Today in Strasbourg, the European Parliament approved clearer rules on energy efficiency labelling. Current A+++ labels no longer reflect the technological advances made...
The European Parliament and Council negotiators reached an agreement last night on the new Regulation on Security of Gas Supply. The new rules ensure a regionally co...
S&D Euro MPs today backed a set of reforms to improve the functioning of the EU, make Europe more democratic and increase the solidarity in the Eurozone. Three reports...
The Socialists and Democrats Group in the European Parliament launched their campaign ‘END Energy Poverty’ in the presence of local and European politicians, citizens and...
S&D MEPs welcome the so-called Energy Union or 'Clean energy for all Europeans' package, to be adopted today by the Commission. The eight legislative proposals seek to...
Following the State of the Union address by European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the S&D Group Gianni Pittella said: "The S&D Group expresses...
Quote of the week "The cement holding the EU together is not just our history, it’s our values!" - Gianni Pittella calling for action from the new Slovak presidency. Last...
In a plenary vote today, the European Parliament backed a proposal to increase targets for energy efficiency and renewable energy by 2030, as demanded by the Socialists...
Over 50 million EU citizens are living in energy poverty and Socialists and Democrats want the new strategy for an Energy Union to bring solutions for them. This is why...
The committee for industry, research and energy in the European Parliament today supported the Socialists and Democrats’ call on the EU to tackle rampant energy poverty...