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Bernd Lange: Tonight’s agreement on dual-use goods is a breakthrough for human rights in trade

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

Today in the late afternoon, negotiators from the European Parliament, the Commission and member states after six years of negotiations finally agreed on stricter rules for the export of dual-use goods, which can be used for both civilian and military ends. Up until now, export restrictions applied to aerospace items, navigation instruments or trucks.

S&Ds set in motion EU-wide Recovery and Resilience Facility

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

Socialists and Democrats in the committees on budget and economic affairs spearheaded an agreement, in a committee vote today, on the future of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF).

The RRF is the fund that will help member states recover from the Covid-19 crisis, by means of shared EU debt provided in the form of grants and loans, according to each country’s needs, based on their own national Recovery and Resilience Plans.

S&Ds vote against ECB candidate to urge Eurogroup to get serious about putting more women in top finance jobs

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

Speaking ahead of the vote on the appointment of Frank Elderson as a member of the executive board of the European Central Bank, Jonás Fernández, S&D spokesperson for economic and monetary affairs, said

Trade policy review: Lange and Van Brempt urge Commission and ministers to give climate goals and labour rights teeth

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

Tomorrow, the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee is set to formally adopt the Parliament’s input into the EU’s trade policy review. The Socialists and Democrats are campaigning for a more progressive and forward-looking EU trade policy, in line with the Green Deal and with labour and human rights. To make climate goals, corporate due diligence and workers’ rights a reality, the enforcement of trade and sustainable development provisions must be strengthened and even include sanction-based mechanisms, say the S&Ds.

Time for America to be a responsible team player again!

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

The Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament warmly congratulate Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on their victory in the United States presidential elections, and call on President Trump to accept his defeat and respect the people’s vote.

S&D leader Iratxe García Pérez MEP said:  

“The American people have spoken. Despite the tight race, Joe Biden has achieved a historic victory, receiving more votes than any presidential candidate ever.

United we can overcome tragedy of Covid-19 pandemic: Javi López and Maria Manuel Leitão Marques call for closer EU-Latin America co-operation

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

A strong call for intensified multi-lateral co-operation to overcome the dire economic, social and humanitarian consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic concluded the 13th Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat), which took place on the 4th and 5th November 2020 in a hybrid online and face-to-face session in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Javi López, S&D MEP and co-president of EuroLat, said:

Failure to launch: white paper explores the role of inappropriate use of IP in blocking access to generic and biosimilar medicines

Medicines for Europe

Patient access to medicines in Europe depends on a thriving generic and biosimilar medicines sector. The sector provides almost 70% of dispensed medicines in Europe helping patients and healthcare professionals manage some of the most challenging health conditions such as cancers, respiratory diseases, auto-immune conditions, diabetes, COVID-19 and others.

The EU should consistently charge no VAT on medicine

Consumer Choice Center (CCC)

Brussels, BE - In a recent move, the European Commission 

Airports set out plan for urgent EU and Government support as financial crisis worsens

ACI Europe

ACI EUROPE today called on the European Commission to urgently adopt an EU Recovery Framework for Aviation and for Governments to provide the requisite funding to support airports - and the recovery of air connectivity.With close to 200 airports already facing the risk of insol

EU will have mechanism linking budget to respect for rule of law for the first time, say Iratxe García and Eider Gardiazabal

S&D - Socialists and Democrats

For two years the Socialists and Democrats have been fighting for an efficient mechanism that will make access to funds from the EU budget conditional on respecting the rule of law and EU fundamental values. After a difficult negotiation with the EU Council, which only started three weeks ago because the Council blocked any progress for two years, the Parliament and the Council finally reached an agreement this morning on a new mechanism.

The leader of the S&D Group, Iratxe García MEP, said:

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