19/11/2018 (Agence Europe) – The programme of the Congress of the Party of European Socialists (PES) - entitled "Fair, free, sustainable: the progressive Europe we want" - has been made public. The event, which will take place on 7-8 December in Lisbon, will feature the party's Spitzenkandidate, Dutchman Frans Timmermans, the Prime Minister of Portugal, António Costa, and the PES President, Sergei Stanishev. It will also allow the party to adopt a series of priorities that will be part of its manifesto for the 2019 elections. Six resolutions, under the general heading "Equal Societies", are on the agenda: (1) Progressive economy; (2) Social Europe; (3) Healthy environment and food, green growth and modern industries; (4) For a stronger democracy in Europe; (5) For fair and progressive asylum and migration policies that work for all; (6) For a just, sustainable, peaceful and prosperous world. (SPj)