The European Parliament adopted today in Strasbourg by a large majority - 441 votes for, 205 against and 52 abstentions - the annual report on equality between men and...
S&D Euro MPs will call on the EU to grant effective protection to asylum seekers who are at risk from genital mutilation in their home country, during a debate today in...
Today, Marc Tarabella, a Belgian socialist, won over a majority of MEPs in the European Parliament committee on women's rights and gender equality for the introduction of...
Gianni Pittella, president of the Socialists and Democrats Group in the European Parliament, said: "I want to pay tribute, on behalf of the Group, to all those who are...
The European Socialists and Democrats called on the EU member states to actively implement the 2012-2016 EU Strategy towards the eradication of human trafficking, as the...
The Socialists and Democrats Group in the European Parliament today welcomed the decision by the German governing coalition to introduce a 30% mandatory quota for women...
The Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament expressed their great satisfaction at the award of the 2014 Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought to the Congolese...
In Europe, 33% of women have suffered some form of sexual violence since the age of 15. Many women are victims of abuse and violence whose magnitude is underestimated by...
Following the vote for the new EU Commission led by Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker today in the EP plenary in Strasbourg, S&D Group president Gianni Pittella...
The Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament awarded the 2014 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to the Congolese gynaecologist Dr Denis Mukwege. The...