Brussels, 11/04/2013 (Agence Europe) - The leader of the Group of Socialists & Democrats (S&D) in the European Parliament, Hannes Swoboda, accompanied by MEPs, is on a visit to Algeria, where this Thursday he will take part in a conference, For a Progressive Maghreb. The different issues to be debated include “Social justice in employment and youth inclusion: developing a progressive vision of the Algerian economy” and “The European Union and regional integration of the Maghreb”.
Before leaving for Algeria, Swoboda asserted that “European Social Democrats have followed the changes that have occurred in various Arab countries in recent years with great interest. In some cases, only a revolution was able to overthrow authoritarian regimes, sometimes with questionable consequences”. He opined that “neglect of social issues by old regimes was clearly the basis for the acts of opposition and revolutions that ensued. This is a sign that all countries, both in Europe and in Africa, must consider”. (FB/transl.fl)