Today the European Parliament endorsed the accession of the European Union to the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic...
S&D Group vice-president Tanja Fajon and S&D member of the European Parliament’s women's rights committee Julie Ward took part in a cross-party delegation from the...
Reacting to the adoption yesterday of a contentious judiciary reform in the Polish Sejm, the Socialists and Democrats call on the Polish government to return to the rule...
Europe has taken a new step forward to combat and prevent all forms of violence against women. Yesterday evening, the civil liberties and women’s rights and gender...
Ahead of the two-day G20 summit starting tomorrow in Hamburg, the Socialists and Democrats call on the leaders to deliver on global challenges such as sustainable...
The Socialists and Democrats voted today in the plenary in favour of the Commission’ proposal for a European Fund for Sustainable Development (EFSD) aimed at mobilising...
An S&D delegation* dealing with women’s rights and gender equality issues will be in Ragusa (Sicily) from 29 June to 1 July to evaluate the current working conditions of...
Today in Strasbourg, the Socialists and Democrats voted in favour of a report calling for an EU strategy to end and prevent the gender pension gap, in spite of attempts...
The S&D Group in the European Parliament today backed a resolution on the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo expressing concerns over the growing violence and...
Speaking on the EU contribution to a Sahel regional force, S&D Group president Gianni Pittella said: “Investing in security and in the fight against terrorism in Africa...