{
    "title": " \ud83d\udc4f You're in! See you at #ProgressivesSpeakUp School in Athens",
    "modified_at": "2026-06-19 13:40:01",
    "published_at": "2026-06-19 09:46:00",
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    "subtitle": "\ud83d\udc4b Hello and congratulations!",
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    "body": "<p>We are thrilled to inform you that you have been selected to join the upcoming <strong>#ProgressivesSpeakUp School</strong> for young local leaders! This exciting event will take place <strong>from Wednesday 9 September at 19h30 to Friday 11 September (lunchtime) in Athens, Greece.</strong></p><p>The school is organised together&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>S&amp;D Group in the European Parliament</strong></a> and in collaboration with the <a href=\"https://youngsocialists.eu/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Young European Socialists</strong></a>&nbsp;(YES) and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://pes.eu/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Party of European Socialists</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;</strong>(PES).</p><h4 id=\"whats-next\" ><strong>\u2708\ufe0f What&#039;s next?</strong></h4><p>Once your participation is confirmed, <a href=\"mailto:julien.deridder@cor.europa.eu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Julien De Ridder</strong></a> will get in touch with you regarding your travel arrangements. Our travel agency will coordinate your trip.</p><h4 id=\"important-attendance-requirement\" >\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Important: Attendance Requirement</strong></h4><h3 id=\"agenda-highlights\" ><strong>Agenda highlights</strong></h3><p><u><strong>Wednesday 9 September</strong></u></p><p>\ud83d\udccd Athens City Hall</p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span>19h30-22h00 - <strong>Progressive Open mic</strong>, dinner and drinks</span></li></ul><p><u><strong>Thursday 10 September</strong></u></p><p>\ud83d\udccdAthens City Hall</p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span>From 9h15 to 13h00 - <strong>Progressives Speak Up&nbsp;School&nbsp;</strong></span></li><li><span>13h00-14h30 - Lunch break</span></li><li><span>14h30 - 18h00 - <strong> Progressives Speak Up School </strong></span></li><li><span>20h00 - Dinner hosted by the Mayor of Athens </span></li></ul><p><u><strong>Friday&nbsp;11 September</strong></u>&nbsp;</p><p>\ud83d\udccdOlympia Theater</p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span>From 09h00 to 13h00 - <strong>&quot;Democracy at its roots&quot;</strong>, External PES Group meeting and Conference</span></li><li><span>13h00 -&nbsp;Lunch for the participants</span></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you have any questions or need further details, feel free to reach out to us. <br>\u200b</p><p>Our best wishes,</p><p>The PES Group Secretariat</p><div class=\"release-content-contact\" id=\"contact-eaf53f8e-38ba-441a-9bf8-1be1a669c35a\">\n    <div class=\"release-content-contact__avatar\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/f1ba33a7-2cb9-4fcc-9a0c-2de70a1965ac/-/crop/4269x4267/727,914/-/preview/-/scale_crop/128x128/center/-/format/auto/\" alt=\"Vanessa Paget\" class=\"release-content-contact__avatar-image\" /></div>\n    <div class=\"release-content-contact__details\">\n        <strong class=\"release-content-contact__name\">Vanessa Paget</strong>\n        <em class=\"release-content-contact__description\">Campaign coordinator</em>\n        <ul class=\"release-content-contact__details-list\"><li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"mailto:vanessa.paget@cor.europa.eu\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"vanessa.paget@cor.europa.eu\"><svg class=\"icon icon-paper-plane release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-paper-plane\"></use>\n            </svg>vanessa.paget@cor.europa.eu</a></li>\n<li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"tel:+32 (0) 2 282 22 63\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"+32 (0) 2 282 22 63\"><svg class=\"icon icon-phone release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-phone\"></use>\n            </svg>+32 (0) 2 282 22 63</a></li>\n<li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"https://twitter.com/@pagetvanessa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"@pagetvanessa\"><svg class=\"icon icon-twitter release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-twitter\"></use>\n            </svg>@pagetvanessa</a></li>\n<li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"https://pes.cor.europa.eu/secretariat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"pes.cor.europa.eu/secretariat\"><svg class=\"icon icon-browser release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-browser\"></use>\n            </svg>pes.cor.europa.eu/secretariat</a></li></ul>\n    </div>\n</div><div class=\"release-content-contact\" id=\"contact-d89d3f80-1834-4acc-a7e8-3909e144ba43\">\n    <div class=\"release-content-contact__avatar\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/e3e2f8f0-a945-4229-8736-bec2f98206bf/-/crop/3697x3701/0,0/-/preview/-/scale_crop/128x128/center/-/format/auto/\" alt=\"Julien De Ridder\" class=\"release-content-contact__avatar-image\" /></div>\n    <div class=\"release-content-contact__details\">\n        <strong class=\"release-content-contact__name\">Julien De Ridder</strong>\n        <em class=\"release-content-contact__description\">Political Adviser</em>\n        <ul class=\"release-content-contact__details-list\"><li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"mailto:julien.deridder@cor.europa.eu\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"julien.deridder@cor.europa.eu\"><svg class=\"icon icon-paper-plane release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-paper-plane\"></use>\n            </svg>julien.deridder@cor.europa.eu</a></li></ul>\n    </div>\n</div>",
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