Our Team

The S&D Group secretariat (central administration) is based in the European Parliament in the heart of Brussels.  Our 250 staff of multicultural backgrounds, not only from all the 27 member states but also much further afield, are committed to providing dedicated support for the work of the members and for the overall functioning of the S&D Group.

The secretariat has three key roles:

  • to offer political advice, information and research to support political decision-making
  • to assist in policy development and negotiation
  • to provide logistical support and technical assistance for Group activities
UNIT: FOREIGN AFFAIRS, HUMAN RIGHTS, SECURITY AND DEFENCE

This unit covers the work of the parliamentary committees on foreign affairs (dealing with the EU's external diplomatic relations and European enlargement policy) and security and defence issues.

Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
Sub-Committee on Human Rights (DROI)
Sub-Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE)
Democracy support and election observation; European Endowment for Democracy
Urgency resolutions
Euronest Parliamentary Assembly
Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean
Willy Brandt Steering Committee (enlargement and Eastern neighbourhood)