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Next branch meeting on the Irish Presidency – 29 May
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The next Brussels Labour branch meeting will take place on Wednesday 29 May from 19:30. The meeting, which will take place at the Socialist House of Europe, Rue Major Debreucq 40 (just off Place de Londres), is due to feature an Irish (Labour) govern...
Glenis Willmott MEP at Brussels Labour this Wednesday
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The next Brussels Labour branch meeting will be held this Wednesday, 24 April, when Glenis Willmott MEP will be our guest speaker. Glenis is the leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party and will talk to the branch about the work of Labour ME...
Join the Fête du Progrès on 30 April
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To celebrate May Day on 1 May, the Brussels Federation of the Parti Socialiste is organising the latest Fête du Progrès on Tuesday 30 April from 20:00. The event takes place at La Tentation (28 rue de Laeken – 1000 Bruxelles) Ticke...
Reserve your place now for the anniversary dinner!
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To celebrate our 40th birthday Brussels Labour will hold an Anniversary Dinner on Wednesday 19 June – and we’d like to invite you to join the party… The dinner will be addressed by Neil Kinnock, Honorary President of Brussel...
Brussels Labour events in April and May
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The next Brussels Labour branch meeting will be held on Wednesday 24 April, when Glenis Willmott MEP will be our guest speaker. Glenis is the leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party and will talk to the branch about the work of Labour MEPs...
New Executive Committee elected
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The Brussels Labour Annual General Meeting elected a new Executive Committee at its meeting on Wednesday 20 March. Jo Wood, previously Vice-Chair, becomes Chair of Brussels Labour. David O’Leary becomes Vice-Chair and Paul Hagan becomes Secreta...
Annual General Meeting 2013 – this Wednesday, 20 March
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2013 The AGM of Brussels Labour International Branch will take place on Wednesday 20 March at the House of European Socialists, Rue Major Dubreucq 40, 1050 Ixelles (just off Place de Londres). The venue opens at 19:30 at the AG...
Douglas Alexander lecture text online
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The text of the speech by Douglas Alexander at the John Fitzmaurice memorial lecture 2012 (held on 26 February 2013) is now online. Just go to our special John Fitzmaurice memorial lecture page and click the link.
Sister Parties reception: Tuesday 5 March at 18:30
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The latest Sister Parties reception will take place on Tuesday 5 March 2013 from 18:30 at the Restaurant of the Residence Palace, 155, rue de la Loi, 1040 Brussels. We look forward to seeing you there!
S&D/FEPS conference on Failed Austerity in Europe
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The Launch Conference of the S&D Group / FEPS Progressive Economy Initiative takes place on Thursday 7 March in the European Parliament. You can find more information on the conference, which will focus on Failed Austerity in Europe, by clicking...
Douglas Alexander delivers the John Fitzmaurice Memorial Lecture – this Tuesday
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On Tuesday 26 February, Brussels Labour will host the 2012 John Fitzmaurice Memorial Lecture (which unfortunately had to be postponed from last year). The lecture, which will start at 18:00, will be delivered by Douglas Alexander, Shadow Secretary of...
Executive committee minutes 2012-13
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Executive committee minutes from meetings in 2012 and so far in 2013 are now available by clicking the links below: 29 February 2012 | 11 April 2012 | 6 June 2012 | 18 July 2012 | 5 September 2012 | 11 October 2012 | 18 October 2012 | 7 November 2012...
FEPS/IPPR event: Staying in – Winning the debate to keep Britain in the EU
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On 18 February, FEPS and IPPR will hold a joint event entitled ‘Staying in – Winning the debate to keep Britain in the EU’. Following David Cameron’s intention to hold a referendum on UK membership of the EU, is a timely debat...
Support the PD Italian election campaign this Monday
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On Monday 28 January, Hannes Swoboda, President of the S&D Group in the European Parliament will be present at an event with Brussels branches of progressive and socialist parties in Europe. The event, which is held in support of the Partito Demo...
Next meeting with ETUC on 23 January
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Our first meeting of 2013 takes place next week: Wednesday 23 January 2013 at 20:00 Italian PD campaign headquarters, ‘Socialists House of Europe’, Rue Major Dubreucq 40, 1040 Ixelles (just off Place de Londres) ETUC: the voice of European wo...
Guest blog by Julian Priestley: Britain and Europe – the last rites?
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This ‘Tribune’ article was written for Notre Europe – Jacques Delors Institute. In Britain when a family decides not to have a party to mark some calendar event it is usually said, ‘We’re having a quiet New Year’ or ‘...
Events update
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Inauguration of the new headquarters of the Italian Partito Democratico de Bruxelles You are invited to join this event on Friday 23 November at 19:00 at Rue Major Dubreucq 40 (on the corner of Place de Londres, Ixelles). Please contact Pietro...
Conference report: Europe – not “in or out” but “left or right”?
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Brussels Labour, Labour International, and anyone with an interest in European politics came away revitalised and optimistic about Labour’s commitment to internationalism, and its prospects for the 2014 European elections. The European events thems...
