Group of the Party of European Socialists
| Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats | |
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| European parliamentary group | |
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| Name | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| English abbr. |
S&D (23 June 2009 to present) |
| French abbr. |
S&D (23 June 2009 to present) |
| Formal name |
Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (23 June 2009 to present) |
| Ideology |
Social democracy Pro-Europeanism |
| European parties | Party of European Socialists |
| Associated organisations | Progressive Alliance |
| From | 23 June 1953 |
| To | Present |
| Chaired by | Gianni Pittella |
| MEP(s) |
189 / 751
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| Website | www |
S&D (23 June 2009 to present)
PES (21 April 1993 to 22 June 2009)
SOC (1958 to 21 April 1993)
S&D (23 June 2009 to present)
PSE (21 April 1993 to 22 June 2009)
SOC (1958 to 21 April 1993)
Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (23 June 2009 to present)
Socialist Group in the European Parliament (20 July 2004 to 23 June 2009)
Group of the Party of European Socialists (21 April 1993 to 20 July 2004)
Socialist Group (1958 to 21 April 1993)
The Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) is the political group in the European Parliament of the Party of European Socialists (PES). The Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats was officially founded as a Socialist Group on 29 June 1953 which makes it the second oldest political groups in the European Parliament after ALDE. It adopted its present-day name on 23 June 2009.Centre-left in orientation, the group mostly comprises social-democratic parties, and is affiliated to the Progressive Alliance.
Until the 1999 European Parliament elections it was the largest group in the Parliament, but since those elections it has constantly been the second-largest group. During the 8th EU Parliament Assembly, the S&D is the only Parliament group with representation from all 28 EU member states.
In the European Council, 8 out of 28 Heads of State and Government belong to the S&D Group and in the European Commission, 8 out of 28 Commissioners come from PES parties.
The Socialist Group was one of the first three groups to be created when it was founded on 23 June 1953 in the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community. The Common Assembly was the predecessor of the European Parliament. A group bureau and secretariat was established in Luxembourg. The group continued through the creation of the appointed Parliament in 1958 and, when the Parliament became an elected body in 1979 following the first European election, the group became the largest in terms of returned MEPs.
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