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E-privacy: S&Ds call on the Council to protect citizens’ interests over...
Health & ConsumersJustice & Home AffairsAhead of the Telecommunications Council meeting of later today, the S&D Group calls on the European ministers to prioritise the confidentiality of...
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S&Ds call on member states to show ambition for Energy Efficiency
EnergyAhead of the Energy Council next Monday, Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament call on member states to show ambition for such a crucial directive for the future of Europe and its...
View ArticleJoint CEN/TC 312 ‘ Thermal solar systems and components’ and Solar Heat...
EnergyOn the occasion of the EU Sustainable Energy Week, CEN/TC 312 'Thermal solar systems and components' and Solar Heat Europe/ESTIF, the European Solar Thermal Industry Federation, jointly organize...
View ArticleThe standardization work evolution for the European Energy Market until...
Energy“To implement the European smart grid concepts, the European electricity market, and the European Network Codes as well as to ensure interoperability, European standards are of utmost...
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S&D MEP István Ujhelyi welcomes the DiscoverEU programme – Free rail-pass...
Social Europe & JobsTransportThe idea of giving every young European a free rail-pass on their 18th birthday was launched by two young German activists, Vincent-Immanuel Herr and Martin Speer, and...
View ArticleSocial Mobility – how can we increase opportunities through training and...
Social Europe & JobsEducationEU-decision makers, civil society, qualification providers and employers discussed the role of training and education to improve social mobility, at recent ACCA, PwC,...
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G7 makes explicit urgency to avoid aluminium overcapacity
Global EuropeTrade & Society Brussels, 10 June 2018 – European Aluminium welcomes the G7’s communiqué stressing the “urgent need to avoid excess capacity” in the aluminium sector and the push to...
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A lot to still play for as Clean Energy Package reaches crunch time
Energy As negotiations on the EU’s Clean Energy Package reach crunch time, a lot is still up in the air for wind energy. With a critical Energy Council meeting on June 11 and a final meeting on June...
View ArticleLow-carbon fuels crucial to achieving EU clean mobility goals, new study shows
Climate & EnvironmentHigh percentage of cars with internal combustion engines will still be on Europe’s roads for decades, according to new research; low-carbon fuels such as renewable EU ethanol...
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PES: Italian right-wing populists risk innocent lives for electoral gain
Global EuropeMed & SouthThe new government of Italy, an alliance of populists and the far right, has refused to allow a rescue ship to dock in the southern Italian port of Palermo because it fears...
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The European Construction Industry Manifesto for Digitalisation
InfoSocietyInnovation & Enterprise CECE and most of the major European construction industry associations have joined forces to draft and agree on “The European Construction Industry Manifesto for...
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Udo Bullmann: Sánchez shows leadership and saves lives, while Salvini shows...
Med & SouthThe leader of the S&D Group, Udo Bullmann, has welcomed the decision by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to allow a ship carrying 629 migrants rescued from the Mediterranean Sea...
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PES to finalise common candidate selection procedure
Public Affairs The Party of European Socialists will finalise the programme for selecting its common candidate for the 2019 elections at a special meeting in Riga, Latvia later this month. Chaired by...
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Cancer Patients Meet in Brussels to call for more EU cooperation in Health
Health & ConsumersFrom 8-10 June, 210 stakeholders from 156 organisations and 35 countries gathered in Brussels for the 2018 Annual Congress of the European Cancer Patient Coalition....
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Lorries and buses should also contribute to less emissions and better air...
TransportClimate & EnvironmentThe EU is committed to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% by 2030, and road transport must make a relevant contribution to this target. This is why today the...
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Aircrafts and drones will fly safer in the future, says S&D MEP Gabriele Preuss
TransportAfter almost two years of negotiations, the European Parliament today will vote on a new European Aviation Safety Agency Basic Regulation (EASA Regulation). S&Ds insisted on the need to...
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EU Energy Efficiency Legislation Falls Short of Proper National...
EnergyNew COGEN Europe National Snapshot Survey shows that the identified potential for additional cost-effective energy savings and CO2emission reductions from cogeneration remains untapped due to...
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Historic meeting between Trump and Kim, but whether it goes beyond the...
Global EuropeSocialists and Democrats welcome the very first meeting between the leader of North Korea Kim Jong-un and the US President Donald Trump that took place today in Singapore. We have always...
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