On Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, remember Bertha Benz — the woman who completed history’s first long-distance drive and proved the future of the car. Women’s courage has always driven innovation. 👉
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🇱🇻 Today we celebrate the courage of 1918, when the Republic of Latvia was proclaimed.

🇨🇿Happy Freedom and Democracy Day to Czechia. The courage shown by students and protestors in 1989 remains an inspiration — and a reminder that we must always stand up for democracy!

An unexpected gender equality success Albania is emerging as one of Europe’s most unexpected success stories in gender equality — and the data proves it. According to recent international rankings, Albania now holds the No.

A short reflection:
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An unexpected gender equality success | Zita Gurmai Albania is emerging as one of Europe’s most unexpected success stories in gender equality — and the data proves it.

🇦🇱 Albania is emerging as one of Europe’s gender-equality success stories — now ranked No.1 worldwide for the smallest pay gap. This took real political courage.
I wrote about it after meeting PM @ediramaal.bsky.social in Tirana.
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Albania is now one of the leading countries on gender equality — a miracle few expected, built on real courage.
Great to meet my friend and ally Edi Rama in Tirana this week. His leadership shows what real political will can achieve. ✊🌹
#EdiRama #GenderEquality

From today, women effectively work for free for the rest of the year — because in the EU women still earn 12.7% less than men.
This is Unequal Pay Day. Equal pay now! ✊🌹
#PESWomen #Nov15 #EqualPay

👏 Congratulations to Marko Vešligaj and everyone involved!
The EP adopted priorities for the new Strategy on Women’s Rights & Gender Equality — including a call for universal access to safe, legal abortion across the EU. ✊💜
#EP #PESWomen #GenderEquality

Thousands stood with us today — as a pastor and three women MPs were charged with “violence” for protesting.
Orbán’s regime uses fear to silence dissent.
But it won’t work. We stand united for democracy and justice. ✊🇭🇺
#Hungary #Democracy #Solidarity

🇵🇱🇭🇺 Poles and Hungarians have fought for their independence for centuries — often side by side, as ”dwa bratanki”.
Happy Independence Day, Poland!
May our shared spirit of solidarity and courage endure. ✊
#Poland #IndependenceDay #DwaBratanki #Freedom #Solidarity

Honoured to meet my longtime mentor, former Danish PM Poul Nyrup Rasmussen. 🇩🇰

He taught us that a stronger, fairer Europe is always worth fighting for — and he’s still doing it today through his work on mental health. 🌹🇪🇺 #Solidarity #Europe

Hungarian prosecutors want to jail us for standing with a pastor punished for helping the poor and defying Orbán.

Authoritarians rule by fear — but we won’t be silent. ✊🇭🇺 #Freedom #RuleOfLaw

🇭🇺 35 years ago we joined the Council of Europe — and chose democracy.
Orbán walked away from that choice.
The next government must bring Hungary home.
#CoE

Good news from Latvia.
People spoke up, pressure worked, and the government backed off from abandoning the Istanbul Convention for now.
We stay vigilant. We keep fighting. Women's rights and safety are non-negotiable. ✊♀️
#IstanbulConvention #WomensRights #Europe

The victory of Zohran Mamdani shows the power of innovative, grassroots campaigning and a relentless focus on voters’ everyday needs. 🌹
Progressives everywhere can learn from his positive message in a gloomy political climate.
#ProgressivePolitics #ZohranMamdani

30 years ago, Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated—a tragic loss for Israel, Palestine, and all who believe in peace.
In Tel Aviv a huge crowd remembered the man who had the courage to choose dialogue over division, proving that leadership means daring to pursue peace.
#Peace #MiddleEast

🇪🇺 75 years since the ECHR was signed — a shield against tyranny and abuse of power.
Authoritarians still fear it. Citizens still need it.
Democracy survives because we defend it. ✊
#ECHR #HumanRights #Europe

👏 Huge credit to the women’s organization of PSD, Simona Bucura-Oprescu and the coalition for pushing a bold law against femicide and gender-based violence.

Protecting women’s lives is not optional — it’s a pillar of democracy. 🌹✊
#WomensRights #Romania

One year on from the Serbian train station disaster, we remember the lives lost — and demand the truth.
This tragedy exposed corruption, sparked mass protests, and forced resignations.
We must keep pushing for justice.
✊🇷🇸
#Serbia #Accountability #Solidarity

A dark day for women in Europe.
Latvia walking away from the #IstanbulConvention.
Let’s be clear: this is not about “tradition” or family values.”
It’s an attack on human rights.
Women deserve safety and dignity — everywhere, every day. And we will not back down. ✊
#WomensRights #Democracy #Europe

As someone who’s known @franstimmermans.groenlinkspvda.nl for many years, I watched his decision to step down with both sadness and respect.
In politics, resignation isn’t retreat — it’s accountability. 🌹
Read my full reflections on leadership and renewal here:
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#Leadership #Renewal

@pes.eu: Good luck to our friends from @groenlinks-pvda.bsky.social in this week's general election in the Netherlands.
@franstimmermans.groenlinkspvda.nl has the right experience to lead 🇳🇱 through turbulent times, deliver social and green policies and defend democracy.

Happy Austrian National Day! 🇦🇹
Our histories have long been intertwined — sometimes in struggle, often in peace and solidarity.
Today we celebrate our shared European values of peace, democracy, and cooperation. 🌹✊
#Austria #Europe #Solidarity #NationalDay #PES #SPÖ

🌹 Congratulations to Catherine Connolly on her landslide victory as President of Ireland!
A powerful win for a left-wing woman who stands for justice, equality and a new direction in Irish politics. ✊🇮🇪
#Ireland #Connolly #WomenInPower #ProgressiveEurope

Great ProgressiveAlliance conference with Elisabeth Baume-Schneider, Márcia Lopes, @eviholz.bsky.social, Machris Cabreros and many other phenomenal women leaders! 🌹
#GenderEquality #Justice #Progressives #FeministLeadership

At the #ProgressiveAlliance in Lucerne, I said it clearly: women’s leadership, online safety, peace — one fight, one struggle.
Women must be at every table where the future is decided.
#PESWomen #FeministLeadership

Fifty years ago, Iceland’s women shut the country down for one day — and woke the world up. ✊
Equality isn’t charity. It’s the backbone of democracy.
#GenderEquality #Justice #ProgressiveEurope
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On my way to Lucerne for the Progressive Alliance Conference on Feminist Leadership & Peace. ✊🌹
In a world torn by war and inequality, women’s leadership isn’t a luxury — it’s a necessity.
#ProgressiveAlliance #FeministLeadership #PESWomen

We remembered Imre Nagy — the martyred PM of 1956.
Orbán can try to rewrite history, but he can’t erase those who died for freedom. ✊🇭🇺
#1956 #ImreNagy #Freedom #RussiaGoHome

🇫🇮 Met with Finnish MP & former minister Tuula Haatainen.
Orbán’s rule deepens division and inequality — the left’s duty is clear: stand with people, fight for justice. ✊🇭🇺
#Hungary #Solidarity