The S&D Group has adopted a position paper outlining its approach to LGBTI rights. The paper calls on the EU and member states to do more to ensure these rights are...
The European Union-Kosovo Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (SAPC) held its first meeting in Pristina (Kosovo) on the 16 and 17 May 2016. This...
Following today’s launch of the EDUCA campaign in Rome, in the presence of EU Commissioner for humanitarian aid, Christos Stylianides, the president of the Socialists and...
Quote of the week Trafficking in human beings is a gender issue. The most robust data we have available suggests that at least 80% of victims of trafficking are women. Of...
Following today's adoption by the European Parliament of a resolution regarding the situation in the Gambia, S&D MEP David Martin stated: "The European Parliament sent a...
Following today's adoption by the European Parliament of a resolution on the situation in Djibouti, S&D MEP and vice-president for foreign affairs Victor Boştinaru said:...
At the request of the Socialists and Democrats, the European Parliament today voted on a resolution against granting Market Economy Status to China. The text stresses the...
S&D Euro MP Marie Arena today won a majority in the European Parliament on a progressive proposal to extend the minimum duration of parental leave from four to six months...
The European Parliament today backed an EU law which will increase transparency in order to fight aggressive tax planning by big multinationals in Europe. Companies with...
S&D Euro MPs today backed a resolution calling on member states to take action against trafficking in human beings, of which the majority are women. S&D Group...