This paper reflects the position of the S&D Group, as the most progressive and pro-European family in the European Parliament, on the constitutional future of Europe. It...
The digital revolution should neither leave anybody behind nor lead to a ‘race to the bottom’ with regard to labour and social standards. It must contribute to...
An open and free media landscape with divergent opinions and ideas is a key aspect in democratic societies. Media pluralism is considered highly important with regard to...
Africa is at the heart of our globalised world. Although it is a continent often seen through the lens of global problems, it is also at the forefront in creating new...
LGBTI rights are human rights: according to international human rights standards, every nation is obliged to protect all lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, trans and intersex...
The EU Cohesion Policy is the main investment instrument in the EU - a powerful tool for financing jobs and growth, improving the quality of citizens' lives and creating...
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set up a framework for global efforts to improve people's lives worldwide by addressing extreme poverty in its many forms and...
S&D as a group has been at the forefront of the global fight against poverty, discrimination and inequality. We’ve fought hard to ensure adequate funding has been...
Europe's values are under threat. They are being challenged by the rise of ideologies of intolerance, racism, xenophobia, violence and by narratives that go against the...
The EU trade policy has to reflect our social-democratic values of justice and solidarity. The Lisbon Treaty gave the European Parliament new powers in the area of trade...