In reaction to the European Commission’s umpteenth postponement of its pharmaceutical package, the S&D Group will not attend the European Parliament’s Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) meeting with the Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakides, scheduled this Thursday, 30 March.

Today, S&D MEPs led the way for asylum and migration reform based on solidarity and shared responsibility, which fully respects the individual right to asylum. With a clear majority to start negotiations with the Council as soon as possible, we are committed to finding an agreement before the end of the mandate in 2024.

Today, EU member states have finally backed the decision to reach the target of fully zero-emission new cars after 2035.

Brussels, Belgium

In a vote led by the Socialists and Democrats today, the civil liberties, justice and home affairs committee supported new legal migration rules that will help deal with labour market shortages in the EU and that will help stop the illegal exploitation of migrant workers.