Dozens of experts took part in the Euractiv debate in Paris co organised by the PKEE. This was already the second international discussion on the European electricity market. The series of events organised in countries with functioning capacity markets commenced with a Tuesday debate in Madrid. The expert debates are intended to contribute to the negotiation process on the regulation of the Union’s electricity market that should be completed during the Austrian Presidency in the second half of 2018.

Following the joint high-level conference on 11 April 2018 on the topic of “A better copyright for quality higher education and research in Europe and beyond”, ETUCE, EFEE and COMMUNIA have issued joint conclusions directed towards the EU institutions in the context of the upcoming EU Copyright Directive.

The Party of European Socialists calls for all progressives and its member parties to support the historic agreement on the decade-long name dispute and for the governments of Athens and Skopje that reached it.

PES president Sergei Stanishev said:

Major players in the European mobility sector signed a road safety pledge to contribute to achieving zero traffic fatalities by 2050. The coalition includes the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA), the association of national motoring organisations (FIA Region I), with strong support from the Dutch Bicycle and Automotive Industry Association (RAI Vereniging) and the Royal Dutch Touring Club (ANWB).

From niche technology, wind energy is now a global success story. wind industry provides 260,000 quality high-skilled jobs in Europe. On a global scale, that figure is now 1.15 million.