Wildlife trafficking has become big business, worth an estimated €20 billion annually. It is one of the major forms of organised crime, and the EU is one of the main...
Over 400,000 Europeans die prematurely every year due to the bad quality of the air they breathe. This is why the European Parliament today passed a new law to reduce the...
Following the UN Climate (COP22) summit which took place in Marrakech last week, tomorrow the members of the European Parliament will discuss future action with...
Today the Council, Commission and European Parliament’s negotiators reached a final agreement on rules to exclude so-called 'conflict minerals' or 'blood minerals' from...
For over three years the European Union has been trying to update its plant health legislation to avoid the entry of non-native harmful pests and diseases. The Socialists...
The European Union is reviewing its Security of Gas Supply regulation, in place since 2010, with the Socialists and Democrats demanding stronger coordination between...
In the presence of UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon and French minister Ségolène Royale, the Parliament today backed the ratification of the COP 21 world climate...
Press conference with Gianni Pittella on Tuesday at 10.10 in room LOW N-1/201. Watch the action live : www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu Our Priorities ▶ Tues 4 October...
Ahead of the meeting of the 28 environment ministers tomorrow, leading S&D MEPs called on the Council to support the deal reached last year in the UN Climate Conference...
Following the EU Council meeting in Bratislava, the leader of the Socialists and Democrats Group in the European Parliament, Gianni Pittella, stated: “We have heard a lot...