Local Roots, European Ambition
S&D Group and PES Group reinforce political partnership

Dear Members,
We are pleased to inform you that, on Thursday 10 September in Athens, Luca Menesini, President of the PES Group in the European Committee of the Regions, and Iratxe García Pérez, President of the S&D Group in the European Parliament, signed a Reinforced Political Collaboration Agreement between our two political groups.
The agreement marks an important step in strengthening cooperation between the European, local and regional levels of our progressive political family, and in bringing our shared political priorities closer together.
Reinforced Political Collaboration Agreement
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This renewed partnership builds on the successful cooperation between the two groups in recent years and reinforces our common ambition to strengthen progressive politics at every level.
With best Socialist greetings,
The PES Group Secretariat