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Intended suspension of anti-dumping duties keeps floodgates for unfair and high-carbon Chinese imports open

European Aluminium

Brussels, 10 September 2021 – European Aluminium, the voice of the European aluminium value chain, warns against the Commission’s proposed 9-month suspension of the definitive anti-dumping duties on Chinese aluminium flat-rolled products. A key contributor to the European Green Deal, the sector is worried about the block’s contradictory trade enforcement actions and sounds the alarm about the suspension’s devastating impact on EU industries beyond aluminium.

S&Ds put forward 10 key priorities ahead of the debate on the State of the Union

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

The Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament want to influence the political agenda of the European Union to bring new impetus to crucial policies that can no longer wait.

A few days ahead of the State of the Union debate, the president of the S&D Group, Iratxe García Pérez, handed a letter to the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, outlining the demands of the Socialists and Democrats for the 2022 Working Programme and for the following years until the end of this legislative cycle.

Making European Policies work

EIPA

Europeans are faced with a variety of challenges that can only be addressed through close cooperation between national and European administrations. On 28 October 2021, the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) will host a virtual event entitled “Making European Policies Work – Next Generation EIPA”, with a focus on the new challenges for EU policy implementation.

ChargeUp Europe welcomes Efacec as its latest member

ChargeUp Europe

Extending the strength of the voice of the electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure industry

ChargeUp Europe, the voice of the EV charging infrastructure industry in Europe, is happy to announce Efacec as its new member, the 17th, highlighting the upward trend of the emobility momentum in Southern Europe.

"Europe cannot tackle the climate crisis alone"

VDMA - Mechanical Engineering Industry

Brussels/Frankfurt, 9 September 2021 – Commenting on the discussions on European climate policy in the European Parliament, Thilo Brodtmann, VDMA Executive Director, says:

SGI Europe Reaction to the 2021 Strategic Foresight Report

SGI Europe

Today [8th September 2021], the European Commission adopted its 2021 Strategic Foresight Report, putting forward a future-looking and multidisciplinary perspective on the EU's open strategic autonomy around four challenges: climate change and environmental challenges; digital hyperconnectivity and technological transformation; pressure on democracy and values; and shifts in the global order and demography.

Commenting on this new Foresight Report, Valeria Ronzitti, SGI Europe General Secretary, said:

Former ambassador Ed Kronenburg joins Hague Corporate Affairs as Associate Partner

Hague Corporate Affairs

Ed Kronenburg has been appointed Associate Partner at Hague Corporate Affairs (“Hague”). As part of his role, he will be advising Dutch and French clients from Hague’s office in Paris, a familiar ground for this former Dutch ambassador in France. Hague is a Pan-European consultancy agency specialised in public affairs and corporate communications.

Obesity causes 4 million deaths per year and the Progressives want to put an end to it

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

Progressives from three continents will debate the issue of obesity – a growing major public health problem and the leading cause of preventable death worldwide. The webinar will take place on 9 September 2021 (Thursday) from 14:00 to 15:30 (CET). The Global Progressive Forum event will be livestreamed on the following websites:

https://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu

Afghan women are S&Ds candidate for the 2021 Sakharov Prize

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

Today the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament decided to nominate a collective of Afghan women for the 2021 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. They are women activists, politicians, journalists and teachers who have been fighting for women’s rights, including in the fields of education and political participation, and were themselves part of the political and associative life in Afghanistan before the Taliban seized the control.   

Lebanese authorities must take immediate action to save people from extreme poverty. Radical change only possible through free and fair elections

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

Following a three-day fact-finding mission to Beirut, the S&D delegation, led by Vice-President Pedro Marques, and composed of MEPs Isabel Santos, Tonino Picula, Evin Incir and Nora Mebarek, announced that the Socialists and Democrats will request an urgent debate in the next plenary of the European Parliament in Strasbourg to discuss the dreadful situation in Lebanon and how the country can be relaunched.

The S&D vice-president responsible for foreign policy, Pedro Marques MEP, said:

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