Today Matthias Groote, S&D spokesperson on climate, welcomed the proposal of the European Commission to reform the Emissions Trading System (ETS). The S&D Group had...
Air pollution is estimated to cause more than 400,000 premature deaths in the European Union every year, and an important part of those emissions comes from the...
The European Union currently imports half of the resources it consumes, while throwing away annually around 600 million tonnes of waste that could be reused. Socialists...
A Market Stability Reserve (MSR) mechanism will be introduced to re-balance the Emissions Trading System (ETS) following a vote today in the European Parliament. Surplus...
The European Union is finally updating its Drinking Water Directive, which was initially drafted in the 1980s. Today, the Socialists and Democrats in the European Union...
Today the German city Essen won the award 'European Green Capital 2017' in Bristol (UK) Matthias Groote, S&D spokesperson on the environment and former member of the jury...
Around 600 million tonnes of waste that could be reused are just thrown away in Europe every year. The European Union is working on new legislation to transform this...
Following the decision by the president of the European Parliament to send the report on TTIP back to the international trade committee, the S&D Group reaffirms its...
At their meeting in Brussels today, Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament restated their position – officially adopted last March – to exclude Investor...
Today the international trade committee in the European Parliament voted on its priorities for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the EU...