As a result, the prime minister, Goran Persson canceled his planned attendance at the New York meeting. A victory by Mr. Schroeder would leave Spain as the only large EU country governed by the right. The discussion across Europe about where we are going is a very lively one,'' said Pauline Green, who heads the Socialist group in the European Parliament. She said in an interview that the differences among the various socialist parties are more apparent than real, and reflect the need to adapt new thinking to different national realities. European socialists, she added, are all wrestling with the problem of how to ensure prosperity without jettisoning their values.
Analysts say the debate over the third way is fundamentally a reaction to globalization.