S&Ds call on member states to respect Parliament’s progressive trade...
Global EuropeTrade & SocietyStrasbourg, 14 September 2017The European Parliament today adopted an S&D report on modernising the trade pillar of the EU-Chile association agreement concluded in...
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Innovation & EnterprisePublic AffairsStrasbourg, 14 September 2017Despite resistance from the conservatives, the European Parliament today adopted a number of measures to enhance the transparency...
View ArticleCommission's New Skills Agenda: access to quality education and training must...
Social Europe & JobsEducationStrasbourg, 14 September 2017The European Parliament today backed an S&D-led report on a New Skills Agenda for Europe, which stresses the need to upgrade European...
View Article#EuropeTogether in Valencia: Investing in Europe. Investing in people - The...
Social Europe & JobsBrussels, 14 September 2017This Friday the S&D Group in the European Parliament, alongside the PES Group in the Committee of the Regions and partners, is bringing its series...
View ArticlePES: Youth Guarantee funding extension vital to fight unemployment
Social Europe & JobsEducationThe Party of European Socialists welcomes the European Parliament's vote yesterday to provide an extension of funding for the hugely successful Youth Guarantee.Led by...
View ArticleS&Ds back proposals to strengthen the supervision of financial markets
Euro & FinanceBrussels, 20 September 2017The Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament today welcomed the European Commission’s plan to reform the micro-prudential supervisory...
View ArticleRenewable energy is too valuable to be wasted
EnergySustainable Dev.Climate & Environment Our associations represent EU manufacturers of innovative construction products and raw materials for the building envelope. The building envelope is...
View ArticleThree scenarios for health in Europe in 2037
Health & ConsumersEHFG offers three scenarios for health in 2037: “The Future is Local,” “Your Health, Your Responsibility,” “Technology Delivers”.Scenarios offer checklist of options for policy...
View ArticleVDMA: Die EU muss aus CETA lernen
Trade & SocietyVertrag mit Kanada bringt Handelserleichterungen Gemischte Abkommen sind der falsche Weg in der EU HandelspolitikFrankfurt/Brüssel, 21. September 2017 – Das Inkrafttreten des...
View ArticleOnline sellers should be legally required to take on the duties of “producer”...
InfoSocietyTrade & Society20 September 2017 On 13 September over 80 delegates from across 12 different countries met to discuss ways to tackle the growing number of online market places that fail...
View ArticleDigital giants must start paying their share of tax – a common EU tax system...
Euro & FinanceBrussels, 21 September 2017S&D Euro MPs today called on EU governments to find a sustainable solution to build a fair and efficient corporate tax system in Europe. The call came...
View ArticleS&Ds host Africa Week in Brussels and call for focus on youth and the future...
Global EuropeBrussels, 21 September 2017Next week Africa will be at the centre of the activities of the S&D Group and its partners, both from Africa and Europe. From 25 - 28 September 2017, the...
View ArticlePittella and Valenciano: President of Catalonia should immediately call off...
Social Europe & JobsMed & SouthBrussels, 21 September 2017Commenting on the ongoing situation in Catalonia, S&D Group President Gianni Pittella and Vice President Elena Valenciano said:...
View ArticleTaxation of the Digital Economy: go for the International path first, says ACCA
Euro & FinanceInfoSocietyReacting to the publication of the European Commission Communication on “A Fair and Efficient Tax System in the European Union for the Digital Single Market”, ACCA (The...
View ArticleStrengthening partnership with Latin America is a priority for the EU, say...
Global EuropeThe EU-Latin America parliamentary assembly (Eurolat) closed today in El Salvador with a plenary meeting, after four days of work between members of both continents. Since Monday, several...
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