The S&D Group secretariat (central administration) is based in the European Parliament in the heart of Brussels.  Our 250 staff of multicultural backgrounds, not only from all the 27 member states but also much further afield, are committed to providing dedicated support for the work of the members and for the overall functioning of the S&D Group.

The secretariat has three key roles:

  • to offer political advice, information and research to support political decision-making
  • to assist in policy development and negotiation
  • to provide logistical support and technical assistance for Group activities
DEPARTMENT: INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL COORDINATION AND CONSTITUTIVE

The Department Internal and External Coordination and Constitutive is responsible for the work of the of Parliament's governing bodies and S&D Group's governing bodies: the Conference of Presidents, the EP Bureau, the Quaestors and the Conference of Committee Chairs, as well as the S&D Bureau, the S&D Heads of Delegation, the S&D Coordinators and the S&D Group itself. The Department is also responsible for the preparation and smooth running of the monthly plenary sessions and maintaining the Group's working relations with the Council of European Union and the European Commission. 

Security of EP official missions: Crisis Cell
Coordination of meetings with S&D-linked European Commissioners and their respective Cabinets - “Contact Group”
UNIT: INTERNAL COORDINATION
UNIT: EXTERNAL COORDINATION