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Insights from the success story of social democracy in Spain
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To inspire Europe- insights from the success story of social democracy in Spain

18/07/2019
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The last European Elections saw PSOE – the Spanish Socialist Workers Party – win and become the largest among the progressive delegations in the S&D Group in the European Parliament. And this was not just a victory in numbers. Indeed, comrades from across the continent have been looking at Spain as a place where new politics is taking its course. To that end, the initiative “To inspire Europe: Insights from the success story of social democracy in Spain” is to respond to that need for a greater understanding on the European level. It is to offer inspiration, as well as pointing out some of the most instructive lessons that can be taken away.

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