Wind energy set to become EU’s largest power source well before 2030
EnergyWind energy is set overtake coal, nuclear and gas to become the EU’s largest power source well before 2030. This is according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) 2018 World Energy Outlook...
View ArticleAhead of the vote on CO2 standards for trucks: Automotive suppliers call for...
Climate & EnvironmentTomorrow in Strasbourg, members of the European Parliament will vote on their position on CO2 standards for heavy duty vehicles, likely adopting targets that go significantly...
View ArticleS&Ds call on the Council to join the fight to improve the lives of working...
InfoSocietyAhead of the meeting of EU governments’ representatives on Wednesday, the Socialists and Democrats call on the European Council to come to the negotiation table with a renewed mandate in...
View ArticleS&D: A new war in the Gaza Strip must be prevented
SecurityFollowing the recent Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip and rockets from Palestinian armed groups that brought several casualties and injuries, the S&D strongly condemns all violent...
View ArticleMerkel's pro-European sentiment is not enough. EPP must show what type of...
Justice & Home AffairsIn the latest of the series of debates on the Future of Europe in the European Parliament, German Chancellor Angela Merkel came before the plenary this afternoon. Responding...
View ArticleThree years after the Bataclan attack, Europe still has lessons to learn on...
Justice & Home AffairsThe European Parliament’s Special Committee on Terrorism voted yesterday evening on its report looking at the practical and legislative deficiencies in the fight against...
View ArticleETNO stands ready to support a positive implementation of the Electronic...
Innovation & EnterpriseBrussels, Strasbourg, 14 November 2018 – The European Parliament will hold today a plenary discussion and vote on the European Electronic Communications Code (the Code). This...
View ArticleBrexit: New hope, but uncertainties remain
UK in EuropeFrankfurt, November 14, 2018 – Thilo Brodtmann, Executive Director of the VDMA, comments on the progress made in the negotiations on the UK's withdrawal from the EU: "There is new hope that...
View ArticleS&Ds: EU urgently needs effective minimum taxation, and to put an end to...
Euro & FinanceAhead of the publication of the report of the special committee on financial crimes, tax evasion and tax avoidance next week, the Socialists and Democrats are calling for an urgent...
View ArticleS&Ds: This Budget is for you! The EU Parliament gave another chance to...
Euro & FinanceFollowing the vote in Plenary that, with an overwhelming support, approved the interim report on the Multiannual Financial Framework, the European Budget 2021-2027, the European...
View ArticleS&Ds successfully set a cap of 19 cents per minute for intra-EU calls
Trade & SocietyToday, the European Parliament backed a deal reached with the EU Council for a new Electronic Communications Code. The aim is to update the existing legislation to adapt to new...
View ArticleS&Ds back lower CO2 emissions of lorries
Climate & EnvironmentSocialists and Democrats are strongly committed to clean mobility and to decarbonising transport as a way to comply with the Paris Climate Agreement - which aims at keeping the...
View ArticleS&Ds: We need new rules to protect the integrity of our elections in a...
Justice & Home AffairsDuring a debate today in Strasbourg on what can be done to protect the European Parliament elections from foreign interference, S&D MEPs called on national governments to...
View ArticleS&Ds: Brexit deal is edging closer, but devil remains in the detail
Justice & Home AffairsThe S&D Group takes note of the agreement that has been announced on the terms for an orderly withdrawal of the UK from the European Union.Leading S&D MEPs stressed...
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An interview with Dr Gerd Götz, Director General, European Aluminium
InfoSocietyDr Gerd Götz has been Director General of European Aluminium since 2013. Based in Brussels, the association represents more than 80 members with 600 plants across 30 European countries from...
View ArticleBangladesh must stop crackdown on civil society, media and critics
Public AffairsOn the request of the Socialists and Democrats, the European Parliament voted today a resolution on the deteriorating human rights situation in Bangladesh, where the government has...
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