This March we will be celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome. Let’s use this chance to rebuild our hopes for a better Europe. We want to hear your ideas...
This Week in Strasbourg: Future of Europe, Circular Economy, Conflict Minerals and more... 13 to 16 March 2017 Read more here
After a strong campaign by the Socialists and Democrats, the European Parliament today adopted a new law to exclude conflict minerals from the European market. The law...
Speaking during this morning's plenary debate on the upcoming Rome summit, S&D Group president Gianni Pittella stated: "We cannot, Europe cannot allow itself to go...
Busy agenda this week in Strasbourg! Watch our #EPlenary press conference with S&D President Gianni Pittella and S&D VP Kathleen Van Brempt to see what our priorities are...
Today the Socialists and Democrats Group pushed through ambitious proposals for waste management at a plenary vote in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. S&D MEP...
S&D MEP Iratxe García Pérez comments on the European Parliament's decision to punish MEP Janusz Korwin-Mikke for his declarations against gender equality.
Until women and men can share the responsibilities of family life, true gender equality can never be achieved. Currently only 3% of men in Europe take parental leave...
S&D MEP and European Parliament Rapporteur sums up the Panama Papers Committee of Inquiry's hearings with intermediaries (banks, accountants and law firms). Read more on...
S&D Iratxe García Pérez respond to the misogynistic comments of Polish MEP Janusz Korwin-Mikke. “And of course women must earn less than men. They are weaker, they are...