New European Consensus on Development, which is aiming to eradicate poverty, fight inequality and achieve sustainable development. We fully support the Paris agreement and its implementation.

We think that a real partnership with Africa is a priority, a partnership between equals with respectful dialogue and cooperation based on mutual ownership and the principle of shared responsibility. From security challenges with radicalisation, terrorism and trafficking to climate change and fair trade, we are facing the same issues and must act together to find solutions. While all Sustainable Development Goals are equally important, we make particular reference to Goal 5 on gender equality to ensure that with a global backlash against girl’s and women’s rights, member states, include the EU, will commit to the UN 2030 Agenda and work towards parity and respecting the Beijing platform, and to Goal 10 on the reduction of inequalities within and among countries, which would ease many of the challenges that we are currently confronted with. With the UN, we commit to the Global Compact for Migration and Refugees. We have to protect human rights and save lives, to fight smugglers and to offer a more effective framework for legal and safe avenues to refugees and other migrants”. We strongly support the UN reform project led by the Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

The threats launched, in particular by the US administration and its confrontational attitude towards other trade partners, risk blurring the rules. In this respect, it is of upmost importance to reinforce our approach towards multilateralism and respect as well as defend the rules set out by the WTO. As one of the most powerful traders in the world, the European Union has to use its capacity to ensure that social and environmental standards, social justice and human rights, and protection of consumers and workers shape globalisation. We believe that the Sustainable Development Goals and the rules of the International Labour Organisation must be compulsory elements for trade relations across the globe and the guidelines for the EU’s trade relationships in the world. In the center of EU-Trade, there must be a clear commitment to Due Diligence also among the supply chains. We want all stakeholders, including trade unions and NGOs to have an input at certain stages of the negotiations in order to achieve fair and transparent trade agreements. We are in favour of the establishment of a Multilateral Investment Court to decide on investment dispute. However, the state’s right to regulate is not negotiable. Furthermore, it is clear to us that future EU trade agreements must be preceded by territorial impact assessments and must not prevent governments at all levels from providing, supporting or regulating public services, or from expanding the range of services they offer to the public.

Considering the changes in the trade situation, with an increase in protectionist attitudes and aggressive policy toward the EU, we stress the importance of strengthening EU trade defence instruments, the need for strong antidumping and anti-subsidies legislation, and the possible need to control foreign investments in order to preserve our strategic industries.

We have to defend our European model, and resist protectionism and demonstrate that the model promoted by populist and nationalist forces in Europe would only weaken our Nations and aggravate further the world’s disorder. We aim at fighting inequalities worldwide. We will put social justice, fair growth, sustainable development and democracy at the heart of our external policies, to shape a globalisation that delivers for all people and for the planet.

As Party of European Socialists, we are fighting for equal societies. In this resolution we have focused particularly on our priorities for a fair, sustainable, peaceful and prosperous world . It goes hand-in-hand with the other resolutions for this PES Congress, that reaffirm our commitment and plan for a progressive economy, empowering youth, a healthy environment and modern industries, true gender equality, a social Europe, progressive asylum and migration policies, and a stronger democracy in Europe.