present) |
| Frenchabbr: | S&D<ref name="E2009SBGFT">Web site: Sièges par groupe politique dans chaque État membre 14 juillet 2009 à 09:00 CEST . https://web.archive.org/web/20090612040354/http://www.elections2009-results.eu/fr/seats_by_group_fr_txt.html . 12 June 2009 . elections2009-results.eu. (23 June 2009 – present) |
| Formalname: | of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (23 June 2009 – present) |
| Ideology: | Social democracy Pro-Europeanism |
| Position: | Centre-left[1] |
| Europarties: | Party of European Socialists |
| Associated: | Progressive Alliance Socialist International |
| Chairs: | Iratxe García |
The Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)[2] is the political group in the European Parliament of the Party of European Socialists (PES).[3] The Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats was officially founded as a Socialist Group on 29 June 1953, which makes it the second oldest political group in the European Parliament after the European People's Party Group (EPP Group). It adopted its present-day name on 23 June 2009.[4] Centre-left in orientation,[5] the group mostly comprises social democratic parties and is affiliated with the Progressive Alliance and Socialist International.
Until the 1999 European Parliament elections, it was the largest group in the Parliament, but since then it has always been the second-largest group. During the eighth EU Parliament Assembly, the S&D was the only Parliament group with representation from all 27 EU member states. In the current EU Parliament the S&D is currently composed of members from 25 member states.
In the European Council, eight out of 27 heads of state and government belong to PES parties and in the European Commission, 8 out of 27 Commissioners come from PES parties.
The Socialist Group was one of the first three groups to be created when it was founded on 23 June 1953[6] in the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community. The Common Assembly was the predecessor of the European Parliament. A group bureau and secretariat was established in Luxembourg. The group continued through the creation of the appointed Parliament in 1958 and, when the Parliament became an elected body in 1979 following the first European election, the group became the largest in terms of returned MEPs. It has ever since remained the largest or second-largest Group.
In 1987, the Single European Act came into force and the group began co-operating with the European People's Party (EPP) to secure the majorities needed under the cooperation procedure.[7] The left–right coalition between the Socialists and EPP has dominated the Parliament since then.[8] Further, with some exceptions, the post of President of the Parliament has alternated between the two groups ever since.[9]
Meanwhile, the national parties making up the group were also organising themselves on a European level outside the Parliament, creating the Confederation of Socialist Parties of the European Community in 1974.[10] The Confederation was succeeded by the Party of European Socialists (PES), in 1992.[10] As a result, the parliamentary group was renamed the Group of the Party of European Socialists on 21 April 1993.
In 1999, the Parliament refused to approve the Santer Commission's handling of the EU budget. Allegations of corruption centred on two PES Commissioners, Édith Cresson and Manuel Marín. The group initially supported the Commission but later withdrew their support, forcing the Commission to resign.[11] The group was renamed again to the Socialist Group in the European Parliament on 20 July 2004, and was given a different logo, to further distinguish the PES group organisation from the PES European political party.
In 2007, the Socialist Group was the second largest group in Parliament, with MEPs from all but two member states, Latvia and Cyprus.[12] However, the 2009 European election saw a reduction in the number of PES MEPs returned from 2004. The group sought additional members in the Democratic Party of Italy, which was not affiliated to the PES in 2009.[13] [14] By the conclusion of the 2004–2009 parliamentary term, the Democratic Party had 8 MEPs in the Socialist Group (coming from the Democrats of the Left), but also had eight MEPs in ALDE Group (coming from the Daisy). The Democratic Party is a big tent centre-left party, strongly influenced by social democracy and the Christian left, and had MEPs who were former Christian Democrats or had other political views.[15] As such, a new and more inclusive group name had to be found.
The group was going to be named Alliance of Socialists and Democrats for Europe (ASDE) but this was seemed too similar to Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE).[16] The name Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats was suggested on 18 June by group president Martin Schulz[17] and it was renamed on 23 June 2009.[4] The English abbreviation was initially unclear, being variously reported as PASD,[18] S&D Group[19] or PASDE.[20] [21] Dissatisfaction by Socialist MEPs towards the new name led Martin Schulz to admit that the name was still under consideration and that the group was to be referred to as the "Socialists and Democrats" until a final title was chosen.[22] On 14 July 2009, the first day of the constitutive session of the 2009–2014 term, the full formal group name was Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament[2] and the abbreviation was S&D.[2]
The S&D Group joined the Progressive Alliance upon its official foundation on 22 May 2013[23] and is a member of the organisation's board.[24] The group was formerly an associated organisation of the Socialist International.[25]
For presidents of the European Parliament from the group, see President of the European Parliament.
The group is led by a President and a Bureau of vice-presidents. There is also a Treasurer and a Secretary General.[26]
Presidents of the group include:[27]
Following the 2019 European elections, S&D Members elected their new political Bureau made up of the President Iratxe García Pérez, nine vice-presidents and the treasurer. As a consequence of Brexit, British S&D Member Claude Moraes had to resign from his position as vice-president. Marek Belka has been appointed the new vice-president.[28]
Pedro Marques (Portugal),
Elisabetta Gualmini (Italy),
Biljana Borzan (Croatia),
Alex Agius Saliba (Malta),
Gabriele Bischoff (Germany),
Heléne Fritzon (Sweden),
Rovana Plumb (Romania),
Marek Belka (Poland)
Eero Heinäluoma (Finland)Previous vice-presidents of the group appointed at the start of the current legislature in 2014[29]
Victor Boștinaru (Romania),
Tanja Fajon (Slovenia),
Isabelle Thomas (France),
Enrique Guerrero Salom (Spain),
Marju Lauristin (Estonia),
Jörg Leichtfried (Austria), Knut Fleckenstein (Germany), Maria João Rodrigues (Portugal),
Kathleen Van Brempt (Belgium),
Péter Niedermüller (Hungary)Previous vice-presidents of the group appointed at the start of the 2009 legislature:[30]
Previous vice-presidents of the group for the 2004–2009 term were as follows:
Current/previous Treasurers of the group are as follows:
Current/previous Secretaries General of the group are as follows:
See main article: List of members of the European Parliament (2024–2029).
| State | National party | MEPs[31] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Social Democratic Party of Austria German: Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs (SPÖ) | PES | ||
| Belgium | Socialist Party French: Parti Socialiste (PS) | PES | ||
| Forward Dutch; Flemish: Vooruit | PES | |||
 Bulgaria | Bulgarian Socialist Party Bulgarian: Българска социалистическа партия (БСП) Bulgarska sotsialisticheska partiya (BSP) | PES | ||
| Croatia | Social Democratic Party of Croatia Croatian: Socijaldemokratska partija Hrvatske (SDP) | PES | ||
 Cyprus | Democratic Party Greek, Modern (1453-);: Δημοκρατικό Κόμμα Dimokratikó Kómma (DIKO) | None | ||
 Denmark | Social Democrats Danish: Socialdemokraterne | PES | ||
| Estonia | Social Democratic Party Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond (SDE) | PES | ||
| Finland | Social Democratic Party of Finland Sundanese: Suomen sosialidemokraattinen puolue Swedish: Finlands socialdemokratiska parti | PES | ||
| France | Socialist Party Parti socialiste (PS) | PES | ||
| Public place Place publique (PP) | None | |||
| Germany | Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD) | PES | ||
 Greece | Panhellenic Socialist Movement - Movement for Change Panellínio Sosialistikó Kínima– Kínima Allagís (PASOK-KINAL) | PES | ||
| Hungary | Democratic Coalition Hungarian: Demokratikus Koalíció | PES | ||
 Ireland | Labour Party Páirtí an Lucht Oibre | PES | ||
| Italy | Democratic Party Partito Democratico (PD) | PES | ||
| Solidary Democracy Democrazia Solidale (DemoS) | None | |||
 Latvia | Social Democratic Party "Harmony" Sociāldemokrātiskā partija "Saskaņa" (SDPS) | PES | ||
 Lithuania | Social Democratic Party of Lithuania Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija (LSDP) | PES | ||
 Luxembourg | Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch: Lëtzebuerger Sozialistesch Aarbechterpartei French: Parti ouvrier socialiste luxembourgeois German: Luxemburger Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei (LSAP) | PES | ||
| Malta | Labour Party Maltese: Partit Laburista (PL) | PES | ||
 Netherlands | Labour Party Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) | PES | ||
| Poland | New Left Polish: Nowa Lewica | PES | ||
| Portugal | Socialist Party Portuguese: Partido Socialista (PS) | PES | ||
| Romania | Social Democratic Party Partidul Social Democrat (PSD) | |||
| Slovenia | Social Democrats Slovenian: Socialni demokrati (SD) | PES | ||
| Spain | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE) | PES | ||
| Sweden | Swedish Social Democratic Party Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti (SAP) | PES | ||
| Total | ||||
See main article: List of members of the European Parliament (2019–2024).
| State | National party | MEPs[32] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Social Democratic Party of Austria German: Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs (SPÖ) | PES | ||
| Belgium | Socialist Party French: Parti Socialiste (PS) | PES | ||
| Forward Dutch; Flemish: Vooruit | PES | |||
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian Socialist Party Bulgarian: Българска социалистическа партия (БСП) Bulgarska sotsialisticheska partiya (BSP) | PES | ||
| Croatia | Social Democratic Party of Croatia Croatian: Socijaldemokratska partija Hrvatske (SDP) | PES | ||
| Cyprus | Movement for Social Democracy Greek, Modern (1453-);: Κίνημα Σοσιαλδημοκρατών (ΚΣ) Kinima Sosialdimokraton (KS) | PES | ||
| Democratic Party Greek, Modern (1453-);: Δημοκρατικό Κόμμα Dimokratikó Kómma (DIKO) | None | |||
 Czech Republic | Social Democracy Czech: Sociální demokracie (SOCDEM)[33] | PES | ||
| Denmark | Social Democrats Danish: Socialdemokraterne | PES | ||
| Estonia | Social Democratic Party Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond (SDE) | PES | ||
| Finland | Social Democratic Party of Finland Sundanese: Suomen sosialidemokraattinen puolue Swedish: Finlands socialdemokratiska parti | PES | ||
| France | Socialist Party Parti socialiste (PS) | PES | ||
| Public place Place publique (PP) | None | |||
| New Deal Nouvelle Donne | None | |||
| Renaissance French: Renaissance (RE) | None | |||
| Germany | Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD) | PES | ||
| Greece | Panhellenic Socialist Movement - Movement for Change (Panellínio Sosialistikó Kínima– Kínima Allagís) (PASOK-KINAL) | PES | ||
| Independent Theodoros Zagorakis | Independent | |||
| Hungary | Democratic Coalition Hungarian: Demokratikus Koalíció (DK) | PES | ||
| Opportunity Community Hungarian: Esély Közösség (EK) | None | |||
| Italy | Democratic Party Partito Democratico (PD) | PES | ||
| Independent Giuliano Pisapia | Independent | |||
| Latvia | Social Democratic Party "Harmony" Sociāldemokrātiskā partija "Saskaņa" (SDPS) | PES | ||
| Honor to serve Riga Gods kalpot Rīgai (GKR) | None | |||
| Lithuania | Social Democratic Party of Lithuania Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija (LSDP) | PES | ||
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch: Lëtzebuerger Sozialistesch Aarbechterpartei French: Parti ouvrier socialiste luxembourgeois German: Luxemburger Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei (LSAP) | PES | ||
| Malta | Labour Party Maltese: Partit Laburista (LP Malta) | PES | ||
| Netherlands | Labour Party Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) | PES | ||
| Poland | New Left Polish: Nowa Lewica | PES | ||
| Independent Leszek Miller | Independent | |||
| Portugal | Socialist Party Portuguese: Partido Socialista (PS) | PES | ||
| Romania | Social Democratic Party Partidul Social Democrat (PSD) | |||
| PRO Romania Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: PRO România (PRO) | None | |||
| Social Liberal Humanist Party Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Partidul Umanist Social Liberal (PUSL) | None | |||
 Slovakia | Independent Róbert Hajšel | Independent | ||
| Slovenia | Social Democrats Slovenian: Socialni demokrati (SD Slovenia) | PES | ||
| Spain | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE) | PES | ||
| Sweden | Swedish Social Democratic Party Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti (SAP) | PES | ||
| Total | ||||
| State | National party | European party | MEPs 2004– 2009 | MEPs 2009– 2014 | MEPs 2014– 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Austria German: Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs | PES | 7 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Socialist Party French: Parti Socialiste | PES | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Socialist Party Different Dutch; Flemish: Socialistische Partij Anders | PES | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Bulgarian Socialist Party Bulgarian: Българска социалистическа партия Bulgarska sotsialisticheska partiya | PES | 5 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Social Democratic Party of Croatia Croatian: Socijaldemokratska partija Hrvatske | PES | 5 | 4 | |||
| Movement for Social Democracy Greek, Modern (1453-);: Κίνημα Σοσιαλδημοκρατών Kinima Sosialdimokraton | PES | 1 | 1 | |||
| Democratic Party Greek, Modern (1453-);: Δημοκρατικό Κόμμα Dimokratikó Kómma | None | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Czech Social Democratic Party Czech: Česká strana sociálně demokratická | PES | 2 | 7 | 4 | ||
| Social Democrats Danish: Socialdemokraterne | PES | 5 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Social Democratic Party Spanish; Castilian: Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond | PES | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Social Democratic Party of Finland Sundanese: Suomen sosialidemokraattinen puolue Swedish: Finlands socialdemokratiska parti | PES | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Socialist Party French: Parti socialiste | PES | 31 | 14 | 12 | ||
| Radical Party of the Left French: Parti radical de gauche | None | 1 | ||||
| Social Democratic Party of Germany German: Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands | PES | 24 | 23 | 27 | ||
| Movement for Change (PASOK) Greek, Modern (1453-);: Κίνημα Αλλαγής Kinima Allagis | PES | 8 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Democratic Left Greek, Modern (1453-);: Δημοκρατική Αριστερά Dimokratiki Aristera | None | 1 | ||||
| The River Greek, Modern (1453-);: Το Ποτάμι To Potami | None | 2 | ||||
| Hungarian Socialist Party Hungarian: Magyar Szocialista Párt | PES | 9 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Democratic Coalition Hungarian: Demokratikus Koalíció | None | 2 | ||||
| Labour Party Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Páirtí an Lucht Oibre | PES | 1 | 3 | |||
| Nessa Childers (Independent) | None | 1 | ||||
| Democrats of the Left[34] Italian: Democratici di Sinistra | PES | 12 | ||||
| Democratic Party Italian: Partito Democratico | PES | 21 | 31 | |||
| Italian Democratic Socialists[35] Italian: Socialisti Democratici Italiani | PES | 2 | ||||
| Article 1 – Democratic and Progressive Movement Italian: Articolo Uno – Movimento Democratico e Progressista | None | 3 | ||||
| Italian Left Italian: Sinistra Italiana | None | 1 | ||||
| Possible Italian: Possibile | None | 1 | ||||
| United in the Olive Tree Italian: Uniti nell'Ulivo | None | 2 | ||||
| Social Democratic Party "Harmony" Latvian: Sociāldemokrātiskā partija "Saskaņa" | PES | 1 | 1 | |||
| Social Democratic Party of Lithuania Lithuanian: Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija | PES | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch: Lëtzebuerger Sozialistesch Aarbechterpartei French: Parti ouvrier socialiste luxembourgeois German: Luxemburger Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei | PES | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Labour Party Maltese: Partit Laburista | PES | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Labour Party Dutch; Flemish: Partij van de Arbeid | PES | 7 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Democratic Left Alliance-Labor Union Polish: Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej – Unia Pracy | PES | 5 | 7 | 5 | ||
| Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland Polish: Samoobrona Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej | None | 2 | 1 | |||
| Social Democratic Party of Poland Polish: Socjaldemokracja Polska | None | 3 | ||||
| Socialist Party Portuguese: Partido Socialista | PES | 12 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Social Democratic Party Russian: Partidul Social Democrat | PES | 10 | 11 | 14 | ||
| Direction – Social Democracy Slovak: Smer – sociálna demokracia | PES | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Social Democrats Slovenian: Socialni demokrati | PES | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party Spanish; Castilian: Partido Socialista Obrero Español | PES | 24 | 21 | 14 | ||
| Swedish Social Democratic Party Swedish: Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti | PES | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Feminist Initiative Swedish: Feministiskt initiativ | None | 1 | ||||
| Labour Party | PES | 19 | 13 | 20 | ||
| Total | 215 | 184 | 190 | |||
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