/ world at present information/ Yesterday I had the pleasure in entrance of 600 younger folks from throughout #Europe to open the summer season camp of Younger European Socialists – the youth group of the Social gathering of European Socialists.
Nonetheless, the particular pleasure comes from the truth that for the primary time we’re organizing this large occasion for our household in #Bulgaria. I thank the activists of the BSP Youth Union and ELIA for the efforts they made to make Bulgaria a house for younger socialists from throughout Europe!
Throughout 4 days, we are going to maintain dozens of discussions with politicians and specialists. Youth delegations from 31 organizations from 25 international locations can even take part in them. I hope that these tons of of younger folks will get to know and love Bulgaria, our folks, historical past, traditions and nature.
20 years in the past, when the BSP was in worldwide isolation, we solely dreamed of this taking place. And we did not belief one another very a lot. It might be helpful if nobody within the BSP ought to overlook the place we began from and the place we’ve got reached. Let’s additionally do not forget that with out exterior recognition, will probably be troublesome to persuade the Bulgarians that we may give the nation a European perspective. With out the robust assist of our political household, will probably be rather more troublesome for a left-wing authorities to carry concerning the profound social change that Bulgaria wants.
In entrance of tons of of younger socialists, I spoke concerning the path we had taken. A yr in the past, political scientists, media, analysts prophesied collapse and political dying for social democracy. They predicted that we’d be the third or 4th pressure with 100 MPs within the European elections.
Refuting these forecasts and attaining 154 MEPs isn’t a miracle, however the results of a constant and well-measured political line. In a troublesome time for socialists, we managed to protect our unity. We produced a pre-election manifesto that proposed profound adjustments within the course of the EU’s improvement – “A New Social Contract for Europe”. We now have united behind the strongest candidate for EC president – Frans Timmermans. He ran an inspiring marketing campaign throughout Europe, received all of the debates and took the listing within the Netherlands from third place to victory!
We virtually missed Timmermans being elected President of the Fee. It’s a pity, as a result of the trail to a renewed social, solidary, sustainable and oriented in direction of folks’s day by day life Europe would have been clearly laid out.
However life goes on, and with it our political battles. The President-elect of the EC, Ursula von der Leyen, made critical written commitments to the Socialists:
– The transformation of the European Social Pillar from a proclamation into an Motion Plan and its full implementation;
– Implementation of an enormous a part of the “Youth Plan” of the PES – from the “Youth Assure”, by the “Baby Assure”, backed by billions of euros, to the tripling of funding for the “Erasmus+” program;
– Creation of a European “Fund for a simply transition”, which ought to defend areas and social teams threatened by the fast development of the “inexperienced economic system”;
– Preservation of the Cohesion Coverage as a instrument for assist and catch-up improvement of the extra backward international locations and areas, to which Bulgaria sadly falls;
– A gender equality coverage, with crucial factor for us being a transparent and fascinating plan to cut back the pay hole between women and men, which stays shockingly excessive;
Within the coming months, the principle activity of socialists in Europe might be, with all the load of our household, to attain these and lots of different commitments to turn into an integral a part of the EC’s work program. I imagine that we are able to obtain this activity, as a result of with out the votes of our group, the brand new Fee is not going to collect the required votes within the European Parliament.
In entrance of the 600 younger folks from Bulgaria and all of Europe, I additionally spoke about internationalism as an concept that makes us a united household. We’re all patriots of our homelands, however we are able to obtain an amazing and radical change for Europe solely collectively. The nationalist card that the proper performs in lots of international locations objectively serves the established order.
Within the coming months and years, BSP will want the solidarity of socialists from Europe in its battles with GERB on the native and nationwide stage.
Good time on the summer season camp of the Younger European Socialists!
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