S&Ds lead the vote to strengthen rail passengers’ rights in the EU
TransportToday, the European Parliament backed the report drafted by S&D MEP Bogusław Liberadzki aiming to reinforce passengers' rights. The existing regulation, from 2009, introduced important...
View ArticleS&Ds defend EU workers' right in the face of challenge from conservatives in...
InfoSocietyToday, the Socialists and Democrats led a majority in the European Parliament to defend a report aiming at improving working conditions and establishing new rights for millions of European...
View ArticleSocialists and Democrats in Chemnitz today: Together with citizens for...
Global EuropeIn the context of the S&Ds #EuropeTogether initiative, S&D Group president, Udo Bullmann, and S&D MEP from Saxony, Constanze Krehl, will meet with citizens in Chemnitz to...
View ArticleBullmann: Now is the time to deliver on the reform of the Eurozone
Euro & FinanceAhead of a special Eurogroup meeting next Monday, S&D Group leader Udo Bullmann urged EU finance ministers to act and deliver on the much needed economic and monetary (EMU)...
View ArticleTanja Fajon leads S&D delegation to Niger to assess the impact of EU...
Public AffairsFrom Monday November 19, S&D vice-president on migration, Tanja Fajon, will lead a Group mission to Niger in the framework of the Socialists & Democrats' commitment to build a new...
View ArticleNew research reveals 48% of public believe auditors ‘could prevent company...
Euro & Finance48% of the UK public believe it is auditors who are responsible for avoiding company failures41% expect auditors to always detect and report any fraud65% believe audit should evolve...
View ArticleACCA welcomes appointment of Alan Johnson as IFAC’s new deputy president
InfoSocietyThe global voice of the accountancy profession, IFAC (International Federation of Accountants), has announced the appointment of Alan Johnson as its new deputy president. Mr Johnson is...
View ArticleLifelong learning is essential to remain relevant in an ever-changing world
Innovation & EnterpriseAccountancy professionals will be increasingly required to broaden their skill-set and take ownership of their personal development if they are to succeed in an...
View ArticleS&Ds discuss digitalisation and cyber security with Russian parliamentarians
Public AffairsOver the past two days, a delegation of four S&D MEPs: Knut Fleckenstein (DE), Liisa Jaakonsaari (FI), Eugen Freund (AT) and Georgi Pirinski (BG) met with Russian parliamentarians in...
View ArticleAct against academics and civil society in Turkey
Global EuropeThe President of the Party of the European Left, Gregor Gysi declares: The Party of the European Left condemns the new act against academics and civil society in Turkey. On 16 November,...
View ArticleThinkDigital is ‘Unleashing the Potential of Digitalisation‘
Innovation & EnterpriseThinkDigital returns for the third year at the Egmont Palace in Brussels on 20 November 2018. The theme for this year is ‘Unleashing the Potential of Digitalisation’. We are...
View ArticleTwo out of three children in Europe feel positive about migrants, says...
EducationBRUSSELS, 20 November 2018 – Sixty-eight per cent of children and adolescents in over 20 European countries feel welcoming and curious towards people from different nationalities living in...
View ArticleMajor corporates ready to do more on climate action and call for easier...
EnergyAmsterdam, 20 November 2018 - Almost 100 organisations led by major corporates today signalled their willingness to do more on climate action calling on European governments to make it easier to...
View ArticleThe Sustainable Development Goals: Redefining context, risk and opportunity...
Euro & FinanceAfrica’s business and finance industries have a critical role to play alongside in helping governments deliver the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and accountants can be at...
View ArticleNew whistleblower protections must cover also those exposing abuse of...
Justice & Home AffairsThe European Parliament's committee on legal affairs today backed new proposals to protect whistleblowers reporting breaches of European Union law. The S&D Group has been...
View ArticleTackling Ocean Plastics: Experts Weigh in to Raise Awareness of Marine Litter...
Climate & EnvironmentWith growing awareness of the scale and urgency needed to address marine litter, plastics industry leaders1 asked leading academic, sustainability and finance experts to...
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