Today, the European Parliament, the Commission and the Council started negotiations to modernise the EU’s trade defence instruments. Updating the EU’s rules, which have...
S&D Euro MP Olga Sehnalová today secured a wide majority in the internal market and consumer protection committee on new rules to strengthen national authorities’ powers...
Following a meeting today in Athens with the Greek Prime minister Alexis Tsipras, Gianni Pittella said: "Greece has already paid an enormous price for unjustified...
Quote of the week by S&D President, Gianni Pittella "We call on the leaders meeting in Rome next week to fortify our European house. The more our house is threatened...
The Socialists and Democrats voted today in favour of a strong and integrated EU policy for the Arctic that takes into consideration the geopolitical and environmental...
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...
The European Parliament this week approved an agreement to make the 700 MHz band frequency available for internet use paving the way for 5G internet by 2020. The...
The European Parliament today backed a report outlining its priorities for the 2018 EU budget, which made clear the Parliament would fight to ensure that Europe has the...
The S&Ds are hugely disappointed by today’s verdict that the charges against LuxLeaks whistleblowers will be upheld. On the back of this verdict, the S&Ds will step up...
The S&D Group has today called for the Parliament to prepare a detailed report on combatting terrorism and radicalisation inside the EU, while defending freedoms, the...