Participation in the preliminary meeting of the PES Presidency of the European Union.

President K.S. EDEK Maria VasiliadouThe European Socialist Party continues to build policies to support all EU citizens by emphasizing, in the post-pandemic period, when societies currently facing various challenges will be called to fill the weaknesses and gaps revealed in its wake by the pandemic. President Maria Vasiliadou, two pillars for the post-pandemic period were discussed: The need to create and promote a new narrative supported by policies with a central and final recipient of the citizen and not the economy. In an intervention, Ms Vasiliadou stressed the need for enhanced citizenship, which will be reinforced by an upgrade of the citizen's education in social skills, critical thinking and media education.Press OfficeLefkosia, 4 February 2021