The Party of European Socialists adopted its manifesto, entitled ‘A new social contract for Europe’, at its congress in Madrid on Saturday 23 February. This five-page document, which brings together the ideas that will be put forward by the European leader, Frans Timmermans, supports the creation of a fund for a just transition, a European unemployment insurance mechanism or a plan for affordable housing.
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