A growing number of women and children are travelling to Europe fleeing war and persecution. According to UNHCR, as of January 2016, the majority of those arriving in the...
Today the European Parliament backed a reform of EU port services as proposed by the Socialists and Democrats, led by MEP Knut Fleckenstein. This was the EU's third...
The standing committee of experts of the European Commission was expected to vote this week on whether to extend the authorisation of glyphosate, the world’s most used...
The S&D Group has criticised right wing groups in the European Parliament for using terror attacks to try and score political points. The Group reiterated its support for...
Wednesday 9 March Council and Commission statements - Preparation of the European Council meeting of 17 and 18 March 2016 and outcome of the EU-Turkey summit Gianni...
Socialists and Democrats want to block a proposal by the European Commission to extend the authorisation of glyphosate, a substance used as a herbicide worldwide which...
The S&D Group organised today in the European Parliament a public seminar on 'Saving the Jordan River - Water, environmental protection and trust-building in the Middle...
European Socialists and Democrats express their dissatisfaction with the decision by the Latvian court to sentence Maxim Koptelov, an author of a petition calling for...
The European Commission today presented its assessment of the implications of the UN COP21 (21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on...
The Socialists and Democrats today call on the European Commission and the EU Council to fully respect the role of social partners in Europe, following a meeting with...