The President of the Socialists and Democrats Group Gianni Pittella expresses his great concern about the ongoing violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
"The S&D Group is against granting Market Economy Status to China for a simple reason: China, despite the huge efforts it has made, is not yet a market economy. The...
This week, in Strasbourg, German steel workers demonstrated in front of the European Parliament, urging the EU to take action against low tariffs on Chinese imports which...
Read the S&D's 10 Pledges for Solidarity & Development - Become a European Year for Development Ambassador (attached below) Find out more here: https://europa.eu/eyd2015...
Strasbourg, 8th of July. Today, during a crucial vote on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, Socialists & Democrats in the European Parliament forced the...
Strasbourg, 20th of May. After a long campaign, the S&D Group won a tight vote to exclude conflict minerals from the EU market, both as raw materials and as manufactured...
Following a campaign launched last month by the S&D Group, the European Parliament today in Brussels solemnly recognised the genocide of Roma that took place during World...
This is the story of Lucio, in his own words. A story of Migration inside the EU and the problems that should be faced.
In the current debate taking place in the European Parliament on conflict minerals, Socialist & Democrat MEPs are fighting to obtain a binding legislation on the...
Mobile phones, laptops, micro-waves and other electrical appliances, contain minerals extracted from conflict zones, fuelling human exploitation and violence. There is no...