S&Ds strengthen system of financial supervision in Europe
Euro & FinanceIn tough negotiations, S&D MEP Pervenche Berès succeeded today in reaching an agreement between the European Parliament and member states on an EU strengthened system of financial...
View ArticleS&Ds: Trump wants to recognise Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Golan...
Public AffairsThe S&D Group protests against the latest appalling tweet by U.S. president Donald Trump promising the recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. S&D Group...
View ArticleS&Ds on Brexit: EU shows leadership where May has failed. She must work with...
UK in EuropeFollowing the decision last night of EU leaders to delay Brexit until 12 April, or 22 May if a withdrawal agreement is approved, S&D Group leader Udo Bullmann and S&D Group...
View ArticleACCA’s focus on the ‘big themes’ affecting the accountancy profession
InfoSocietyAhead of its new strategic year, ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) announces today a programme that examines the themes and issues that impact the accountancy...
View Article98% of European Plastics Production Covered by the OCS Programme
Climate & EnvironmentFollowing the release of its first Operation Clean Sweep® (OCS) report in 2017, PlasticsEurope has made the OCS programme a top priority in 2018, setting new targets for its...
View ArticleS&Ds request to quickly approve European market infrastructure regulation (EMIR)
Euro & FinanceS&Ds condemn the lack of ambition of member states to reinforce the regulatory framework on Central Counterparties. On the 20th of March, the Governing Council of the European...
View ArticleThe future of transport: the challenge of new technologies for road safety
TransportThursday 16 May 2019 | 9h30 – 12h30Parc du Cinquantenaire 11 - Brussels, 1000 Belgium The International Motor Vehicle Inspection Committee (CITA), under the patronage of Romanian Presidency of...
View ArticleThe EU Parliament backs Marita Ulvkosg’s proposal to end the seasonal time...
InfoSocietyThe European Parliament has taken up the demand signed by four million Europeans to stop changing the clock one hour ahead or one hour back every six months. Today it backed the report...
View ArticleS&Ds push for sustainability and for affordable prices in the reform of the...
EnergyToday, the European Parliament backed the final agreement with the EU Council on the reform of the internal electricity market. Socialists and Democrats played a crucial role to ensure that the...
View ArticleFinal EU tax report voted: How to stop losing €825.000.000.000 a year to tax...
Euro & FinanceFollowing leadership from the Socialists and Democrats, the most ambitious report from the European Parliament so far on how to tackle tax evasion, tax avoidance and money laundering...
View ArticleEU Momentum Building: NGOs Call on the EU to Close its Ivory Market
Trade & SocietyJoint press release by the International Fund for Animal Welfare and Born Free Foundation, David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation, European Association of Zoos and Aquaria, Conservation...
View ArticleNational governments must stop blocking proposals to allow EU citizens to...
InfoSocietyThe European Parliament today approved proposals that would allow EU consumers to bring lawsuits collectively against large companies, a process known as collective redress. However, the...
View ArticleS&Ds remain firmly committed to Ukraine’s territorial integrity
Global EuropeThe European Parliament will debate tonight the current situation in Crimea. Five years after Russia’s illegal annexation of the peninsula in 2014, the Socialists and Democrats remain...
View ArticleS&Ds: Mr. Trump thinks he can give Golan Heights to his friend Mr Netanyahu...
Public AffairsThe S&D Group fiercely protests against the decision to recognise the occupied Golan Heights as Israeli territory. S&D Group vice-president for foreign affairs Elena Valenciano...
View ArticleParliament backs action against discrimination and harassment of people of...
Justice & Home AffairsThe European Parliament today for the first time supported a report on the fundamental rights of people of African descent. Harassment and discrimination towards people of...
View ArticleEurope remains core market for private employment industry
Social Europe & JobsThe 2019 Economic Report of the World Employment Confederation shows that private employment services developed positively in Europe in 2017. Agency work remains a core segment...
View ArticleS&Ds push for more funds in the EU 2021-2027 budget to support third...
Euro & FinanceSocialists and Democrats voted today in favour of a new ‘Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument’ (NDICI) that merges most of the EU’s current external...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament sends strong signal of support for countries wishing to...
EnlargementToday, the European Parliament voted on the new financial Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA III) devoted to support the candidate and potential candidate countries during the next...
View ArticleS&Ds behind the two-state solution: No EU member state embassy in Jerusalem
Public AffairsCommenting on the situation in the Middle East and the ongoing escalation of violence around the Gaza Strip, S&D Group president Udo Bullmann said: "We have followed with concern the...
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