Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats

Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
European Parliament group
Name	Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
English abbr.	S&D[1] (23 June 2009 to present) show Older: PES[2] (21 April 1993[3] to 22 June 2009) SOC[2] (1958[4] to 21 April 1993)[3] S[5] (23 June 1953[3] to 1958)[4]
French abbr.	S&D[6] (23 June 2009 to present) show Older: PSE[7] (21 April 1993 to 22 June 2009) SOC[2] (1958 to 21 April 1993) S[5] (23 June 1953 to 1958)
Formal name	Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament[1] (23 June 2009 to present) show Older: Socialist Group in the European Parliament[7][8] (20 July 2004[3] to 23 June 2009) Group of the Party of European Socialists[5][9] (21 April 1993[3] to 20 July 2004)[3] Socialist Group[4][10] (1958[4] to 21 April 1993)[3] Group of the Socialists[5] (23 June 1953[3] to 1958)[4]
Ideology	Social democracy[11][12] Pro-Europeanism
Political position	Centre-left[13]
European parties	Party of European Socialists
Associated organisations	Progressive Alliance Socialist International
From	23 June 1953[3]
To	Present
Chaired by	Iratxe García
MEP(s)	146 / 705
Website	www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu

The Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)^[1] is the political group in the European Parliament of the Party of European Socialists (PES).^[14] 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 Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group (ALDE). It adopted its present-day name on 23 June 2009.^[15] Centre-left in orientation,^[16] 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 8th 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 146 members from 25 member states.

In the European Council, 8 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.

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History[]

The Socialist Group was one of the first three groups to be created when it was founded on 23 June 1953^[3][17] 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.^[18] The left–right coalition between the Socialists and EPP has dominated the Parliament since then^[19] and the post of President of the Parliament has alternated between the two groups ever since, with some exceptions.^[20]

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.^[4][5][21] The Confederation was succeeded by the Party of European Socialists (PES), in 1992.^[4][21] As a result, the parliamentary group was renamed the Group of the Party of European Socialists on 21 April 1993.^[3]

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.^[22]

The group was renamed again to the Socialist Group in the European Parliament^[7] on 20 July 2004^[3] 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.^[23] 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.^[24][25] 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 8 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.^{[citation needed][26]} So 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).^[27] The name Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats was suggested on 18 June by group president Martin Schulz^[28] and it was renamed on 23 June 2009.^[15] The English abbreviation was initially unclear, being variously reported as PASD,^[29] S&D Group^[30] or PASDE.^[31][32] 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.^[33] 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^[1] and the abbreviation was S&D.^[1]

The S&D Group joined the Progressive Alliance upon its official foundation on 22 May 2013^[34] and is a member of the organisation's board.^[35] The group was formerly an associated organisation of the Socialist International.^[36]

Presidents of the European Parliament[]

For presidents of the European Parliament from the group, see President of the European Parliament.

Organisation[]

The group is led by a President and a Bureau of vice-presidents. There is also a Treasurer and a Secretary General.^[37]

Presidents of the group[]

Presidents of the group include:^[38]

Number	President	State	National party	From	To
1.	Guy Mollet	France	French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO)	1953	1956
2.		Belgium	Belgian Socialist Party (PSB)	1956	1958
3.		France	French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO)	1958	1959
4.	Willi Birkelbach	Germany	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	1959	1964
5.	Käte Strobel	Germany	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	1964	1967
6.		France	French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO)	1967	1974
7.	Georges Spénale	France	Socialist Party (PS)	1974	1975
8.	Ludwig Fellermaier[39]	Germany	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	1975	1979
9.		Belgium	Socialist Party (PS)	1979	1984
10.		Germany	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	1984	1989
11.	Jean-Pierre Cot	France	Socialist Party (PS)	1989	1994
12.	Pauline Green	United Kingdom	Labour Party	1994	1999
13.	Enrique Barón Crespo	Spain	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	1999	2004
14.	Martin Schulz	Germany	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	2004	2012
15.	Hannes Swoboda	Austria	Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ)	2012	2014
16.	Martin Schulz	Germany	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	2014 (May)	2014 (June)
17.	Gianni Pittella	Italy	Democratic Party (PD)	2014	2018
18.	Udo Bullmann	Germany	Social Democratic Party (SPD)	2018 (March)	2019
19.	Iratxe García	Spain	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)	2019	present

2019–2024 legislature[]

Vice-presidents[]

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. ^[40]

• (France),
• Simona Bonafé (Italy),
• Biljana Borzan (Croatia),
• Miriam Dalli (Malta),
• Ismail Ertug (Germany),
• Heléne Fritzon (Sweden),
• Kati Piri (The Netherlands),
• Rovana Plumb (Romania),
• Marek Belka (Poland)

Treasurer[]

• Eero Heinäluoma (Finland)

2014–2019 legislature[]

Vice-presidents[]

Previous vice-presidents of the group appointed at the start of the current legislature in 2014^[41]

• Victor Boştinaru (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),

Treasurer[]

• Péter Niedermüller (Hungary)

2009–2014 legislature[]

Vice-presidents[]

Previous vice-presidents of the group appointed at the start of the 2009 legislature:^[42]

• María Badía i Cutchet (PSOE, Spain) – Communication Policy and Public Relations
• Monika Beňová (Smer, Slovakia) – Europe of the Citizens
• Véronique De Keyser (PS, Belgium) – Human Rights, Development and International Trade
• Stephen Hughes (Labour, United Kingdom) – Economy and Social Policy
• Stéphane Le Foll (PS, France) – Budget and Territorial Cohesion
• Adrian Severin (PSD, Romania) – Foreign Policy and Defence
• Gianluca Susta (PD, Italy) – Agriculture and Fisheries
• Hannes Swoboda (SPÖ, Austria) – Parliamentary Affairs and Relations with International Organisations
• Marita Ulvskog (SAP, Sweden) – Sustainable Development and Competition

2004–2009 legislature[]

Vice-presidents[]

Previous vice-presidents of the group for the 2004–2009 term were as follows:

• Harlem Désir (PS, France)^[37]
• Bárbara Dührkop Dührkop (PSOE, Spain)^[37]
• Robert Goebbels (LSAP, Luxembourg)^[37]
• Linda McAvan (Labour Party, UK)^[37]
• Pasqualina Napolitano (Sinistra Democratica, Italy)^[37]
• Hannes Swoboda (SPÖ, Austria)^[37]
• Kristian Vigenin (BSP, Bulgaria)^[37]
• Jan Marinus Wiersma (PvdA, Netherlands)^[37]

Treasurers[]

Current/previous Treasurers of the group are as follows:

• Magda Kósáné Kovács (Hungary, MSZP)^[37]

Secretaries General[]

Current/previous Secretaries General of the group are as follows:

• Manfred Michel (West Germany) c. 1970 – c. 1985
• Paolo Falcone (Italy) c. 1986 – 1989
• Julian Priestley (UK) 1989–1994
• Joan Prat (Spain) 1994–1999 (Deputy Sec Gen Richard Corbett UK)
• Christine Verger (France) 1999–2004
• David Harley (UK) 2004–2006
• Anna Colombo (Italy)^[37] 2006–2014
• Javier Moreno Sanchez (Spain) 2014–2019
• Michael Hoppe (Germany) 2019–2021

MEPs[]

9th European Parliament[]

MEPs from the following parties sit in the group:^[43]

The S&D has MEPs from 26 of the 27 EU states, including 24 with more than one MEP (in red) and two (Luxembourg and Czech Republic) with exactly one MEP (pink). Ireland have no S&D MEPs.

State	National party	European party		MEPs
Austria	Social Democratic Party of Austria Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs (SPÖ)		PES	5 / 19
Belgium	Socialist Party Parti Socialiste (PS)		PES	2 / 21
	Forward Vooruit		PES	1 / 21
Bulgaria	Bulgarian Socialist Party Българска социалистическа партия (БСП) Bulgarska sotsialisticheska partiya (BSP)		PES	5 / 17
Croatia	Social Democratic Party of Croatia Socijaldemokratska partija Hrvatske (SDP)		PES	4 / 12
Cyprus	Movement for Social Democracy Κίνημα Σοσιαλδημοκρατών (ΚΣ) Kinima Sosialdimokraton (KS)		PES	1 / 6
	Democratic Party Δημοκρατικό Κόμμα Dimokratikó Kómma (DIKO)		None	1 / 6
Czech Republic	Czech Social Democratic Party Česká strana sociálně demokratická (ČSSD)[44]		PES	1 / 21
Denmark	Social Democrats Socialdemokraterne		PES	3 / 14
Estonia	Social Democratic Party Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond (SDE)		PES	2 / 7
Finland	Social Democratic Party of Finland Suomen sosialidemokraattinen puolue Finlands socialdemokratiska parti		PES	2 / 14
France	Socialist Party Parti socialiste (PS)		PES	3 / 79
	Public place Place publique (PP)		None	2 / 79
	New Deal Nouvelle Donne		DiEM25	1 / 79
Germany	Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD)		PES	16 / 96
Greece	Movement for Change Κίνημα Αλλαγής (ΚΙΝΑΛ) Kinima Allagis (KINAL)		PES	2 / 21
Hungary	Hungarian Socialist Party Magyar Szocialista Párt		PES	1 / 21
	Democratic Coalition Demokratikus Koalíció		None	4 / 21
Italy	Democratic Party Partito Democratico (PD)		PES	16 / 76
	Action Azione (A)		None	1 / 76
	Independents Giuliano Pisapia		Independent	1 / 76
Latvia	Social Democratic Party "Harmony" Sociāldemokrātiskā partija "Saskaņa" (SDPS)		PES	2 / 8
Lithuania	Social Democratic Party of Lithuania Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija (LSDP)		PES	2 / 11
Luxembourg	Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party Lëtzebuerger Sozialistesch Aarbechterpartei Parti ouvrier socialiste luxembourgeois Luxemburger Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei		PES	1 / 6
Malta	Labour Party Partit Laburista		PES	4 / 6
Netherlands	Labour Party Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)		PES	6 / 29
Poland	New Left Nowa Lewica		PES	4 / 52
	Independents Marek Belka, Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Leszek Miller		Independent	3 / 52
Portugal	Socialist Party Partido Socialista		PES	9 / 21
Romania	Social Democratic Party Partidul Social Democrat (PSD)		PES (suspended)[45]	8 / 33
	PRO Romania PRO România		EDP	1 / 33
	Humanist Power Party Partidul Puterii Umaniste		None	1 / 33
Slovakia	Direction – Social Democracy Smer – sociálna demokracia (Smer-SD)		PES	3 / 14
Slovenia	Social Democrats Socialni demokrati		PES	2 / 8
Spain	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE)		PES	21 / 59
Sweden	Swedish Social Democratic Party Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti (SAP)		PES	5 / 21
European Union	Total			146 / 705

From 6th to 8th European Parliament[]

State	National party	European party	MEPs 2004– 2009	MEPs 2009– 2014	showMEPs 2014– 2019
Austria	Social Democratic Party of Austria Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs	PES	7	4	5
Belgium	Socialist Party Parti Socialiste	PES	4	3	3
	Socialist Party Different Socialistische Partij Anders	PES	3	2	1
Bulgaria	Bulgarian Socialist Party Българска социалистическа партия Bulgarska sotsialisticheska partiya	PES	5	4	4
Croatia	Social Democratic Party of Croatia Socijaldemokratska partija Hrvatske	PES		5	4
Cyprus	Movement for Social Democracy Κίνημα Σοσιαλδημοκρατών Kinima Sosialdimokraton	PES		1	1
	Democratic Party Δημοκρατικό Κόμμα Dimokratikó Kómma	None	1	1	1
Czech Republic	Czech Social Democratic Party Česká strana sociálně demokratická	PES	2	7	4
Denmark	Social Democrats Socialdemokraterne	PES	5	4	3
Estonia	Social Democratic Party Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond	PES	3	1	1
Finland	Social Democratic Party of Finland Suomen sosialidemokraattinen puolue Finlands socialdemokratiska parti	PES	3	2	2
France	Socialist Party Parti socialiste	PES	31	14	12
	Radical Party of the Left Parti radical de gauche	None			1
Germany	Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands	PES	24	23	27
Greece	Movement for Change (PASOK) Κίνημα Αλλαγής Kinima Allagis	PES	8	6	2
	Democratic Left Δημοκρατική Αριστερά Dimokratiki Aristera	None		1
	The River Το Ποτάμι To Potami	None			2
Hungary	Hungarian Socialist Party Magyar Szocialista Párt	PES	9	4	2
	Democratic Coalition Demokratikus Koalíció	None			2
Ireland	Labour Party Páirtí an Lucht Oibre	PES	1	3
	Nessa Childers (Independent)	None			1
Italy	Democrats of the Left[46] Democratici di Sinistra	PES	12
	Democratic Party Partito Democratico	PES		21	31
	Italian Democratic Socialists[47] Socialisti Democratici Italiani	PES	2
	Article 1 – Democratic and Progressive Movement Articolo Uno – Movimento Democratico e Progressista	None			3
	Italian Left Sinistra Italiana	None			1
	Possible Possibile	None			1
	United in the Olive Tree Uniti nell'Ulivo	None	2
Latvia	Social Democratic Party "Harmony" Sociāldemokrātiskā partija "Saskaņa"	PES		1	1
Lithuania	Social Democratic Party of Lithuania Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija	PES	2	3	2
Luxembourg	Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party Lëtzebuerger Sozialistesch Aarbechterpartei Parti ouvrier socialiste luxembourgeois Luxemburger Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei	PES	1	1	1
Malta	Labour Party Partit Laburista	PES	3	4	3
Netherlands	Labour Party Partij van de Arbeid	PES	7	3	3
Poland	Democratic Left Alliance-Labor Union Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej – Unia Pracy	PES	5	7	5
	Social Democratic Party of Poland Socjaldemokracja Polska	None	3
Portugal	Socialist Party Partido Socialista	PES	12	7	8
Romania	Social Democratic Party Partidul Social Democrat	PES	10	11	14
Slovakia	Direction – Social Democracy Smer – sociálna demokracia	PES	3	5	4
Slovenia	Social Democrats Socialni demokrati	PES	1	2	1
Spain	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party Partido Socialista Obrero Español	PES	24	21	14
Sweden	Swedish Social Democratic Party Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti	PES	5	5	5
	Feminist Initiative Feministiskt initiativ	None			1
United Kingdom	Labour Party	PES	19	13	20
Total			215	184	190

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