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Socialists and trade unions are called upon to secure workers’ rights amidst digital revolution, urges Udo Bullmann ahead of 1st of May

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
 
Speaking ahead of Labour Day on 1st of May, the Group leader of the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, Udo Bullmann, said:
 
“On 1st of May we celebrate workers and their trade unions, and we assess future challenges and struggles to defend workers’ rights.
 

Commissioner Arias Cañete welcomes the Refining Industry’s Vision 2050 and expressed his confidence that the industry could contribute to meeting the long-term climate objectives

Brussels, 25 April 2018: The eighth edition of the EU Refining Forum which attracted around 130 participants representing Member States, the Commission, Industry and other stakeholders gave the opportunity to the refining industry to outline its Vision 2050, a long-term strategy for low carbon liquid fuels and other refinery products, progressively using new feedstocks to reduce carbon emissions from the transport sector and contributing to meeting the EU’s overall 2050 climate objectives.

German offshore wind auction strengthens case for accelerated build-out

WindEurope

BRUSSELS, 27 APRIL 2018 – Germany today announced the results of its latest offshore wind auction. Six projects won. They’ve a total capacity between them of 1.6 GW and are split evenly between the North Sea and Baltic Sea. 

The lowest winning bid was €0 MW/h premium above the wholesale power price and the highest was €98.30 MW/h (total price including premium and wholesale price). The prices do not include the costs of the grid connection. The German state pays for that. The mathematical average of the six winning prices was €46.6/MWh. 

A gleam of hope, say S&Ds on historic meeting between North and South Korean leaders

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
Reacting to the meeting between the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un and president of South Korea, Moon Jae-in, where both sides have agreed to rid the peninsula of nuclear weapons and push towards a peace treaty, S&D spokesperson on foreign affairs, Knut Fleckenstein, said: 
 

The ban on bee-killing pesticides is a victory for citizens and for biodiversity

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
Socialists and Democrats welcome the decision taken by a majority of the 28 national experts to back the ban on neo-nicotinoid pesticides. The S&D Group recently led the European Parliament’s demand to exclude all pesticides with scientifically proven negative effects on bees, and have fully supported the citizens’ petition to introduce such a ban.
 
S&D vice-president for sustainability, Kathleen Van Brempt MEP, said:
 

P2B Regulation and EU Data Package: promoting a European ecosystem for innovation

ETNO - European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association

Brussels, 27 April 2018 – ETNO, the Association representing Europe’s leading telecom operators, is keen to engage in the debate on the European Data Package and the Platform-to-Business (P2B) Regulation, presented this week in Brussels by the European Commission. Such debate will shape an important part of the digital value chain.

Prior surveillance for aluminium a solid step forward and must have for our industry

European Aluminium

Brussels, 26 April 2018 – European Aluminium welcomes the European Commission’s decision to implement prior surveillance of imports of certain aluminium products originating in third countries.

Biosimilar Medicines: essential for sustainable access to medicines

Medicines for Europe

London, 26 April 2018

The European Commission proposal for a review of the PSI directive risks hindering innovation and investments in public services

CEEP - European Centre of Employers and Enterprises providing public services

Following the presentation of the European Commission’s Data Package 2018 [on 25 April], CEEP General Secretary Valeria Ronzitti commented on the proposal for a review of the Directive on the Reuse of Public Sector Information:
 

Facebook and Twitter need to be accountable for the spread of fake news on their platforms

S&D - Socialists and Democrats
S&D MEPs have welcomed that the European Commission finally came forward with proposals to tackle the dissemination of fake news on online platforms such as Facebook or Twitter. The aim of supporting media literacy, encourage independent fact checking and supporting quality journalism are all measures strongly supported by the S&D Group. However, concerns remain over how the proposed system of self-regulation of online platforms would be enforced and what the consequences would be for companies that fail to take meaningful action.
 

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