The S&D Group today backed visa-free travel for Ukrainian citizens visiting the EU. S&D vice-president Tanja Fajon said: “The S&D Group has been a staunch supporter of...
The Socialists and Democrats welcome today’s formal approval of lower inter-operator roaming charges by the European Parliament, the last piece of legislation needed to...
Following the adoption yesterday in Strasbourg by the European Parliament of the report on addressing refugee and migrant movements - the role of EU External Action - S&D...
"We are deeply concerned by the report in the respected Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, which claims that more than 100 men, suspected of being gay, were rounded up and...
In today’s era of ‘alternative facts’, the left must fight back against the dangerous tide of fake news on social media. Speaking in a debate in Strasbourg, S&D MEPs...
Ahead of today’s debate in the plenary on the situation in Venezuela, the S&D Group voiced concerns about the recent developments in the country and called on the EU and...
The European Parliament today voted in favour of the revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), which sets the framework and spending ceilings for the EU’s...
Speaking during a debate on the European Parliament’s resolution on Brexit today in Strasbourg, S&D Group president Gianni Pittella said: “We are relieved that an...
Today, the European Parliament voted on a new law to tighten the requirements for medical devices. The new law will set rules for medical devices right through from...
Following this afternoon's discussion in the European Parliament on addressing refugee and migrant movements, S&D vice-president Elena Valenciano said: "The EU must pay...