Brussels, 29 September 2020 – 

S&D members in the European Parliament’s legal and consumer protection committees have stated their demands for a safer internet for users, ahead of the European Commission’s much-awaited presentation of the new Digital Services Act. The main purpose of this legislation must be to provide the same type of protection both online and offline. Moreover, S&Ds ask that foreign companies based abroad, such as Amazon, fully comply with European consumer laws.

24/09/2020 – In a high-level virtual conference attended by more than 200 participants, the European sectoral social partners, the European Federation of Building and Woodworkers (EFBWW) and the European Construction Industry Federation (FIEC), presented their joint recommendations to tackle undeclared work in the construction industry.

Nach 40 Tagen Hungerstreik musste Nasrin Sotoudeh vergangene Woche in ein Krankenhaus eingeliefert werden. Die Menschenrechtsanwältin* ist 2018 zum zweiten Mal inhaftiert worden, diesmal mit dem Vorwurf der Verschwörung gegen die iranische Staatsführung. Sie wurde zu 38 Jahren Haft und 148 Peitschenhieben verurteilt.