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Parliament backs S&D’s call for full investigation into Cambridge Analytica scandal

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
Following pressure from the S&D Group, the European Parliament will launch a series of three hearings into the misuse of millions of people’s data by Facebook and Cambridge Analytica.  The hearings follow the meeting between Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the leaders of the political groups in the Parliament. The hearings will be led by the Parliament’s civil liberties, justice and home affairs committee, with the first one taking place on Monday 4 June 2018.
 

Stop cracking down on women’s rights activists, say the S&Ds to the government of Saudi Arabia

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
Socialists and Democrats were the leading political force behind the resolution that was adopted today by the European Parliament to condemn the recent cracking down on women’s right activists in Saudi Arabia.  At least 11 people were arrested, mostly women, for promoting the right of women to drive. Four of them were reportedly released, but the rest could face long prison sentences. We demand their immediate release and ask the EU member states for targeted measures against Saudi individuals implicated in grave human rights violations.
 

Women’s empowerment must be central to EU’s foreign policy

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
The European Parliament today backed the S&D Group’s call for female empowerment to be put at the heart of the EU’s foreign policy. Progressive MEPs in the Parliament ensured that the report highlighted the importance of women’s empowerment and their right to sexual and reproductive self-determination, as a pre-condition for sustainable development.
 
Linda McAvan, chair of the European Parliament’s development committee said:
 

The true cost of a Big Mac - S&Ds urge Commission to crack down on abusive zero-hour contracts

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
ALLAN, Tim 31/05/2018 Employment, social affairs & gender equality, Justice, liberties, citizenship & home affairsShare it Facebook Twitter 
Stamp of ZERO HOUR CONTRACTS
Following a series of petitions sent to the European Parliament signed by more than 31,000 people, the S&D Group has urged the Commission to crack down on multinational companies that use abusive zero-hour contracts. The petitions were linked to a campaign by McDonalds’ workers fighting for better working conditions and an end to precarious contracts.
 

S&Ds: more needs to be done to make the European Pillar of Social Rights and the Education and Culture programmes a concrete reality

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
The new legislative proposals for the European Social Policy 2021-2027 presented by the European Commission focus on making the European Pillar of Social Rights a reality and composes of the European Social Fund Plus with the budget of €101.2 billion, and the European Globalisation Fund of €1.6 billion.  However, the S&D Group is concerned that while the new ESF+ fund merges a number of funds fighting youth unemployment, inequalities, social exclusion, poverty and investing in mobility and skills of European citizens, this makes the rules less clear and the budget 6% less.

The eurozone needs a real budget, not a token effort, say S&Ds

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
Euro sign drowning in the sea
The Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament today expressed their disappointment with the Commission’s proposals on a budget for the eurozone.
 
S&D Group spokesperson on economic and monetary affairs, Pervenche Berès stated:
 
"The 2008 financial crisis made it clear that the eurozone needed a specific budget to help its members cope with macroeconomic shocks. Since then, the Socialists and Democrats have campaigned for such a reform.
 

Electronic Communications Code: ETNO expresses concern and proposes 5 urgent actions

ETNO - European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association
Brussels, 31 May 2018 – ETNO, the Association representing Europe’s leading telecom operators, is following with attention and concern the final discussions on the European Electronic Communications Code (“the Code”) that are poised to conclude next week.
 

No more cheating with the mileage of second-hand cars, says S&D MEP Ismail Ertug

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
Manipulating the odometer to pretend that a vehicle has fewer kilometres than it really does is too easy and too cheap. That is how many Europeans end up being cheated when they buy a second-hand car.
 
Tomorrow the European Parliament will back a report by S&D MEP Ismail Ertug which aims to create legal, technical and operational barriers to make manipulations either impossible or so time consuming, difficult and expensive that it doesn't pay off.
 

European Commission needs to act so that rights of civil partners are respected in EU member states

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
S&D MEPs today called for the European Commission to come forward with proposals to ensure that EU member states respect the rights of citizens who are in civil partnerships and provide them with the same advantages as marriages in case of an separation or annulment of their relationship.
 
S&D Group spokesperson for the issue, Evelyne Gebhardt, said:
 

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