Lisbon, 2 December 2017
Following the PES Council in Lisbon and the decision to preserve the Spitzenkandidaten system for the election of the next president of the European Commission, the S&D leader, Gianni Pittella, stated:
“As progressive family we are proud of having decided to present a common candidate for the election of the next European Commission president. This unprecedented decision will tremendously reinforce the democracy and the citizens’ legitimization of the European Institutions. The choice - fiercely supported by the S&D Group - will be opened to millions of European citizens. This is a victory for democracy, for the whole of the progressive family and for Europe.”
MEPs INVOLVED
PITTELLA Gianni [1]
gianni.pittella@ep.europa.eu [2]
+32 2 284 51 59
+33 3 88 17 51 59
http://www.giannipittella.eu/ [3]
S&D PRESS CONTACT
BERNAS, Jan [4]
+33 3 88 16 43 69
+32 2 284 21 32
Links:
[1] http://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/meps/pittella-gianni-0
[2] mailto:gianni.pittella@ep.europa.eu
[3] http://www.giannipittella.eu/
[4] http://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/secretariat/bernas-jan-1
[5] mailto:jan.bernas@ep.europa.eu
[6] http://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/newsroom/pittella-common-progressive-candidate-european-commission-presidency-victory-democracy-and