Political, pragmatic, prospective: CEEP welcomes Juncker’s last state of the...
Social Europe & Jobs Reacting to the final “State of the European Union” speech by Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, CEEP General Secretary Valeria Ronzitti commented: ”The President of the...
View ArticleWe need an EU system to assess medicines and medical treatments, say S&Ds
Health & ConsumersSocialists and Democrats are at the forefront in the struggle for high quality public health systems that provide affordable and safe healthcare to all. The S&Ds have fought...
View ArticleEuropean soft drinks industry sets ambitions to make its plastic packaging...
Agriculture & FoodBy 2025 100% of soft drinks plastic packaging to be recyclable with PET bottles containing a minimum of 25% recycled content on average Brussels, 13 September 2018; UNESDA Soft...
View ArticleNew video about the Vacuum Insulation Panels industry available!
Energy(BRUSSELS, 13 September 2018) VIPA International is proud to announce the release of a new promotional video about the Vacuum Insulation Panels (VIPs) industry, created in an effort to raise...
View ArticleS&Ds call for more transparency in EU approval of pesticides to avoid another...
Agriculture & FoodHealth & ConsumersTrust in the authorisation of Plant Protection Products (PPP) in the EU has been seriously undermined by recent scandals and particularly by the renewal of...
View ArticleS&Ds encourage all political parties to support the name agreement on North...
Global EuropeOn the occasion of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev’s speech in the European Parliament, Socialists and Democrats welcome the agreement reached in June by Prime Ministers Zaev and Tsipras to...
View ArticleS&Ds win seven-year battle to end double EU food and products standards
Agriculture & FoodThe S&D Group led today a broad cross-party coalition to ensure that there are no second-class products, nor consumers, in the EU. With this vote, the European Parliament...
View ArticleS&Ds: Today the European Parliament sent a clear message to Netanyahu:...
Justice & Home Affairsoday, the plenary of the European Parliament approved an important resolution on the threat of the demolition of Khan al-Ahmar and other Bedouin villages. We are proud to have...
View ArticleEight months ahead of the European Elections, Facebook has still not done...
Health & ConsumersEight months ahead of the European Elections, more needs to be done to ensure that the elections are not subject to the same malicious interference that affected the US elections...
View ArticleFEAD welcomes vote in favour of EP’s Plastics Strategy own-initiative report
Climate & EnvironmentThursday, September 13, 2018 – Following the European Parliament’s plenary session on September 13, FEAD, the European Federation representing the European waste management...
View ArticleEUROBAT appoints Gert Meylemans as Senior Communications Manager
TransportExperienced communications professional to reinforce the Association and raise its profile. EUROBAT, the Association of European Automotive and Industrial Battery Manufacturers, recruited...
View ArticleEU comes one step closer to cooperation on Health Technology Assessment
Health & Consumers Today’s decision of the European Parliament ENVI Committee to adopt compromise amendments on the European Commission’s proposal on HTA cooperation shows strong cross-party MEP...
View ArticleUdo Bullmann on his first trip as S&D president to Greece: Building...
Global EuropeThis Tuesday, September 18, the president of the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, Udo Bullmann, visits Athens for a conference on the Future of Europe, co-organised by...
View ArticleACCA, Carnegie Council and CFA Institute join forces to shine a light on ethics
Innovation & EnterpriseACCA (The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has teamed up with Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs and CFA Institute to celebrate this year’s...
View ArticleSPC manufacturing waiver moves a step closer as influential European...
Health & ConsumersSPC waiver will deliver more affordable medicines, savings in healthcare budget and job creation across the E.U.Access to affordable medicines essential to European patient...
View ArticleGerman mechanical engineering industry (VDMA): "The British must improve...
UK in EuropeVDMA: "The British must improve their Brexit offer" Frankfurt/Brussels, September 19, 2018The German mechanical engineering industry is calling on the UK to make greater concessions in the...
View ArticleVDMA: "The British must improve their Brexit offer"
UK in EuropeFrankfurt/Brussels, September 19, 2018 - The German mechanical engineering industry is calling on the UK to make greater concessions in the Brexit negotiations. The UK's current plans for...
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