Las Palmas de Gran
Wednesday 14 January 2026 - Friday 16 January 2026

#ProgressivesSpeakUp School: defend democracy, defeat hate

#ProgressivesSpeakUp School: defend democracy, defeat hate

20.00 - 12.15
Partido Socialista Obrero Español Avenida Juan XXIII, C. Ángel Guimerá, 11, local 2, 35004 35004 Las Palmas de Gran
from: EN
to: EN
Local democracy
Programme

AGENDA

Wednesday, 14 January

20:00 – 22:00
Progressive Open Mic
Welcome drink and tapas


Thursday, 15 January

09:15 – 09:30
Registrations

09:30 – 09:45
Welcome and Opening
Carolina Darias San Sebastián, Mayor of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Luca Menesini, President of the PES Group in the European Committee of the Regions
João Martins Pereira, President of the Young European Socialists (YES)
Representatives of Juventud Socialista (TBC)

09:45 – 10:45
Session I: EU Budget — Waste of Money or Added Value?
Jean-Marc Germain, S&D Members of the European Parliament (tbc)

10:40 – 11:00
Coffee break ☕︎

11:OO – 12:00
Session II: Meet Your Progressive Leader 

Antje Grotheer, President of the Bremen State Parliament and Vice President of the PES Group
Pascal Smet, Member of the Parliament of the Brussels- Capital Regions
Heike Raab, State Secretary for Europe and Media of Rhineland-Palatinate
 

12:OO – 13:00
Session III: Workshop by the Young European Socialists (YES)

13:00 – 15:00
Lunch break ☕︎

15:00 – 19:00
PES Group Extraordinary Meeting

19:30 – 21:00
Citizen’s Debate

21:30 – 23:00
Walking dinner


Friday, 16 January

09:OO – 10:30
Session IV: Workshop by the S&D Group in the European Parliament, chaired by Thomas Bajada, S&D Member of the European Parliament

10:30 – 10:45
Coffee break and family picture ☕︎

10:45 – 12:00
Session V: Drafting 10 Points to Fight for Democracy

12:00 – 12:15
Closing remarks

Iratxe García Pérez, President of the S&D Group in the European Parliament 
Luca Menesini, President of the PES Group in the European Committee of the Regions

12:15 – 13:15
Lunch 

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