On 11-13 June the Party of European Socialists hosted its congress in Budapest, a location that had been chosen with care and for good reasons. In Hungary, right in Orban’s view, the party wanted to celebrate its values, debate positions and policies and elect its new board and president: A strong sign that socialism, freedom and democracy are alive and ready to fight back.
The weather brought perfect conditions with blue sky and temperatures over 35 degrees that encouraged the delegates to stay in the cool conference venue. The congress started well with the PES WOMEN’s annual conference marking its 20th anniversary on Thursday and various workshops organized by different actors such as Solidar, the trade unions, YES and others.