The European Council yesterday appointed former European Parliament vice-president Stavros Lambrinidis as the first EU Special Representative for Human Rights. The newly created role will ensure increased visibility and efficiency for EU human rights policy.
 
Hannes Swoboda, President of the S&D Group in the European Parliament, welcomed the appointment:
 

24/02/2012
 
PES President Sergei Stanishev and leader of S&D Group Hannes Swoboda met with Serbian President Boris Tadic and Prime Minister of Serbia Mirko Cvetkovic in Belgrade. The delegation praised the domestic achievements of Tadic’s government and the strong push towards European integration. The meetings took place ahead of the general elections.
 

The Secretary General of the Global Progressive Forum, Javier Moreno Sanchez, participated in a conference titled “Beyond free trade: alternatives for decent work”, organized by War on Want, UK, Weed, Germany and WIDE, Belgium in cooperation with several trade unions and organizations.

The first plenary session, which took place on October 5th in Brussels, witnessed the presence of international guests including trade union representatives, NGO members and numerous activists from civil society.

The Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats in the European Parliament is holding a conference on the topic of trade policy and human rights.

Wednesday 13 October 2010
16H00 - 19H00, Room ASP 3G3
European Parliament

Interpretation will be provided in the following languages: EN/FR/DE/ES/IT

16H00 Opening session: Welcome speech by Véronique DE KEYSER, Vice-President of the S&D Group