Quote of the week by S&D MEP Tonino Picula on EU-US relations

‘End the Cage Age!’ The European Parliament has just approved a resolution in the framework of the European Citizens Initiative and supported by over 1.4 million European citizens across all member states. It stems from Article13 TFEU, which recognises animals - such as hens, calves, pigs, and farmed rabbits - as sentient beings.

The European Parliament adopted its resolution on the conflict of interests of the prime minister of the Czech Republic, Andrej Babiš. The Socialists and Democrats consider it unacceptable for a member of the European Council to abuse his position and make it possible to misuse EU funds. The resolution adopted by the MEPs comes as a result of a debate on the case held during the last plenary session in May 2021.

Lara Wolters MEP, S&D negotiator on the file, said:

Özlem Alev Demirel, Mitglied im Ausschuss für auswärtige Angelegenheiten des Europäischen Parlaments, erklärt zur beschlossenen Einführung des neuen Instruments für Nachbarschaftspolitik,

Today is a good day for the international cooperation and for the external dimension of the European Union. Today is the day we finally kick off ´Global Europe´, also known as the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI), the EU’s financial instrument - worth EUR 79.5 billion - to promote EU values, principles and interests worldwide, with specific regard to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the objectives of the Paris Agreement.