The European Parliament approved the EU budget for 2017. Following pressure from the S&D Group the budget contains an extra €500 million to help tackle youth unemployment...
Today the European Parliament voted in favour of tougher measures to scrutinise European Commissioners’ declarations of interest. The measures are designed to improve the...
The Socialists and Democrats have unanimously backed the Group president Gianni Pittella as their candidate for the presidency of the European Parliament. S&D Group...
The Socialists and Democrats have unanimously backed the Group president Gianni Pittella as their candidate for the presidency of the European Parliament. S&D Group...
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...
Vice-president Victor Boştinaru represented the S&D Group in the 7th congress of Fatah in Ramallah, and said in his speech at the opening session on Tuesday evening: "Our...
Nearly nine years after the outburst of the financial crisis, the European economy’s recovery remains ‘elusive’ and unable to significantly reduce unemployment or resorb...
A report released by the EU’s Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) today has outlined the devastating situation facing millions of Roma in the EU. Reacting to the report at...
Today the European Parliament’s committee on petitions decided to move forward to investigate working conditions in McDonald’s restaurants across EU member states. The...
Today the all-party environment and health committee in the European Parliament proposed new measures to address the systemic failures identified over the last year by...