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Failing to ratify the Istanbul Convection means failing women facing abuse and domestic violence. Member states must ratify it immediately

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
Ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November, S&Ds are calling on member states to ratify the Istanbul Convention without further delay and to speed up the negotiations to allow the European Union to ratify it as well.
 

S&Ds: Niger is becoming a model of solidarity and security on migration management. Member states must further invest in development

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
At the end of the mission to Niger from 19 to 22 November, where an S&D delegation met with, among others, the president of the National Assembly, the Finance and Foreign Affairs ministers, and visited the UNHCR refugees and asylum seekers centre in Niamey, the IOM transit centre the EUCAP Sahel mission in Agadez, we are happy to say that Niger is becoming, for the whole Sahel region and for some European member states too, a genuine model of the right balance between solidarity, security and the fight against human smugglers.

CLEPA organised the first Counterfeit day

CLEPA
On 22nd November, CLEPA has held a special event called “Counterfeit Day”, providing high-level expertise on the enforcement of intellectual property infringement in the EU and beyond.
 

PES calls for immediate release of Selahattin Demirtas after ECHR ruling, and welcomes statement by Federica Mogherini

PES - Party of European Socialists
The Party of European Socialists calls for the immediate release of the co-leader of its member party HDP, Selahattin Demirtas, after the European Court of Human Rights ordered the termination of his pre-trial detention.
 

S&Ds deplore refusal by Appleby to meet with parliamentarians over tax evasion inquiry

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
A European Parliament’s delegation investigating the Paradise Papers revelations was denied a meeting with Appleby today on the Isle of Man. The S&Ds regret the cancelation of the meeting on a very late notice. This is the second time Appleby, the company at the heart of the Paradise Papers refused to explain itself. Appleby was invited to appear in front of the Parliament’s special committee on financial crimes, tax evasion and tax avoidance for an exchange of views.
 

S&Ds: EU needs a policy shift to keep engaging on democracy and the rule of law

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
Socialist and democrat politicians will today meet with academics and civil society activists in Copenhagen to discuss what the EU can do better to protect democracy and the rule of law in member states.  Participants will reaffirm their commitment to the principles laid out in the Copenhagen Criteria 25 years ago, which ensures all member states have the institutions to preserve democratic governance and human rights. 

CLEPA Newsletter Editorial November 2018: Five minutes to twelve? Bridging electric versus combustion

CLEPA
The negotiations between the European co-legislators on curbing CO2 emissions from cars, vans and trucks are in their final stages. Worryingly, they remain dominated by the artificial divide between ‘pro-electric/pro-climate’ and ‘pro-combustion/pro-status quo’.
That’s too simple a vision to sustain, and it clouds our view on the implications of the new law.
 

Javier Constante, Commercial Vice President, Packaging and Specialty Plastics Business EMEA of DOW Europe will become new President of PlasticsEurope

PlasticsEurope
Javier Constante, Commercial Vice President, Packaging and Specialty Plastics Business EMEA of DOW Europe, has been nominated acting President of PlasticsEurope today. He succeeds Daniele Ferrari, CEO of Versalis (Eni), who was elected President of Cefic (the European Chemical Industry Council) at the end of October.
 

Digitising construction industry must be a priority of Horizon Europe

CECE - Committee for European Construction Equipment
Yesterday, in the framework of the European Forum for Manufacturing CECE hosted a dinner debate at the European Parliament on the subject 'Digitising Construction Machinery: The Role of Research Funding and Regulation'.
 

S&Ds: Europe needs up-to-date infrastructures to connect citizens and businesses, combat climate change and to reduce inequalities between countries and regions

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
Today, the European Parliament’s committees on transport and on industry, energy and research jointly voted to renew the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) instrument for the period 2021-2027. This is a crucial EU funding instrument that helps finance transport infrastructure, energy grids, pipelines as well as broadband networks. MEPs of both committees voted for a total budget of €43.8bn for the instrument – which included €10bn ring-fenced in the Cohesion Fund for transport projects.
 

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