Any counter-measures targeting us or the EU taken by the brutal regime of Iran will not stop us from denouncing the lack of democracy, freedom and respect of human rights in the country.
The Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament led a majority in the EP committee on the internal market and consumer protection for the creation of a European repository for online political advertising. This is a major victory for the S&D Group in the EP significantly improving the legislative proposal, made by the European Commission to the European Parliament and the member states.
The Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament push for the European Union to develop our own capacity for the production of semiconductors, also known as chips, to keep our industry running and jobs in Europe.
S&Ds are proud of a good and balanced agreement on the EU legislative package on capital requirements for banks, which was voted on today by the Parliament’s committee on economic and monetary affairs.
The S&Ds have today secured a joint call of the European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee for a much-needed European legislation on the minimum income scheme*. An adequate minimum income is necessary to help families in need to pay the bills and live in dignity. That is why it was important to include this call in the resolution on adequate minimum income, adopted this morning.
The European Commission must ensure that its much-awaited proposal on the retail investment strategy includes a full inducement ban, which would end conflicts of interest in financial advice.
The European Commission must act swiftly to stop greenwashing in financial markets – the S&Ds have urged ahead of today’s debate on practices of sustainable investment funds at the European Parliament’s plenary session in Strasbourg.
