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Food Fermentation Europe launches, calling on EU to speed up in global race on sustainable food innovation

With Europe in the midst of severe drought and food security at risk again, it is clear that a more resilient and sustainable food production system is needed.

Iratxe García on the migration debate: “No wall will stop the human instinct for survival”

Today, in the plenary session in Strasbourg, Iratxe García expressed her dismay at the recent deaths in the Mediterranean Sea and the lack of humanity in the management of migration flows towards Europe. She also called on the EPP to be constructive and support a New Pact on Migration and Asylum based on solidarity and on EU values.

S&Ds lead overwhelming support for Windsor Framework as a new chapter in EU-UK relations

Today, a huge majority in the European Parliament welcomed the so-called Windsor Framework as a new joint understanding that allows more flexible and more effective implementation of the trading arrangements for goods entering Northern Ireland from Great Britain, so that both the EU’s Single Market and the Good Friday Agreement can be fully safeguarded.

EU needs a law on minimum income to end poverty

The EU needs a law to ensure an adequate minimum income in all member states, urged the European Parliament today with the S&Ds a driving force behind this joint call. Binding measures are vital to ensure an end to poverty so that people in need can live in dignity.

S&Ds call for an inclusive socio-ecological transformation of our economies that benefit all

The EU must ensure a progressive economic policy to fight inflation as well as social and environmental imbalances so we can realise an inclusive socio-ecological transformation of our economies that benefit all, urged S&Ds as the European Parliament today adopted its annual reports on the European Semester.

S&Ds: apply the same sanctions to Belarus as to Russia

In order to acknowledge the Lukashenka regime's complicity in Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, the EU must impose comparable sanctions on Belarus as it has done on Russia.

S&Ds: Prime Minister Netanyahu's judicial reforms put democracy and rule of law in Israel in danger

Following S&D´s request, we welcome that the European Parliament has held a debate with EU High Representative Josep Borrell on the deterioration of democracy in Israel and the consequences on the occupied territories. Democracy and rule of law in Israel are at risk.

S&Ds: Swift reform of EU fiscal rules key to avoid austerity, realise green and social goals

The EU needs to reform its outdated and inefficient fiscal rules without any further delay, urged the S&Ds in reaction to today’s meeting of EU finance ministers who adopted a common position on parts of the necessary reforms. A swift makeover of the fiscal rules is key to avoid the return to austerity as well as to meet green and social goals.

S&Ds: Cost of improving energy performance of buildings must not be on the shoulders of vulnerable

The European Parliament voted in favour of provisions, tabled by the Group of the Socialists and Democrats, on the updated EU Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings, which will make it possible to have a climate neutral building stock by 2050. The new rules set the so-called Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS).

Data sharing will be more secure and consumer-friendly, thanks to the S&Ds

The Socialists and Democrats led a majority in the European Parliament for the vote in plenary on their priorities improving the legislative proposal by the European Commission, known as the Data Act. This legislation will establish common rules governing the sharing of data generated by the use of connected products or related services, like the Internet of Things (IoT) or industrial machines.

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