National governments must not block attempts to protect whistleblowers in Europe
Justice & Home AffairsS&D MEPs have urged national ministers to swiftly adopt proposals to protect whistleblowers in the EU. The European Parliament last month backed a series of measures that...
View ArticleInvestEU Programme must be a guarantee for job creation, growth and...
Euro & FinanceThe Socialists and Democrats led today a vote in the economic and monetary affairs committee to establish the InvestEU Programme - a single structure bringing together a multitude of...
View ArticleThe European financial system must throw its weight behind the fight against...
Euro & FinanceThe Socialists and Democrats led today a vote in the economic and monetary affairs committee to facilitate private investment in low-carbon technologies, such as renewable energies,...
View ArticleS&Ds urge heads of state and government to make progress on Eurozone reforms
Euro & FinanceAhead of the Euro Summit on 14 December, the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament call for meaningful progress on the reform of the Eurozone. These demands are also...
View ArticleThe impact of Digital and Artificial Intelligence on audit and finance...
Euro & Finance30 January 2019, Renaissance Hotel, rue du Parnasse, Brussels Finance professionals, auditors and accountants have always exploited emerging technologies to help them complete their...
View ArticleKey Speakers Announced at Europe’s Leading Plastics Recycling Event
Climate & EnvironmentIdentiPlast 2019, the leading European event focused on the recycling and recovery of used plastics, has announced several high-profile speakers. Among the speakers are Dr Nina...
View ArticleThe EU General Court confirms our criticism on the permissibility of harmful...
Climate & EnvironmentToday Socialists and Democrats welcomed the ruling of the General Court according to which the European Commission exceeded its powers by allowing much higher NOX emissions. It...
View ArticleImplementing Medical Device Regulation - COCIR Half-Time Assessment
Health & Consumers26 May 2020 is rapidly approaching; with a further 18 months to go, we are now at the midpoint for the implementation of the Medical Device Regulation. The European Commission...
View ArticlePlenary backs ambitious S&D proposal to tax more tech giants
Euro & FinanceToday the Socialists and Democrats led a broad coalition in the plenary to include digital provider companies such as Netflix or iTunes (Apple) in the digital services tax (DST). The...
View ArticleTax authorities must recognise the risks in implementing digital tax...
Euro & FinanceTax administrations have always looked to the latest technological developments to assist in the task of effectively collecting taxes from the population. The current shift in the...
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E10 ethanol for immediate climate progress in transport
EnergyCOP24 Katowice - European, Brazil and U.S. ethanol organisations at COP24 call for urgent roll out of E10 and higher blend ethanol fuel to help address crisis in transport sector carbon...
View ArticleProgress on technical rules, but more concrete climate action is needed, say...
Climate & EnvironmentFollowing lengthy negotiations that continued on into the evening the COP24 concluded with an agreement that, despite its shortcomings, provides a way forward for the...
View ArticleA sustainable public sector
Euro & Finance28 February 2019 - 01 March 2019Prague Marriott Hotel, Czech Republic ACCA’s flagship event for finance professionals in the public sector.Join hundreds of public sector finance...
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EASA Launches Best Practice Recommendation on Influencer Marketing
Innovation & EnterpriseThe European Advertising Standards Alliance (EASA) has now launched its Best Practice Recommendation on Influencer Marketing. They can be read here. Social media influencers...
View ArticleS&Ds stand with protestors against Viktor Orbán's ‘slave law’
Justice & Home AffairsS&D MEPs today stressed their support for the peaceful protests in Hungary. Fifteen thousand people demonstrated in Budapest over the weekend against new laws that would...
View ArticleProgress on technical rules, but more concrete climate action is needed, say...
Climate & EnvironmentFollowing lengthy negotiations that continued on into the evening, the COP24 concluded with an agreement that, despite its shortcomings, provides a way forward for the...
View ArticleS&Ds secure strong 37.5% CO2 emissions target for new cars in 2030
Climate & EnvironmentOver 25 hours of tough negotiations between the European Parliament and the EU Council were needed to reach a provisional agreement on CO2 reductions for cars and vans. The...
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