The Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (SOC COE) brings together national parliamentarians from all member countries of the Council of Europe to take a political stance on the major current topical debates on human rights and rule of law.
The Group of Socialists, Democrats and Greens (SOC) is composed of both full members and substitutes of the Parliamentary Assembly belonging to political parties with membership of the PES, Socialist International and Progressive Alliance, as well as parliamentarians coming from Green and Ecological national parties.
The Council of Europe (COE) was shaped as a political project in the wake of the Second World War, with the aim of bringing peace and prosperity to a continent that had long been torn apart by wars and atrocities.
The aim of the Group is the realisation of the fundamental principles of democratic socialism within the Council of Europe and in its member states. The SOC Group will always be the resolute defender of the cause of human rights, of the promotion of peace and social justice, and a staunch supporter of sustainable development and prosperity.