This week a group of Spanish
PES activists are blogging on Yourspace. They're sharing their ideas for the PES manifesto - and some of these are inspired by Zapatero and the Spanish socialist government. Take a look:
The colour of politics
After an election, the democratic process goes on with the set up of a government, which then defines a project for the future, and more concretely appoints its ministers. If the present Spanish government can be called `pink' because it has 9 women and 8 men, as Berlusconi recently pointed out (see The Times and The Independent), then the rest of EU governments could be called `blue'. In this respect, there are no differences between the developed countries of the Western World and developing countries, whatever their ideologies and history. For instance, the presence European Commission has only 9 women out of the 27 commissioners. The colour `blue' therefore seems to be a common trait that no-one should boast about.
Read the full post here
The importance of being Earnest
In the last years, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and his government have been recognized for the social improvements introduced in Spain. Improvements that have turned this Mediterranean country into one of the most advanced places in the world. And I am talking, particularly, about the modification of the marriage laws that extend the right to get married to anyone independently of his or her sex since 2005. With this, there is no "gay marriage" in Spain. There is only one kind of marriage for everyone - no separate regulations.
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Find all posts from the Spanish PES activists here or visit their website for Spanish translations.
Enjoy Labour Day tomorrow!
